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Cozumel has great snorkelling if you are into that.Never been to Progresso.
quote:Originally posted by sympatico:Off Topic - but where or who is "wigan"?
Wigan is a town in England.
I'm still trying to figure out where 'home' is. A relatively new poster (on this board I believe) says that's where (s)he is at!
Take plenty of film, the view is magnificent.
Progresso is one of three ports the Mexican government and several cruise lines are trying to develop as next the next cruise "hot spot". Calico and Costa Playa are a couple of others. All three of these ports are in the very early stages of development, and it shows. There is very little to do and see.
In Progresso, my parents said there was just a small town with nothing really to offer. Most people walked off the ship (there is an actual pier by the way), and in about 20 minutes walked right back to the ship. In town, there was a local market in the streets where my mom said there was about 30 dead chickens for sale, all hanging by their feet off the dirt roads.
That in itself is not so bad, but the bi-product is. Flies! Apparently there were hundreds of flies everywhere, to an extent my mom had never seen before. Back onboard MERCURY, there was a huge problem (this was only the second call there this season) as the flies were everywhere.... even in their cabin and bathroom. Everyone was asked to keep their balcony doors closed until departure, but I guess that did not help too much. The dining room doors were closed and something was done to suck out the flies (I'm not sure what).
Anyway, even pulling back into Miami a few days later, there were still flies onboard, although in greatly reduced numbers due to the efforts of Celebrity. I'm not sure what the solution will be for future visits, as again this was the MERCURY's second call of the season.
Ernie RollerAtlanta
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