Caribbean Cruises You Need To See

3. Cozumel, Mexico

Cozumel, just off the Yucatán Peninsula, might be Mexico's largest Caribbean island but it's still a compact thirty miles long and ten miles wide. In that little space, it offers an especially rich menu of tourist activities, including Saturday nights of music and dancing in the town of San Miguel de Cozumel, over three hundred fine restaurants, and a wealth of water sports. It's probably most famous for its snorkeling and scuba-diving among some of the world's most beautiful reefs, which, as well as the island's mangrove forests, are home to endemic creatures such as the American crocodile. Cozumel is also home to Olmec and Mayan ruins. One site is especially renowned: the Mayan temple of the Moon Goddess, Ix Chel, which is still visited as a pilgrimage destination by women who seek to become pregnant. Having paid homage to Ix Chel in the morning, they can go kite-surfing in the afternoon, and then dance all night. Ready for a French twist of a destination? Continue reading to reveal the details!