Comments on A Canuck in Cancun: Swine Flu Cancun- More Bad News for Travelers

Hi Guys, I am planning to go in Cancun on May 23 ...

2009-05-10T14:48:00.000-05:00

Hi Guys,

I am planning to go in Cancun on May 23 and I tried to call Expedia for any news about the Cancun and Maya location situation and I received the I DO NOT KNOW!
expedia tried to called the hotel several times and nobody answered the phone!
I hope that everything is OK and I will not be in situation to find out that the hotel is closed. IS IT A SHAME that Expedia has no clue about what happen in Cancun and I was told that I have to call Expedia in order for them to call the hotel. Which I think that is ridiculous as they charged the credit card and it is their responsibility to check the hotels for their customers!
I will really appreciate if you guys have some news as I really love to see the wonders of Cancun.
Good luck to everyone!
VAYA CON DIOS!

My bestfriend and I are going down to Cancun from ...

2009-05-07T16:24:00.000-05:00

My bestfriend and I are going down to Cancun from Atlanta on June 10th-16th. Can't wait. Hope all will be well.

I just returned on May 5th fromn the Cancun area a...

2009-05-07T11:28:00.000-05:00

I just returned on May 5th fromn the Cancun area and can also confirm that there is absolutely nothing to worrry about in Quintana Roo or Yucatan provinces at this time, especially if you are happy to just go to the beaches and tour the small towns. You will just not be able to visit some of the larger tourist attractions (sadly the Mayan ruins and more popular Cenotes were closed, but Xel-ha and X-Carat were still open when we left). Many restuarants and smaller hotels in Cancun area and along the Mayan Riviera were still open when we left on May 5th (and were not at all crowded which was very nice).

There are more cases of influenza at home here in Massachusetts!

-mrj

Just got back yesterday from Isle Mujeres right by...

2009-05-06T10:32:00.000-05:00

Just got back yesterday from Isle Mujeres right by cancun and i wouldn't hesitate to go again tomorrow. Absolutely nothing to worry about down there. We almost cancelled the last minute but decided to go for 8 days anyways and was sure glad we didnt cancel. The media is just making a bigger deal out of it than what it really is i think. Don't worry, go and have fun.
We didn't have any problems at ohare airport or cancun airport. In cancun we just had to fill out a short questionairre and they take your temp but it only takes maybe a minute total to do the questions and temp.

All seems to be clear for takeoff, thanks for all ...

2009-05-05T12:37:00.000-05:00

All seems to be clear for takeoff, thanks for all your wonderful comments, come on down, it's sunny and gorgeous!

OK... It's official. My wife, who works for a big ...

2009-05-03T00:12:00.000-05:00

OK... It's official. My wife, who works for a big US travel brokerage, and I will be down on May 22 and will stay through June 1. We're booking our flights!

I hope the clubs I'm planning to get DJ sets in will be open and that I get to perform.

email: djmicrage@gmail.com

This is ridiculous. I actually was scheduled to co...

2009-05-02T23:51:00.000-05:00

This is ridiculous. I actually was scheduled to come to Cancun for my first time and had to cancel and move my plans. I was looking forward to this and the Tigi hair show. I even had to pay extra to move my vacation, fees were waived but the prices were higher.
Ive been following your blog since this all started as we werent about to cancel the trip until it became almost forced.

My Husband an I are planning on keeping our trip a...

2009-05-02T21:32:00.000-05:00

My Husband an I are planning on keeping our trip and leaving for Tulum on Wednesday--May 6th. Anything we should know before we go from the folks on the ground there?

We're scheduled to leave may 15 and we're complete...

2009-05-02T10:30:00.000-05:00

We're scheduled to leave may 15 and we're completely confused. One day it's go another let's go elsewhere. But we love the area -- Mayan Palace area. Our boat captain says come down - don't listen to the news. Right now we're taking a wait and see and may reschedule to June. I hope the marlin are still running then.
Thanks for all the info!

Definitely a big thank you to the Canuck lady who ...

2009-05-02T01:51:00.000-05:00

Definitely a big thank you to the Canuck lady who looks after this blog.

I leave Australia next week for a vacation travelling via the states to Cancun and have been left scrambling to work out what the real situation is on the ground in Cancun because of the most disgusting sensationalist reporting I think I've ever seen. I live on the other side of the world, surgical masks have sold out and they've installed hand sanitiser dispensers at the entrance to our office, the thermal monitoring has been introduced at all our aiports as well and our company has enacted a corporate quarantine on anyone who has travelled or travels to mexico (for 5 business days after return we cant return to the office.)

I am severely disappointed that I cant visit but I am more horrified at what this will do to the locals and their families not to mention all this in the midst of the Global Financial Crisis. Thank you to ROSAS CLAN, your post put helped me put things in to perspective.

Hopefully this is just like an out of season hurricane and will blow over quickly. When it starts to clear, there will be people in Mexico who will need your tourist dollars/pesos more desperately than ever. If you are considering cancelling your trip, perhaps consider postponing instead.

my god people i wish someone would just slap our g...

2009-05-01T18:41:00.000-05:00

my god people i wish someone would just slap our government in the face for creating a scare, think about it they say that there is wat 128 confirmed cases in the U.S. OH MY GOD THAT IS ONE FOR EVERY MILLION RUN RUN FOR UR LIVES..... YEA we were supposed to be going on may 10th but looks like were going to have to change our plans to jamaica.. CHUNG FOO or wat ever your name is DAMN U WILD WOMAN... PS. NOBAMA HUH UH HUH UH SORRY I DON'T HAVE MY TELLAPROMPTER UH HUH UH HUH UH HUH

Hello MACVSOG68...we have plans to be there June 2...

2009-05-01T08:43:00.000-05:00

Hello MACVSOG68...we have plans to be there June 23rd-June28th. We are taking a "wait and see" approach. No one knows if this will still be going on then. If it is we have no choice but to cancel..I am sure if it is what it is in June, airlines will still have to honor anyones decision not to go...I hope we all can continue forward with our vacation plans..and that this flu fizzles out and the Mexican people can recover their loses..

just got back and had a great time. I know that th...

2009-05-01T06:30:00.000-05:00

just got back and had a great time. I know that they are saying that people who left Cancun have been infected, but does anyone actually know any of them? I am a bit worried about what to do and how significant the issue is.

Plans to be there first week in July, does anybody...

2009-04-30T19:31:00.000-05:00

Plans to be there first week in July, does anybody think this crap will still be going on in two months?

Mexico has done nuch less testing than the US and ...

2009-04-30T15:25:00.000-05:00

Mexico has done nuch less testing than the US and "While no citizen of Quintana Roo has been directly struck by the disease" may reflect test reults; the fact that students from both New York and South Carolina returning from trips to Cancun have tested positive certainly idicates that Swine Flu is present in Cancun.

Going down June 14th for our 25th hope all is well...

2009-04-30T13:53:00.000-05:00

Going down June 14th for our 25th hope all is well by then we love going down there, In Hagerstown , Maryland

Any idea how long the "shut down" is supposed to l...

2009-04-30T13:13:00.000-05:00

Any idea how long the "shut down" is supposed to last? We do not want to change our plans!

My boyfriend and I had booked a trip to Cancun las...

2009-04-30T13:03:00.000-05:00

My boyfriend and I had booked a trip to Cancun last week, before this whole mess began.

Our departure date is May 16th - exactly ONE DAY after the airline's waiver fee policy ends (now through May 15th). Go figure.
We are waiting it out and watching what happens. Hopefully things turn around. Otherwise, I am crossing my fingers for the airlines to extend the waiver fees up until at least the end of May.

Well said Ping Pong. And Rosas, my heartfelt sympa...

2009-04-30T12:22:00.000-05:00

Well said Ping Pong. And Rosas, my heartfelt sympathies to you and the rest of the service industry who is suffering from this over-exaggerated mess. Is there anything we can do or any organization you know of where we can donate food or money to help you from the U.S.?

I could not confirm the govt is closing down anywh...

2009-04-30T12:16:00.000-05:00

I could not confirm the govt is closing down anywhere on the net, even the QR web site - I would think it would be on there? But you would know if you live down there. May 11th, not too far away, hope it clears up.

This is ridiculous. If I'm still permitted to go, ...

2009-04-30T11:30:00.000-05:00

This is ridiculous. If I'm still permitted to go, I'll be there. My resort has plenty to do.

Ruben's hotel (Dreams Tulum) has gone from 90% occ...

2009-04-30T11:20:00.000-05:00

Ruben's hotel (Dreams Tulum) has gone from 90% occupancy to 20% occupancy. We live on his tips and currently are in the group of people who are having a hard time feeding our families. His place is not closed so he is not getting any assistance. The hotel said that they are going to have to start laing people off soon.

For now we are all just staying in our homes, eating oatmeal. I really hope all of this blowes over soon. I am sick of oatmeal.

This is very frustrating news. My husband and I h...

2009-04-30T10:20:00.000-05:00

This is very frustrating news. My husband and I had still planned on going. Have they given any sort of timeline for reopenings in Cancun. We don't leave until May
9th. So hopefully things will be opened again before then.

Hey, I almost forgot. My sympathies to all the wai...

2009-04-30T09:58:00.000-05:00

Hey, I almost forgot. My sympathies to all the waiters and waitresses who will be paid less than $4.00 USD/ day (for cancelled shifts) until this mess has been cleaned up. Talk about a slap in the face! I personally plan to really overtip, which I do anyway,the next time I visit.

Keep the comments coming people AND DON'T LET THEM SCARE YOU!

One last thing: how do you attach pictures to your comments? I would like to do it.

Hey Gang, Thank you so much for all your posts and...

2009-04-30T09:39:00.000-05:00

Hey Gang,
Thank you so much for all your posts and thanks to the young lady that created and maintains this site.

Should you travel to Cancun right this minute? No way--I wouldn't. We were to leave May 2, 2009 and this is now impossible. And as I mentioned above its not the flu scare driving us away, because we're not worried at all. Our decision is based on the fact that by the time we take off Sat. May 2, and thats assuming we can, Cancun will pretty much be shut down and we couldn't do any activities, including Mayan stuff nor go out to dine and club. And if things are going as they are, our hotel would be ordered closed and we couldn't go anyway.

Read my post above. These health authorities have crossed the line between appropriate justified action and utter madness and insanity.

You will see in a weeks time, everybody responsible for this mess, will be totally backpedaling, including CDC, WHO, Foreign Govs. and Obama and his agencies saying they overreacted and its not really a threat at all. WHO will lower threat level to 2. The worst part is that they will all be congratulating themselves on what a good job they did preventing and controlling the 'disease' when the real truth is that the Swine Flu Epidemic was a fraud and a hoax to begin with.

For us travelers though, we will have lost the window to travel to these beautiful destinations, and 'lost' all the money we paid for these trips.

So, my advice is not to go. We are going to try to change destinations to Jamaica, Dom. Rep, but if it's not feasible due to costs, weather or personal schedules, we will have to wait until at the earliest November 2009 to travel to the Carribean. Again thanks to all the fearmongerers for this mess. I don't blame the Pig Flu disease for this mess, I blame our governments, authorities, doctors and experts for their over the top reaction to it.

Please you guys, let me know what all of you are going to do. By the way,we just tried to call Vacations To Go, our trip planners, and were told there is a 1 hour hold time. Great, huh?