If you do decide to do this, make sure you find the right establishment.the Tropicante. but it is located on a swimming beach so the kids might like that. It was blast!! We were in a group of 6 adults, though. and make a reservation with Steve Uhl (sp?) ahead of time, the proprietor there. You can check out their website from Facebook or Tripadvisor. We caught a cab for a couple of dollars out to the boardwalk area and reserved a table and lounge chairs ahead of time there in the shade. This last time we went to Tropicante Ameri-Mex Grill on the beach. We've also been to Costa Maya a couple of times before and had a great tour of the ruins (can't remember the name. It was so hot when we were there, we just went back onboard but have been to Cozumel many times and one of my favorite things was Chankanaab Park (sp?). If you use the same dock that we did last year in Cozumel, you will need to take transportation to go into the touristy area of town.
Costa maya bus accident driver#
"It was in pretty sad shape,'' Schuenemeyer said.Ĭosta Maya Mahahual, the bus company involved, said in a statement that in addition to the tourists, a guide and driver were aboard the bus.We visited Cozumel and Costa Maya last year in February while on the Equinox. Tow trucks were lifting up the bus when they passed by, he said. Michael Schuenemeyer, a minister from Cleveland, was on another bus that passed the crash about an hour later. They were in Roatan, Honduras, on Monday and were scheduled to be in Cozumel on Wednesday. He said he did not see the crash, but "the bus clearly lost control somehow as there were swerve marks all over the road surface.''īrawley, of Haslet, Texas, said his ship departed Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Friday for a seven-day cruise. They had been on the road for about 35 to 40 minutes before the accident.īrawly said the sky was clear and the road was dry and he didn't see any sign of another vehicle being involved in the crash, which happened on a narrow, two-lane road with no shoulder or guardrail.
and a convoy of buses from the cruise port at Mahahual was headed to Chacchoben, he said. The official was not authorized to speak publicly about the case and agreed to reveal the details only if not quoted by name.Ĭhris Brawley, a passenger on the Serenade of Seas, was on a bus headed to the same Mayan ruins when they came on the scene minutes after the accident. The lifeless body of a passenger lies next to an overturned bus in Mahahual, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, Tuesday, Dec. The official also said seven injured tourists had been returned to their boat while 13 remained hospitalized, six of them in Tulum and seven in the city of Chetumal, near the Belize border. Martin said investigators were working to determine the cause of the crash, which occurred as the bus was on its way to the ruins at Chacchoben, about 110 miles (175 kilometers) south of Tulum.Īn official with the local prosecutor's office said the fatalities included 11 tourists and a Mexican guide. officials were working with local authorities to determine whether American citizens were among the dead. The company expressed its sympathies and said it was assisting with medical care and transportation. Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises said in a statement that passengers from two of its ships, the Celebrity Equinox and Serenade of the Seas, were on the bus. This video frame shows an injured woman lying on the road next to the overturned bus in which she was traveling, in Mahahual, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, Dec.
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