For THose Who Poo-Pooed the Cruislines leaving MX

[flamomo]

http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=4755

 

Passengers on a Carnival excursion had their tour bus stopped by bandits!!!! And their personal property was stolen!

[paul929207]

Note that they stole passports from those who carried them ashore.

[gerryl12]

I would think that this is going to be another great hurdle for Mexican tourism to overcome. The cruise industry has already cut most of the ports and this may just be the final straw.

[sail7seas]

While I hate reading this, I thank OP for bringing this article to our attention. I hadn't seen it but will post the link on HAL board where we've had the conversation about whether cruise lines should cancel Mexican itineraries.

 

[dreamr]

Wow. That is really scary. Those poor passengers. :/

 

How do you even get over something like that? I mean, can you imagine what the rest of their cruise is going to be like? I doubt they'll be able to enjoy it, which is putting it lightly. I'd be traumatized, I'm sure.

[kitty9]

I hope this answers the hundreds of threads that ask, "Should We Take Our Passports Off The Ship". The resounding answer is NO !!!!! Can you imagine the stuff that's going to be done with those passengers' passports? Who knows what will be coming into the US with fake passports made from the stolen ones.

[Taxguy77]

I would think that this is going to be another great hurdle for Mexican tourism to overcome. The cruise industry has already cut most of the ports and this may just be the final straw.

 

Talk about difficult jobs! :eek: How would you like to work for the Tourist Office in Mexico? :confused: Maybe charged with increasing cruise lines stops in the country. :eek:

[paul929207]

Talk about difficult jobs! :eek: How would you like to work for the Tourist Office in Mexico? :confused: Maybe charged with increasing cruise lines stops in the country. :eek:

They have got the bar set pretty low now. Any increase will look big on percentage basis.

[isujim]

Personally I NEVER poo pooed it........I think it is long overdue. It is difficult with so many ships to choose from trying to do 7 day itineraries to the Western Caribbean or out of the west coats to complely eliminate Mexico..........but I always thought it would be in the best interest of the cruise lines and passengers to bypass at least for the short term Mexico.

[Corinne Marie]

I posted about the us state dept warning about P.V. a few weeks ago and many seemed to comment that they felt safe here. I now know where I will be on my next cruise this April to the Panama Canal. I wil be on the ship while we are in P.V.......enjoying the pool.

[dolittle]

This is a just the latest fiasco for Mexico. I fell bad for the caribbean part of the country who will also suffer.

[erkevin]

They have got the bar set pretty low now. Any increase will look big on percentage basis.

 

I came across this a few days ago:

http://newamericamedia.org/2012/02/mexico-tourism-booming-again-despite-violence.php

[Azulann]

It was a terrible incident. And the police are truly investigating this robbery.

This road was south of PV going into the forest. The road is used by the locals and other who want to do hiking.

 

That being said, I hope our two stops in PV and Cabo on our Panama cruise will not be cancelled. I plan to walk around PV one of my favorite towns in Mexico when we are in port. Whenever i am in any port anywhere in the world, I onl bring a small amt of cash, one creidt card and never my passport , just a copy if I every missed my ship.

 

Went to Huatulco in January for the second year. Would go back there in a heartbeat.

[luddite]

I would think that this is going to be another great hurdle for Mexican tourism to overcome. The cruise industry has already cut most of the ports and this may just be the final straw.

 

It's gonna be a problem for the authorities.

[BruceMuzz]

Has anybody checked to see how many people were robbed at gunpoint in Los Angeles that same day?

[luddite]

I remember hearing a Segway tour in maybe the Bahamas that was getting robbed repeatedly. Could've been Bermuda. They were robbing everyone, including the guide. The problem isn't exclusive to

Mexico but they have shown no real effort to control the problem.