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Originally Posted by luv
We didn't pay for the cruise line's excursions. People I went with had gone before. We simply hoofed it in Progreso rented Jeeps from Alamo at the port in Cozumel. The excursions probably had better quality reefs and such, but we did nearly the same thing for less than half the cost.
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Not necessarily. However, there are other benefits to the cruise line sponsored excursions:
1.) They're run through officially-sanctioned companies. Less likelihood that you wake up in a tub of ice missing a kidney...
2.) ...or, a more probable scenario, less likely that the ship leaves without you. If you're on one of "their" excursions, they tend to wait longer (or, at least, know you're missing, and may help get you to the next port).
3.) The cruise line excursions are also much easier to refund/change due to unforeseen circumstances (change in port, bad weather, someone in the party feeling ill, just simply too tired, etc.,.).
In a place like Cozumel (i.e. small, relatively safe island) it's not that big of a deal to go your own way. Other places, probably not.