In Playa Del Carmen

[Over140mph]

All inclusive Melia property with an adult side and a family/kids side. All types of restaurants from around the world. Coffee bars and other bars everywhere in all the public areas.

The experience is about the same as the other resort property groups. We've done Barcelo and Palladium in years gone by and there's pluses and minuses to each.

Service is exceptional at this property whether at the beach or pool. The servers will find you and continually follow up to ensure you have everything you need I'd say that this a notch above the others in terms of service.

Here to report that the Melia senoritas are muy bonitas and are everywhere. Whoever does the hiring at the resort, give that guy a medal. There's some great talent around. More so than I remember from other resorts.

Anyhow.. open bar 24/7

[Swany00]

looks nice, but to hell with being in Mexico....let alone even flying these days

[owc6]

Resorts , even the thought of them, make me itch. Cruises make me break out in hives.

[Craig]

Resorts , even the thought of them, make me itch. Cruises make me break out in hives.

What do you like then..?

[Tikiman]

My wife and I really liked this all-inclusive in Negril and went many times. We would go down for Christmas and stay until after New Years. Adults only - no damn kids. Always had a great time. Food was fresh and amazing. One year, the red snapper were running just offshore and there was fresh red snapper available at every meal. Always something to do if you felt like it. We stopped going when the scamdemic started and now neither of us feel like dealing with the bullshit to fly.

[04 commemorative]

That's why Sandals or Viking is great....no kids

[jw38]

looks nice, but to hell with being in Mexico....let alone even flying these days

:iagree: Never again.

My wife and I really liked this all-inclusive in Negril and went many times. We would go down for Christmas and stay until after New Years. Adults only - no damn kids. Always had a great time. Food was fresh and amazing. One year, the red snapper were running just offshore and there was fresh red snapper available at every meal. Always something to do if you felt like it. We stopped going when the scamdemic started and now neither of us feel like dealing with the bullshit to fly.

We stayed at Couples Negril some time ago. It was beautiful, but there is not even a chance that we'd vacation in Mexico again.

[Frankie the Fink]

Look at the travel advisories for Mexico on the US State Department web site.....all but two of Mexico's "countries" have dire travel warnings, rape, murder, kidnapping, robbery and what-have-you. Cartels left the tourist areas alone for years, not any more though. This country of Mexico has a little less "dire" warnings, still - not interested.

[Onebadcad]

open bar 24/7

Not much else matters,,,

[Vandelay Industries]

Not much else matters,,,

That and pics of muy bonitas senoritas.

[Over140mph]

Not much else matters,,,

Exactly! :D

I'm on a first name basis with Miguel that restocks my in-room bar.

[Over140mph]

Look at the travel advisories for Mexico on the US State Department web site.....all but two of Mexico's "countries" have dire travel warnings, rape, murder, kidnapping, robbery and what-have-you. Cartels left the tourist areas alone for years, not any more though. This country of Mexico has a little less "dire" warnings, still - not interested.

One-off activity.

These resorts don't mess around with Security.

There armed guards at the direct perimeter of the beach presumably to stop/thwart jet ski attacks.

There are other guards posted at the land entry points and I've seen roving plain clothes (concealed carry) guards on the grounds as well.

No worries in other words.

I never leave the resorts.. gotta be smart. I'm a target for sure. Muy guapo Americano. Muchos pesos... ha

[Over140mph]

That's why Sandals or Viking is great....no kids

Most of the large scale resorts have an adults exclusive area and restaurants. This one is half half and I never see the brats.

All I see is tons of bikini-clad scenery. Trouble. All of them.

[Over140mph]

My wife and I really liked this all-inclusive in Negril and went many times. We would go down for Christmas and stay until after New Years. Adults only - no damn kids. Always had a great time. Food was fresh and amazing. One year, the red snapper were running just offshore and there was fresh red snapper available at every meal. Always something to do if you felt like it. We stopped going when the scamdemic started and now neither of us feel like dealing with the bullshit to fly.

Like Jamaica as well. Have been to Negril and Montego Bay at the Riu complexes. Great times every time.

Snapper is a uuuuge favorite for me as well. It's a fish that's tough to source (fresh) in the northeast so every time away from home somewhere warmer, always trying to seek it out.

I prefer heading to Mexico, though, because I'm slightly/barely fluent in Spanish.

Donde esta la pornografia?

Donde esta la cerveza?

Donde esta las chicas muy bonitas?

:datawiz:

[Over140mph]

Last night was grilled lobster over a hard wood fired grill. It was epic.

[AUTOHOLIC]

Making a general statement about traveling in the Mexico is just wrong in my opinion.
My situation is somewhat different since I live in a bordering state to Mexico. And it makes a difference as to what you’re looking for with regards to foreign travelled/climate that you’re looking for. I Have been going to Puerto Penasco, which the Americans call Rocky point every year for the last 17 years. It is a tourist town 60 miles south of the border and very little cartel activity. It has a population of roughly 60,000 people. The crime/murder rate in Phoenix is far greater than it is in the little Mexican town even per capita. There are several high-rise timeshare/resort condos. There are probably 10 different bars that cater to the American tourist as well as at least 50 different Restaurants that also cater to the tourist. It’s only a 5 Hour drive (300 miles) from my home and I’m on the beach on the sea of Cortez. For years I kept a Travel trailer there. The RV park had a storage facility right next to it that I could keep it there for $50 a month and they charged me two dollars to move it from storage to the beach and level it, and two dollars back to storage. The park was right on the beach. I could rent a space one row off the beach for $500 a month and that included electricity and water/sewer. I pulled that RV out during the pandemic and have not taken it back. I used to go down and stay for 30 days at a time. Now I just go down for long weekends and I stay at a hotel that is right next-door to that same Park. It’s $85 a night for a room with two Queen size beds And it has a pool, covered patio on the beach with barbecue grills. It’s nothing fancy but very clean and they have 24 hours security. As long as it is clean, that’s all that matters to me after all, I don’t go there to spend all day in the room. It’s just a place to sleep and shower. Now this is not a tropical paradise by any means, it is desert just like Phoenix. But the weather is cooler. Even in July, August, September, which are the warmest highest humidity months there it’s still basically the same temperature/humidity that it was in the summer months when I lived in Illinois. There are lots of sand dunes all around the area And I trailer my PolarisRZR 900 down and Have a blast with it. For the most part, my flying days are over and I’m not interested in flying further south into Mexico in the more tropical Regions because of the expense as well as the cartel activity there.
So the blood line has it depends on where you live and where you want to travel into Mexico. I have always had a great time there and never had any problems with any cartel or any robbery, etc. I’ve always found the people to be very friendly and helpful and very happy even though most of them live well under my means.

[Anjdog2003]

Making a general statement about traveling in the Mexico is just wrong in my opinion.
My situation is somewhat different since I live in a bordering state to Mexico. And it makes a difference as to what you’re looking for with regards to foreign travelled/climate that you’re looking for. I Have been going to Puerto Penasco, which the Americans call Rocky point every year for the last 17 years. It is a tourist town 60 miles south of the border and very little cartel activity. It has a population of roughly 60,000 people. The crime/murder rate in Phoenix is far greater than it is in the little Mexican town even per capita. There are several high-rise timeshare/resort condos. There are probably 10 different bars that cater to the American tourist as well as at least 50 different Restaurants that also cater to the tourist. It’s only a 5 Hour drive (300 miles) from my home and I’m on the beach on the sea of Cortez. For years I kept a Travel trailer there. The RV park had a storage facility right next to it that I could keep it there for $50 a month and they charged me two dollars to move it from storage to the beach and level it, and two dollars back to storage. The park was right on the beach. I could rent a space one row off the beach for $500 a month and that included electricity and water/sewer. I pulled that RV out during the pandemic and have not taken it back. I used to go down and stay for 30 days at a time. Now I just go down for long weekends and I stay at a hotel that is right next-door to that same Park. It’s $85 a night for a room with two Queen size beds And it has a pool, covered patio on the beach with barbecue grills. It’s nothing fancy but very clean and they have 24 hours security. As long as it is clean, that’s all that matters to me after all, I don’t go there to spend all day in the room. It’s just a place to sleep and shower. Now this is not a tropical paradise by any means, it is desert just like Phoenix. But the weather is cooler. Even in July, August, September, which are the warmest highest humidity months there it’s still basically the same temperature/humidity that it was in the summer months when I lived in Illinois. There are lots of sand dunes all around the area And I trailer my PolarisRZR 900 down and Have a blast with it. For the most part, my flying days are over and I’m not interested in flying further south into Mexico in the more tropical Regions because of the expense as well as the cartel activity there.
So the blood line has it depends on where you live and where you want to travel into Mexico. I have always had a great time there and never had any problems with any cartel or any robbery, etc. I’ve always found the people to be very friendly and helpful and very happy even though most of them live well under my means.






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[Humanoid 3.0]

BIL spent 6 months at a resort in Juárez, lost like 30 pounds and became proficient in speaking Spanish :yesnod:

[Over140mph]

BIL spent 6 months at a resort in Juárez, lost like 30 pounds and became proficient in speaking Spanish :yesnod:


Smart guy. Probably had a magnificent senorita giving him multiple work outs daily

[Vince Clortho]

Resorts , even the thought of them, make me itch. Cruises make me break out in hives.

What do you like then..?

Long walks on the beach, puppies, kittens with balls of yarn, cheap beer, etc.....
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[Frankie the Fink]

Sorry, I'm not impressed with security guards at some Mexican resort, you can't even trust the real police....and I'm not making a blanket statement, the US State Department pretty much did for 98% of Mexico.

[GTOguy]

Went to Mexico in '66, '67, '89, 94, and last time was 2004, and things had changed for the much worse. And that was early cartel times.

I would NEVER go back to Mexico. Hawaii is the same cost and far safer, as is Florida or the Caribbean Islands...(except Jamaica, which is a shithole)

[AUTOHOLIC]

Went to Mexico in '66, '67, '89, 94, and last time was 2004, and things had changed for the much worse. And that was early cartel times.

I would NEVER go back to Mexico. Hawaii is the same cost and far safer, as is Florida or the Caribbean Islands...(except Jamaica, which is a shithole)

As I said earlier, I live close enough to drive and it’s the closest drive to the beach for me that there is. I’ve never had a problem there and I’d certainly not interested in getting on an airplane paying airfare to go somewhere that I can simply drive to and enjoy it as it is.

[VatorMan]

We are headed to Roatan this September for some diving. Yeah, I shy away from Cancun and Playa anything right now.

[Over140mph]

We are headed to Roatan this September for some diving. Yeah, I shy away from Cancun and Playa anything right now.

Roatan is pretty incredible. In the last many years they've learned to cater to the tourist market.

Funny thing, I remembered going to the Naboo restaurant. The Honduristas are even trying to copy high-end American restaurants. Check it out.

[Over140mph]

Sorry, I'm not impressed with security guards at some Mexican resort, you can't even trust the real police....and I'm not making a blanket statement, the US State Department pretty much did for 98% of Mexico.

All you need to know is that it is safe because guns.

The hired security isn't shooting the tourists. They will shoot anyone else that shoots first and that's about it.

[Over140mph]

Went to Mexico in '66, '67, '89, 94, and last time was 2004, and things had changed for the much worse. And that was early cartel times.

I would NEVER go back to Mexico. Hawaii is the same cost and far safer, as is Florida or the Caribbean Islands...(except Jamaica, which is a shithole)

Opposite opinion here. Hawaii is a modern day shot hole. Don't wander too far from a beach resort. It has fallen apart as most dem shitholes do. I won't go back.

[jw38]

BIL spent 6 months at a resort in Juárez, lost like 30 pounds and became proficient in speaking Spanish :yesnod:

Mexican jails will do that. How is he doing?

[GTOguy]

As I said earlier, I live close enough to drive and it’s the closest drive to the beach for me that there is. I’ve never had a problem there and I’d certainly not interested in getting on an airplane paying airfare to go somewhere that I can simply drive to and enjoy it as it is.

Well.....you're a badass. An old badass, but still a badass. :cert:

[LATB]

looks nice, but to hell with being in Mexico....let alone even flying these days

Resorts , even the thought of them, make me itch. Cruises make me break out in hives.

:iagree:

Mexico. Nope
Airlines. Nope
Resort. Nope
Cruise ship. Hell No

[GTOguy]

:iagree:

Mexico. Nope
Airlines. Nope
Resort. Nope
Cruise ship. Hell No

How about Machine Shop In The Woods?:)

[LATB]

How about Machine Wood Shop In The Woods?:)

Yessir

[Humanoid 3.0]

Mexican jails will do that. How is he doing?

He is doing well. He did get PTSD when we were all in the Philippines last summer for my in-laws 50th wedding anniversary celebration. I stayed at an AirBnB but he stayed at my inlaws new house, if you ever seen homes in 3rd world countries they are surrounded by walls or high fences, etc. So theirs had a high wall with razor wire on top. They decided to get wasted on Korean rice wine one night, :shots: he flipped out thinking he was back in prison, it was late at night so you can't go walking about, he felt trapped, he got sick, panic attacks. Took the next flight back to the states, missed the party.

[Capt. Shark]

:iagree:

Mexico. Nope
Airlines. Nope
Resort. Nope
Cruise ship. Hell No

That's pretty much where I'm at now, also.

I remember in San Juan 45 years ago at a very nice beachfront hotel they warned against walking on the beach at night.

[Over140mph]

He is doing well. He did get PTSD when we were all in the Philippines last summer for my in-laws 50th wedding anniversary celebration. I stayed at an AirBnB but he stayed at my inlaws new house, if you ever seen homes in 3rd world countries they are surrounded by walls or high fences, etc. So theirs had a high wall with razor wire on top. They decided to get wasted on Korean rice wine one night, :shots: he flipped out thinking he was back in prison, it was late at night so you can't go walking about, he felt trapped, he got sick, panic attacks. Took the next flight back to the states, missed the party.


Now I remember.. he got tripped up with a weapon from what I remember

[dvarapala]

Resorts , even the thought of them, make me itch. Cruises make me break out in hives.

Cruise ships are floating Petri dishes. :yesnod:

[VatorMan]

Cruise ships are floating Petri dishes. :yesnod:

What's funny is I can't remember any time during my USN cruises that the entire ship got sick.

[6spdC6]

Cruise ships are floating Petri dishes. :yesnod:

The wife and I did 16 cruises. a few of them were two weeks long, we never got sick. We used both, Princes or Royal Caribbean!

One cruise in particular was great we did a +two week land and sea cruise to Alaska, It was sponsored by the Corvette Museum. Met a 100 other Vette people.:D

[Humanoid 3.0]

Now I remember.. he got tripped up with a weapon from what I remember

yup, he forgot he had a loaded gun in the seat back pocket. I forgot what kind of ammo was in it but that did not help him. It kind of like forgetting you have a baby in the car, it is a brain lapse but it happens. Especially when there are a shit load of warning signs when you approach the border crossing.

Mexico locks people up even for just one bullet, don't even need a gun. :yesnod:

[Humanoid 3.0]

Cruise ships are floating Petri dishes. :yesnod:

Went on one cruise 2 years ago, not for nothing but my BMs are always solid, on the ship it was loose, never mine all you do is eat and drink, so who knows what was going on. :datawiz:

[Over140mph]

For the anti-cruise crowd (and I sympathize and understand) I need to suggest Winstar or Viking.

The smaller ship cruises from the above lines will change your mind about cruises. Less than 200 people means you can get on and off In a.matter of a minute and the personalized service is next level.

[Over140mph]

Still roughing it

[Over140mph]

La Metallica Musica Español

[Swany00]

I'm surprised you're still alive, vaya con Dios amigo:seasix:

[Over140mph]

I'm surprised you're still alive, vaya con Dios amigo:seasix:

La cartel es muy aterrador!

Funny.. spell checker attempted to change the Spanish word for terror to "alternator". Guess it knows this is a car Bulletin board

[Over140mph]

This guy was overhead in the cabana presumably looking for sip of tequila or angling for some other goodies

[Frankie the Fink]

La Metallica Musica Español

Miquel, Pedro and Jesus singing to empty tables as they work a second job after a hard night of drug sales and sex-trafficking.

[Jughead]

La Metallica Musica Español

El Iron Maiden

[Onebadcad]

My offering, never 'G' rated:

Dónde están las chicas de grandes pechos?

[Over140mph]

My offering, never 'G' rated:

Dónde están las chicas de grandes pechos?


Si si! Las chicas de la ponrografia! Muy grande!

[ft laud mike]

One-off activity.

These resorts don't mess around with Security.

There armed guards at the direct perimeter of the beach presumably to stop/thwart jet ski attacks.

There are other guards posted at the land entry points and I've seen roving plain clothes (concealed carry) guards on the grounds as well.

No worries in other words.

I never leave the resorts.. gotta be smart. I'm a target for sure. Muy guapo Americano. Muchos pesos... ha

To each his own, but I'm not vacationing where a plus is armed security...even the beach to prevent attacks
**** spanish, I left south florida to avoid that crap

Again, if you are happy, go ahead, just not for me

[Over140mph]

To each his own, but I'm not vacationing where a plus is armed security...even the beach to prevent attacks
**** spanish, I left south florida to avoid that crap

Again, if you are happy, go ahead, just not for me

I seriously think that the resorts in Mexico are safer than the Jersey shore. That's one place I don't go. They made TV shows about it.

[snide]

Didn't read

You'd think that the guy who complains about people not putting actual location data in the location field would know how to form sentences and paragraphs. :shrug:

[Murray]

The wife and I did 16 cruises. a few of them were two weeks long, we never got sick. We used both, Princes or Royal Caribbean!

One cruise in particular was great we did a +two week land and sea cruise to Alaska, It was sponsored by the Corvette Museum. Met a 100 other Vette people.:D

Alaska by far has been our favorite. In between Caribbean cruises we’re doing Boston then up the east coast of Canada. Hoping that one is just as good.

Princess from the beginning.

[A/E]

this thread . . .

Just made me Book a Weekend Getaway to the Clear Water and Powdery Sand Beaches . . of . . .

Not MEXICO

Not in my Northwest Indiana Yard ( although our Sand is Gritty ~ & possibly Toxic ) either

but to . . .

The Emerald Coast of the Redneck Rivera in the Greater Walton County FLORIDA region ~ Free Southwest Points to Pensacola ~ then a Rental Car Drive Away to Miramar Beach ~ might see what that Destin Place is all about if time permits

Gotz me a Non ~ Refundable VRBO with Free Golf Cart Usage to Hit all Them Seafood Bars and an Outlet Mall ~

[LisaJohn]

Destin beaches are my favorite. It used to be a best kept secret. My sis was there last September. Larry and Clark would probably have better info. Enjoy!

[A/E]

1st time going to this area ~

Woop Woop

Successful Hi~Jack of the Carmen Del ~ Cancun South Thread :yesnod:

[Over140mph]

1st time going to this area ~

Woop Woop

Successful Hi~Jack of the Carmen Del ~ Cancun South Thread :yesnod:

Donde esta la fotografias de las chicas muy bonitas ?!

Tequila grande!

Cerveza mucho!

[Swany00]

Donde esta la fotografias de las chicas muy bonitas ?!

Tequila grande!

Cerveza mucho!

no 300+ pounder pics, you keep that shit to yourself homie:D

[Mick]

I seriously think that the resorts in Mexico are safer than the Jersey shore. That's one place I don't go. They made TV shows about it.

That's exactly right. On NJ beaches, if the gang violence doesn't get you, the hypodermic needles washing on shore daily will definitely give you a deadly disease within hours. Everyone needs to stay away, far far away!

You have been warned!

[Over140mph]

no 300+ pounder pics, you keep that shit to yourself homie:D

Ha! No more Polaroids!

My tastes have been "refined" after high school. I'm more selective now. It's kinda like buying store-made sushi vs. going to a real 5-star sushi joint. When I was 17, I didn't even know what sushi was.. but now? If the ginger is slightly discolored from being a light pale pink, it's been canned and not really real.

So, the follies of a 17 year old were experimental. Those experiments are long gone. But, I tellya, that was a wild ride and wild times back then. Learned a few things. Rode those rides like a bucking bronco for all of 3 minutes at a time . Ha! I look back on that phase and think how lucky I was that I never got caught but goddamn it was incredibly fun!

[BRUIZER]

Have fun.
Watch out for chit liquor (poisen) at some of the outside establishments. It's been occurring on occasion with tourists, just not making the news often.

[Over140mph]

Have fun.
Watch out for chit liquor (poisen) at some of the outside establishments. It's been occurring on occasion with tourists, just not making the news often.

I'm on team "don't leave the resort"

There's too much to drink here!