Hi juby - It's around 40 mins, but usually a nice crossing. There are refreshments etc on the ferries, & some have entertainment. Have a look at these links

http://www.travelyucatan.com/playa_del_carmen_cozumel_ferry.php

http://www.cancuntravel.com/shuttle.asp

Thanks a lot Helen, great websites !

another thing to do,to add to my list
roll on the 19th,CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tracy

Have a great time tracy, looking forward to your trip report !

never ever done a trip report,but i will try my best

tracy - doesn't have to be full of details, just a general idea of what you did, what you liked, & would recommend etc. Just the sort of thing you'd like to read, if you were reviewing the place yourself.

Tracy, just to echo what Helen has said, doesn't have to be long, but people love reading other peoples reports, either about the resort, hotel, excursions, even any reccomendations of what/what not to do can be a great help to people if its a first time to a destination.
have fun !

definately will do as i love reading reviews,so i will also contribute,
tracy

Also, if they are not too busy and you're willing to wait an extra hour if needed, try and play one company off against the other on price. There are 2 companies who operate the ferries and they run every alternate hour. Buy your tickets at the time of travelling and find the price for one company and go to the other company and tell them what price you have been given. They may beat it. If they do, go back to the first company and tell them etc. etc. until one of them 'gives in'. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. It just depends on who you get and what the popularity is. Worth a try though.

By the way, the water is normally calmer in the morning than it is in the afternoon.

Cheers

Keith

Thanks for that keith, we would definately go in the morning to make a day of it.
Any reccomendations to do on cozumel ? I believe its a good place to snorkal ? haven't done this since we went to cancun in 1999 !!!
cheers,
juby

Keith, The prices for the ferry to Cozumel are the same fixed price ($12 single $24 return) regardless which company you buy them with! The two ticket offices are right opposite each other with the price clearly displayed. Haggling won't work!
Juby it's best to buy a single ticket (a return doesn't save you anything) as the ferry company's alternate the crossings and they will only accept their own tickets. Otherwise you may find you have a 2 hr wait when returning.

Denny

Juby - its a brilliant place for snorkelling. We went on an official trip with Thomson. Did the swimming with dolphins in the sea, sea lion act etc. I can't at the moment remember the name of the place on Cozumel that we went to. If somone on here doesn't know, it would be worth you going to the welcome meeting, just to see what its called. You wouldn't neccessarily have to book, as you could do the trip yourself, although it was a little way after getting off the ferry. You'd probably have to get a taxi the other side. There's plenty of touristy shops, little cafes & bars.

Hi Juby,

The snorkelling is great but if you went in 1999 you may see a bit of a difference because the reef was damaged in the hurricane in 2007 (or was it 2006?) but there are still plenty of fish and coral to see so you shouldn't be disappointed. We did the 3 reef trip and booked it ourselves at the shopping centre at the start of 5th Avenue (again, negotiating a good price)

Denny, as I said it depends on how busy they are as to whether they will negotiate or not. We heard of people getting single fares for as little as $8 each way because they weren't busy. You are right in saying that a return ticket is the same price as 2 singles and you may be better buying singles, but if you get a good price and DO buy a return ticket then you just need to time your activities to coincide with the return ferry time.

Cheers

Keith

Hi , can anyone give any more info on snorkeling on cozumel going to Mexico Sandos Playacar beach in May 2010 so will visit Cozumel as we love to Snorkel. Other half loves to Dive so any info would be much appreciated.
Come to that any hotel or resort info at all would be great and anyone who has been in May an overview of the weather?
Thanks