The Mexican state of Quintana Roo, Mexico is situated on the Yucatán Peninsula of the country, west of Cuba. It consists of the resort city of Cancún on the Northeast of the Pennisula on the Caribbean coast, with Playa del Carmen and Tulum to its south which offer beautiful sandy beaches and seaside Mayan ruins,
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Tainted Alcohol & Crime: Mexico Struggles With Image As Cruise Destination
A couple who went on an excursion during a cruise to Cozumel had “no idea how they made it back to their cruise ship cabin” after they “had a few drinks” ashore, according to the Journal Sentinel newspaper. In an article titled As Dozens More Report Blackouts at Mexico Resorts, Country Says It Will Act…
Cruise Lines Return to Acapulco Amidst Violence
Yesterday, two articles about Acapulco caught my attention due to the widely different headlines and photographs of the former popular tourist destination.
The Los Angeles Times featured a beautiful photo in its article titled International Cruise Lines are Putting Acapulco in Their Itineraries Again. The Times wrote that tourism representatives announced that the number of…
Mexico Travel Warning
If you are cruising to Mexico, be sure to read the Mexico Travel Warning issued yesterday by the U.S. State Department.
The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens about the risk of traveling to certain places in Mexico due to threats to safety and security posed by organized criminal groups in the country.
"Resort…
Violent Protests Disrupt Cruises to Acapulco
The last time that I wrote about Mexico I’m sure that I angered the tourism representatives there: Three Cruise Lines Plan to Return to Mazatlan: Will They Provide Bullet-Proof Jackets to Passengers?
Taking your family to a place like Mazatlan, Acapulco or most any port in Mexico seems unnecessarily risky to me. Admittedly…
Seven Tourists Raped in Acapulco: What is the Cruise Industry’s Spin?
The news reports out of Mexico are shocking.
Six women from Spain vacationing in Acapulco were bound and raped by a gang of five men who burst into their holiday rental. Their male friends were gagged and bound by telephone cords and robbed.
One news source said the mayor of Acapulco did not help matters…
Mexican Violence: Does Anyone Cruise to Acapulco Anymore?
"10 Murdered in Mexican Pacific Resort City" reads the headline in Acapulco today, with a photo below of a bloody body lying in from of a scenic beach resort. After such a horrific headline and photo, no one needs to read the actual article about the mutilated, dismembered and often decapitated bodies dumped…