Mexican cuisine is often considered fast food but you can learn to prepare some seriously exciting dishes on a Cooking Class and Beach Escape day trip from Cozumel to the Playa Mia Grand Beach Park -- and hit the beach afterward.

A typical menu might include deviled shrimp with chipotle sauce, fresh fish with sauteed vegetables and, for dessert, caramelized plantains with chocolate and tequila sauce. In Belize, meanwhile, from Harvest Caye, Cruises offers a sweet treat -- a tour of an organic chocolate farm, where you can watch the cacao beans being hand-ground and, of course, taste the produce.

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