Silver Spirit took a day December 6, 2013 to sail from Ft Lauderdale to Cozumel, an island off the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. During that time I read a little, attended two lectures and a cooking demonstration and generally relaxed and enjoyed our veranda. I watched the north coast of Cuba slide past the balcony rail for most of the afternoon.
Michael and I attended a spectacular dinner in the "Champagne Room", a small restaurant that charges extra for more expensive food and wine. Our cruise agent, Jim, hosted the dinner and invited us and our friends Heinz and Ellen Biesdorf to share an elaborate, multi course dinner accompanied by some beautiful wines. Dinner began at 7:30 pm and we closed the place after 10:30. Jim, Michael and I then moved to the Observation Bar on the top deck, only a few steps from our suite. We were there until after midnight. I'm sure that this was the latest Michael and I had stayed up during the past month.
Cozumel, Mexico is a very popular cruise port. There is a small pier in the center of the town (San Miguel) and an enormous cruise pier a few miles to the south of the town. Fortunately, the Silver Spirit was small enough to dock at the in-town pier. Michael and I did drive south past the larger pier and past the two Carnival ships docked there to take a ride in a real submarine, underwater along the reef that made Cozumel a tourist destination and one of the premier diving spots in the Americas. I took my new, larger camera and shot scenes of fish and coral in the blue underwater light. It was really exciting to go more than100 feet underwater and out over the edge of a 3000 foot drop off where all we could see in a down direction was black.
Following our submarine ride, Michael and I with Jim in tow, took a taxi to some friend's Cozumel house. Mike and Kathy happened to be stuck in a snowstorm in Arkansas on the way to Florida when Michael called them to let them know we were at their Mexican house in warm sunshine and to ask if it was safe to drink the Margaritas at Mike's favorite bar in Cozumel - Coconuts. Assured that the water was safe although more than one Margarita was definitely not safe, we found another taxi and negotiated a trip to Coconuts on the other side of the island.
The Margaritas were very good as were the chips with guacamole and salsa. Three very happy tourists returned to Silver Spirit for an afternoon nap.
Michael and I attended a spectacular dinner in the "Champagne Room", a small restaurant that charges extra for more expensive food and wine. Our cruise agent, Jim, hosted the dinner and invited us and our friends Heinz and Ellen Biesdorf to share an elaborate, multi course dinner accompanied by some beautiful wines. Dinner began at 7:30 pm and we closed the place after 10:30. Jim, Michael and I then moved to the Observation Bar on the top deck, only a few steps from our suite. We were there until after midnight. I'm sure that this was the latest Michael and I had stayed up during the past month.
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| Captain Pontillo and the Mexican Pilot Supervise the Docking |
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| Line Handlers Secure the Ship |
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| The Tourist Submarine Atlantis |
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| The Tourists Enjoy the Underwater View |
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| Fish |
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| Mike and Kathy's Pool |
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| Overlooking the Pool |
The Margaritas were very good as were the chips with guacamole and salsa. Three very happy tourists returned to Silver Spirit for an afternoon nap.
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| Coconuts Bar |
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| Lunch on Top of the Hill |
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| Tequila the Parrot |
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| Beach on the East Side of Cozumel |
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| Silver Spirit Docked at the In-Town Pier |
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