During the New Jersey’s Teacher Convention, the Campagna and Lerario Family(each with 2 adults and 2 children ages 14 and 11) from Woolrich, NJ took a trip to the Riviera Maya, Mexico with a stay at the Iberostar Paraiso Maya.  The families spent much of their time at the beach and main pool and really enjoyed the watersports, pool games, archery, rifelry, water polo and water basketball.  The group tried the free scuba diving demo in the pool (the dive shop offers certification programs at an additional cost).  The kids club received a good rating and the families thought the rooms were nice and comfortable.  They liked the breakfast buffet and the highlight was the fruit filled bread dusted in coconut!  Their favorite spot for dinner was the Japanese restaurant where they dined twice, but they also enjoyed the steakhouse and Brazilian restaurant.  They also loved the crepes and ice cream that were available by the shopping mall.   The wait staff around the property was also helpful.  Off property they hired a van to take them to Fifth Avenue in Playa del Carmen for some shopping and they also took a private day tour where they went to the Tulum ruins, swam with the turtles in Akumal Bay, snorkeled in the Yal Ku Lagoon and also went to a natural cenote where they could jump into off a 12 ft. high cliff.  The tour also included a tasty lunch.  They recommend bringing your own pool floats to avoid any waits in the resort pools.  They also suggest bringing bug spray for the evenings or on any excursion and plenty of sunblock.  Sunblock costs about $ 27 a bottle in the resort.  Overall – they all had a fantastic time!