As we strolled down Cozumel’s main commercial drag, I took this photo of the Sun. Here you can get an idea of the Sun’s length. According to Norwegian’s published figures, the Sun stretches 853 feet and weighs 77,104 tons. Compare the Sun’s size to the size of Royal Caribbean’s Voyager Of The Seas. Voyager’s length is 1020 feet and her weight is 144,000 tons. Also, Voyager’s beam measures 157.5 feet and the Sun’s beam measures 108 feet. So Voyager is 167 feet longer, 49.5 feet wider, and weighs twice as much.

Inside Cozumel’s famous watering hole, Carlos’n Charlie’s, there’s a large pillar covered with license plates from around the world. There’s even a license plate from our home state of Georgia. You can walk into Carlos’n Charlie’s and eat your weight in popcorn for free. Of course, quenching the resulting thirst is anything but free.

At thirty feet in the air and adjacent to moving traffic, there was a local worker painting a post while standing on a twelve-inch-wide board. There were no safety devices in place. If this fellow were to slip, he’d either be killed or seriously injured. Obviously, his employer isn’t worried about a potential lawsuit. I can’t imagine being able to take this same photo in the US.

I realize that I've already used this photo, but I wanted to close with it, anyway. On the way back to the ship, I snapped this postcard-perfect shot of the Sun, pier, and welcome sign.

Once we returned the ship, we felt as though the party were over. It was a two-day cruise back to Miami, the port at which we’d assume the tedious tasks of getting back home and to everyday life.