But, if it wasn't for the diving I wouldn't have any great need to return. There are some things I didn't like about Cozumel and if you are still reading this and aren't bored to tears yet I will list them below. Cozumel is very crowded downtown when the cruise ships are in and outside of most stores and restaurants there are people trying to get you to come into their places. This gets old real fast. If you are there for any length of time and want to do any souvenir shopping, we suggest you get off the main street and go back a few blocks to the less busy stores where they don't get the volume of cruise people shopping.
Most businesses use pesos and give a U.S. dollar equivalent.
But the exchange rate varies widely throughout Cozumel. We encountered a range of 8 pesos to the dollar to 8.5 pesos to the dollar. Usually, if a store gives you a price in U.S. they will convert to pesos at the lower rate to their advantage so be aware of this. If we go again, we'll exchange before we depart the States and we recommend you do the same. It's also not the easiest to cash traveler's checks.