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<\/p>\nThis morning there was a hoard of ship\u2019s photographers to take our pics of the arrival in Cozumel. I don\u2019t mean a couple of photographers… I mean a hoard. They are always there to slow down your exit… stopping people to take their pics on the gang plank. Today was especially aggravating. So I decided that I would take their picture as they were trying to take my picture. Some weren\u2019t happy and some played along. (A few more pics of them over on kokomomantoo.)<\/p>\n
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As we speak, I\u2019m sitting in Carnival\u2019s made for cruise ship compound\u2026 sipping on a goooood cup of coffee. I\u2019m here for my internet fix. I\u2019ve just finished spending about an hour cleaning out all the junk emails that have accumulated over the last few days. I\u2019m amazed at just how much crap I get. I did get a report on my book sales that I was hoping for. It is automatically deposited in my bank account and I made enough to buy one frozen concoction to help me hang on… as long as it\u2019s a cheap one.<\/p>\n
The place I\u2019m sitting in is at the end of the compound. It\u2019s a coffee shop and really does have good coffee. Of course, I\u2019m really here for the internet, but I might buy their coffee even if it wasn\u2019t for the internet. It seems every time I come here I spend quite a bit of time at this coffee shop.<\/p>\n
Sit here long enough and you get to see some of the goings on around the compound. They have several guys dressed in Mayan Indian garb. At least they want you to think that\u2019s what a stylish Mayan wore. I\u2019m not so sure.<\/p>\n
The \u201cMayan\u201d poses with the tourists as they pass by and encourage them to tip for the privilege. Lots of folks take pictures from a distance with telephoto lens so they don\u2019t have to tip anything. However, most of the folks that pose with them give a couple of bucks. In the hour or so I\u2019ve been sitting here I\u2019ve seen each guy pose with maybe a hundred people. Hummmm\u2026 where can I buy a Mayan costume.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what today\u2019s well dressed Mayan wears to work at the cruise ship port.<\/p>\n
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This is what the well dressed “Mayan” wears to work.<\/p><\/div>\n
I wonder what these \u201cMayans\u201d tell their families when they go home at night. It must go something like\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cWell I had another tough day at the office. I had fourteen thousand women grab my butt\u2026 I liked it from a few of them.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cMiguel changed places with Fred and the tourists didn\u2019t even notice that Fred was from Vancouver\u201d.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTomorrow NCL will be in with all the old people\u2026 I\u2019ll get to ride around on all their mobility scooters.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cRamon didn\u2019t tell his parents he\u2019s a Mayan\u2026 he told him he\u2019s a fisherman\u2026 then washes off all his war paint and changes to jeans before he goes home.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n I also wonder what they say about cruise ship passengers\u2026 probably something like, \u201cGrande stupido touristas.\u201d<\/p>\n I have a peeve I want to share with you. This one verges on ugly, but for now I\u2019ll just put it in the bad category. When you get off the ship here in Cozumel, you are forced to go through one of those \u201cDufry\u201d stores. It seems every time I come here they\u2019ve added on to this one. It just gets longer and longer. Invariably, one of the \u201ccircus barkers\u201d trying to sell something stops people in the narrow passages. That causes a massive traffic jam.<\/p>\n Today we were docked alongside the Triumph. The Triumph got there just a few minutes ahead of us. We were all trying to funnel through that Dufry at the same time\u2026 five thousand people getting herded through like cattle being driven to slaughter. I started to moooo under my breath. Really! I started mooing. Then some other people joined in. There we were\u2026 twenty or thirty of us shuffling along… and mooing.<\/p>\n Then someone made a sudden stop in front of us. What followed was a horrible scene. There was a 43 cow pile-up. The mooing and moaning was the worst thing you have never heard. Oh the horror of it all.<\/p>\n There is a wide path way beside (around) the Dufry\u2026 about half of the dock width. There\u2019s more than ample room for all the passengers to bypass the Dufry if they wanted to allow it. But NOOOOOO\u2026 there are guards there that force us to go through the Dufry. I wonder how much Dufry pays for all of us to be forced through there.<\/p>\n As for me, I might otherwise buy something there. But until we are allowed to bypass the Dufry, I refuse to buy anything in there\u2026 or any other Dufry at any other port. And if forced into them, I\u2019m going to moo all the way through. This is just one of those irritations that detract from Carnival\u2019s cruise experience. Are you listening Dufry\u2026 are you listening Carnival.<\/p>\n Mooooooooooooooooooo<\/p>\n More later\u2026<\/p>\n K. M.<\/p>\n Searching for… a wrecker to clear the cow pile-up.<\/p>\n \u00a0Next<\/a><\/p>\n Go to the beginning of the cruise… Day O<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This morning there was a hoard of ship\u2019s photographers to take our pics of the arrival in Cozumel. I don\u2019t mean a couple of photographers… I mean a hoard. They are always there to slow down your exit… stopping people … Continue reading