Gears Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 The US State Department issued a warning today to avoid tourist ferries in Mexico. RC is/has cancelled all excursions involving tourist ferries. This was attached to our door this morning. JLMoran, Lovetocruise2002, Suzanne and 3 others 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Thank you for sharing this. This is potentially big news. I've reached out to RC to see if I can get an idea of scope....is this going to be the policy indefinitely? A month? Just today? Gears 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Latest news on the ferry explosions. Multiple explosive devises found! State Dept involved in investigation https://cruisefever.net/cruise-line-cancels-shore-excursions-mexico-warning-u-s-state-department/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Babe Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Matt said: This is potentially big news Matt, I just saw a Dr was beaten and died in Puerto Vallarta, and the news pointed to Cancun and Cozumel that the State Dept was warning. I'm wondering if this is all new, with these destinations now. If you find anything out, let us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 @Suzanne I merged your post here to make one thread for covering all of this. Suzanne 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos A. Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 So sad to hear these news coming from my country. The restriction doesn't affect Shore Excursions in Cozumel, only the ones that needs to take a ferry to go to mainland. RestingBird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Does this include the ferry that takes you from Coz to Playa del Carmen ? If so....yikes ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Just now, WAAAYTOOO said: Does this include the ferry that takes you from Coz to Playa del Carmen ? If so....yikes ! It appears that way, yes. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 37 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Does this include the ferry that takes you from Coz to Playa del Carmen ? If so....yikes ! Just reading some news articles and apparently that ferry run (from Cozumel-Playa del Carmen) is where they found the second set of explosives yesterday. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Sabrinaklai said: Just reading some news articles and apparently that ferry run (from Cozumel-Playa del Carmen) is where they found the second set of explosives yesterday. ? Explosives ? Second set ? I never heard about the first set ! What is this about ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Explosives ? Second set ? I never heard about the first set ! What is this about ? Apparently the ferry explosion that happened last week and was reported here by @Suzanne was no accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 That's a kick in the teeth to all the ruins/theme parks over on the mainland if they are cutting of cruise traffic from coming over to the mainland. Definitely curious to see how long that stays in place, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 19 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Explosives ? Second set ? I never heard about the first set ! What is this about ? So there was the first explosion on Feb 21 that @Suzanne reported and they later found that explosives had caused that. Then yesterday, they found explosives on another ferry that runs from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen. That prompted the warning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 I just did a google and yes, it appears that the Feb 21 ferry explosion was intentional. UGH. The east coast of Mexico has been spared much of the violence of the rest of the country for the most part. Maybe that is coming to an end. Very sad. Dan and I have decided to just stay on the ship when we go to Coz in April. I did on our last cruise, too. He got off just to go to the leather shop to buy some belts. He has been buying all of his belts from the same guy for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Babe Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Am I overreacting to think about changing my Western Cruise to an Eastern Cruise? I probably am, but thinking about it. I guess shit happens no matter where you are, so need to give this some thought. I cruise primarily for the ship not the ports as I've been to most, but hubby hasn't been to too many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunkelBierJay Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Boston Babe said: Am I overreacting to think about changing my Western Cruise to an Eastern Cruise? I probably am, but thinking about it. I guess shit happens no matter where you are, so need to give this some thought. I cruise primarily for the ship not the ports as I've been to most, but hubby hasn't been to too many. I don't think you are over-reacting...I think caution is a good thing. I think that RC will have a very good handle on the risks for the ship and passengers in port. I like what @WAAAYTOOO said about staying on the ship. RC's security will be heightened I am certain especially since these ferries dock in controlled areas. It has me reconsidering renting a car and driving around Coz when I am there in a couple months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Babe Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 minute ago, DunkelBierJay said: I don't think you are over-reacting You're right, very stepped up security. I may just keep it, go to Key West and Cayman and stay on the ship while in Mexico. Such a shame. I saw Carnival also stopped the excursions and I"m sure Celebrity (who I am on in January) and sister to RC has probably already cancelled them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 2 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Dan and I have decided to just stay on the ship when we go to Coz in April. I did on our last cruise, too. He got off just to go to the leather shop to buy some belts. He has been buying all of his belts from the same guy for years. I do the same thing, also where I get my wallets, great quality, they gave such a good deal in October I bought 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos A. Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 4 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Does this include the ferry that takes you from Coz to Playa del Carmen ? If so....yikes ! Exactly that's the one involved. So basically if Cozumel is a port of call you will not be able to go with a Royal Caribbean excursion to Main land. However you could take a ferry by yourself. This event's are rare, very rare in Mexico. We are having drug related problems, drug cartels and other insecurity issues but never had explosives or bomb related events. I don't think this would evolve in something worst. It feels like its some kind of political related events. The ferrys involved were property of former Governor so... In Cozumel there hasn't been any kind of insecurity issues so far, so if you want to get off the ship you should be fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, carlosalonsor said: Exactly that's the one involved. So basically if Cozumel is a port of call you will not be able to go with a Royal Caribbean excursion to Main land. However you could take a ferry by yourself. This event's are rare, very rare in Mexico. We are having drug related problems, drug cartels and other insecurity issues but never had explosives or bomb related events. I don't think this would evolve in something worst. It feels like its some kind of political related events. The ferrys involved were property of former Governor so... In Cozumel there hasn't been any kind of insecurity issues so far, so if you want to get off the ship you should be fine! Where in Mexico do you live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
function12 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 This does not sounds good for the area. http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/02/28/watch-cartel-claims-responsibility-ferry-explosion-playa-del-carmen/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Babe Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, function12 said: This does not sounds good for the area No I would think it does not. The interesting thing about these incidents though is how they are "not really newsworthy" as most of us didn't even hear about the bomb on the initial ferry explosion much less the the ones found Thursday. I'm glad to see RC and Carnival and hopefully Celebrity are stopping the ferry crossing excursions. They've had enough bad press with the accident awhile back. too. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos A. Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 On 2/3/2018 at 3:06 PM, Matt said: Where in Mexico do you live? Guadalajara On 2/3/2018 at 3:33 PM, function12 said: This does not sounds good for the area. http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/02/28/watch-cartel-claims-responsibility-ferry-explosion-playa-del-carmen/ I would take that with a grain of salt, taking into account the source... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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