Is drive to Nachi Cocum safe?

[mwrules]

We are reserved for our 3/21 Ruby Princess sailing & are concerned due to recent news regrarding crime in Mexico. Is it safe? I also heard the drive to club is scary? Is that the drive from main road or to the club?

 

Did we make a mistake?

[Toyz711]

the drive is fine

driving through town, the taxi keeps slow...as it gets to the highway, they drive a little different then you might at home. the taxi drivers don't like the scooters that drive slow on the main highway lane (they have a special lane for scooters). you have scooters in the wrong lane and tourists in rental cars driving slow..other then a lot of honking, it's fine...plus it's not that long. it was 20 mins for us. it's a big 4 lane highway with scooters lanes on the sides.

cozumel is beautiful, very tourist friendly and NOT part of the problems the mainland is having.

[Magic City Cruiser]

It's safe but I agree the taxi ride can be scary! :D

[ellie_p74]

We didn't have any problems with taxi's in cozumel. When you get off the port there is a shopping area that you walk through and by the entrance outside of the port there was a guy sorting and diirecting eveyone which taxi to take. He was in charge of getting the taxi's to pull up. Our taxi driver was very nice and it was about 15 minutes or so to Nachi Cocum. On the way back our waiter called a taxi and it was there in about 5 minutes when we were ready to go. I miss Nachi Cocum!

[gargoyle999]

I was just at Nachi last week. Drive wasn't scary at all. Though I couldn't find a seatbelt in the cab! :)

 

It was a nice place to go and avoid the crowds.

[poundcake09]

I'm totally psyched I just reserved my excursion to Nachi Cocum today. Thanks to reading about it on Cruise Critic.

[DRZ]

I'm totally psyched I just reserved my excursion to Nachi Cocum today. Thanks to reading about it on Cruise Critic.

 

+1 I'll be there next week, I can't wait!!

[SCUBADOO414]

I have a quick question about getting to this resort. We have a family of six, 2 adults and 4 children. Do you know if they offer a larger 'shuttle type' vehicle for larger groups?

Thanks!

[Toyz711]

I have a quick question about getting to this resort. We have a family of six, 2 adults and 4 children. Do you know if they offer a larger 'shuttle type' vehicle for larger groups?

Thanks!

 

they have mini-van taxis for larger groups...the person at the taxi stand will call one if one isn't in line already. the price is a little higher (don't remember), they have a sign with prices broken up by resort and number in your party, it's a set price.

[mike77]

We enjoyed our cab ride. Our driver passed a car, that was passing a truck, all while going around a curve on a 4 lane road. Seat belts? We don't need no stinken seat belts!

[Mim Lloyd]

We enjoyed our cab ride. Our driver passed a car, that was passing a truck, all while going around a curve on a 4 lane road. Seat belts? We don't need no stinken seat belts!

 

I bet he had his eyes shut too! :D

[SCUBADOO414]

they have mini-van taxis for larger groups...the person at the taxi stand will call one if one isn't in line already. the price is a little higher (don't remember), they have a sign with prices broken up by resort and number in your party, it's a set price.

 

Muchas Gracias! :D

[LHP]

I really hate it that what is happening in other parts of Mexico is making people fearful of Cozumel.

 

Please...relax..go and have a great time. You will be fine!!!

[RenfrewSue]

We were there last Thursday 19th March. The taxis were great, well organized and flat rate fares. We went to Nachi which is about a 15 minute ride and it was fine. No working seatbelts or air conditioning but all the windows were down and it was comfortable. On the way out our party of 8 split into 2 cabs but we had a van on the way back. The road is big with a median for part of the way.

If it was like home it wouldn't be much of a vacation!

[hotpinkpanther]

The taxi rides in Cozumel are VERY mild compared to those in Nassau :eek: