At the port of Galveston, Texas we boarded Carnival's Ecstasy for a five day cruise to Cozumel and Progreso, Mexico. We made two of these cruises because we won the second one in a raffle on board ship while on the first cruise. Cozumel is the traditional tourist trap and the port is more American than Mexican. Vendors are in front of stores attempting to sell the passengers everything from booze to jewelry. We left the ship and walked around for awhile, had a couple of beers, took some photographs and headed back on board. Both of us liked Progreso much better as it was more like Mexico. On one of the trips, we spent the day walking around the town but, on the other one, took the day tour to Chichen Itza. This is a
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