Cozumel Activities

Cozumel has always been a place I associate with bright sun and sparkling water, but a significant new development is changing how visitors might experience the island. Royal Caribbean is building a new beach club set to open around late 2026, and it’s causing a lot of talk. What’s interesting is that it’s being designed not just for cruise passengers, but with formal access available to everyone. This is a big deal because it’s on federally regulated land, meaning public beach access laws in Mexico still apply, even with a private company developing it. A New Beach Club Experience

The east coast of Cozumel—known locally as “the other side”—is a 7-mile stretch of raw Caribbean coastline with no electricity, no permanent structures, and almost no development beyond a single paved road. Within 20 minutes of leaving the cruise pier area, you cross the narrow island and arrive at a landscape that looks nothing like the Cozumel most tourists photograph: rough limestone cliffs meet the sea, blow holes send plumes of spray 15 feet into the air when the surf is strong, and long stretches of white sand beach sit completely empty. While the western shore hosts cruise piers,

Visibility routinely exceeds 25 metres along Cozumel’s leeward wall dives, where the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System—the world’s second-largest—drops from shallow coral gardens into deep blue. Visibility routinely exceeds 25 metres along Cozumel’s leeward wall dives, where the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System—the world’s second-largest—drops from shallow coral gardens into deep blue. Drop beneath the surface at Palancar Caves and the first thing you notice is the light. Shafts of Caribbean sun cut through a cathedral-like chamber, illuminating tube sponges and the silhouettes of french angelfish drifting past. That moment—part architecture, part wildlife encounter—is what pulls divers back to Cozumel’s wall