Comments on A Canuck in Cancun: Swine Flu in Cancun, Mexico- Update Monday Aftern...

Hi Noelle, I've just posted an update on the s...

2009-09-16T20:04:24.957-05:00

Hi Noelle,
I've just posted an update on the situation here (this post is very old!), tell dad to relax, there is nothing to worry about. You're probably in more danger just going to work or school. :)

Here's the update from Sept. 16....

http://www.cancuncanuck.com/2009/09/swine-flu-ah1n1-cancun-september-update.html

Thank you for this information! I've been tryi...

2009-09-13T17:39:36.896-05:00

Thank you for this information! I've been trying to find accurate info about traveling to Cancun. It may be a bit soon to tell, but I am planning to come for vacation in January 2010. I'm 25, but my dad is tweaking out about swine flu and wants me to cancel... Any thoughts on how it'll be this winter? I will continue to check your articles and really appreciate the info!

Frank- While I agree with you that there is very ...

2009-06-17T08:26:14.768-05:00

Frank- While I agree with you that there is very little risk of comign here and that the media has made this an "infodemic", I do want to be honest in stating that there are cases in Quintana Roo. Since the beginning of swine there have been 71 cases in the state, most of them south near Chetumal, but there are definitely some here in Cancun. I am not arguing or trying to suggest that there is danger here, but I do want to offer full disclosure to readers. The number of cases is very, very small and there is very little danger, but we can't deny that the cases exist. I appreciate your passion for Cancun, I share it, and people certainly can come down without fear!

I'm am American living in Cancun and there sti...

2009-06-16T17:06:10.869-05:00

I'm am American living in Cancun and there still is not 1 confirmed case of swine flu in Cancun. Not one! I was watching CNN the day the announcer mistakenly said,
"there are 9 confirmed cases in Cancun...uh...Mexico city rather..." and now the media has run with it and it is all this.

My friends that work in the 3 major hospitals here in Cancun assure me there are no cases here. zip, nada...and the 9 cases in Mexico City is 9 out of 27,000,000 people that live in that city, the Odds of being struck in your lifetime by lightning(Est. 80 years) 1/5000. That meand in a city of 27,000,000 people, 5400 people will be struck by lightning.

9 out of 27,000,000=.0000003 chance of getting the swine flu.

So calm down people and stop buying every story you hear on the news. Maybe the people that work here in Cancun are not worried because they don't see the problem as it is sold on CNN. Americans are starting to believe everything they hear just because they saw it on TV.
Wake up!

Hope all is well with your daughter. Since this si...

2009-06-11T15:01:03.782-05:00

Hope all is well with your daughter. Since this site has been the best reports from actual visitors of Cancun, please keep us updated. Where specifically did they go? Have they in fact been diagnosed? And why is your profile down??
Thanks

My daughter and her group of senior trip friends j...

2009-06-02T13:47:21.607-05:00

My daughter and her group of senior trip friends just returned from Cancun on Monday June 1st. They had been there since May 25th. Three of the kids came off the plane and went to the doctor. They all had flu symptoms and one had a rash. They are confirmed to have the flu, not told if swine flu, but told it is the flu. They were sent home with face masks, Tamiflu and a 5 day quarantine. I have my daughter at home and am keeping tabs on her. No symptoms yet. I thought all this was over or I never would have sent her down there. Don't get me wrong they had a wonderful time but now this is happening and they brought it back to Louisiana.

A note to lilycat. We went to Isla Mujeres on Thu...

2009-05-18T08:27:00.000-05:00

A note to lilycat. We went to Isla Mujeres on Thursday. It will again be everything you could ever want. They offered snorkeling, scuba, dolphins, all the regular tours. Congratulations and enjoy your honeymoon in paradise.

We have just returned from Cancun. We were there ...

2009-05-18T08:21:00.000-05:00

We have just returned from Cancun. We were there 5/10-5/17. As always the weather was perfect, 85, beautiful breeze, rained on us one day for about 10 min. We were at the Sun Palace along with another couple. Occupancy was around 20%. We basically had the resort and the beach to ourselves. We had enough people to play volleyball. We ventured to the party area, Daddy o's, Senior frogs, etc,. They were open, but almost no wait to go in. At Coco Bongo's there was a line, but the rest of the places we just walked right in. We also went to the Margaritaville, Pat O'Briens, Bubba Gump area. Margaritaville was closed. We tried to go into Bubba Gumps but were met at the door at 9:45 on Sat.night and told they were closed. We had just laid out $100 for drinks at O'Briens, I guess Bubba didn't need our money. The mall that was adjacent was closed on Sat by 10pm. We are in our 40's, like to party, but not into all the craziness, so it was great for us. If you like the massive crowds you might be dissappointed. We saw absolutely no one that was sick, no one wearing masks, etc. The only problem we saw were the workers, taxi drivers, waiters, hoping the tourist will continue to increase so they can feed their families. We (WHO, CDC, Media) have done a huge injustice to the people of Mexico who depend on tourist for their livelihood. We did our part, we ate, drank, bought souvenirs, and tipped generously. Thank you Cancun for being everything a vacation should be.

Hi... we are going to Cancun the first week of Jun...

2009-05-14T19:08:00.000-05:00

Hi... we are going to Cancun the first week of June. and have heard some of the bars and major clubs are closed?..Can you please tell me if Coco Bongo and Daddy O's are closed or if they will be open by then. Its really sad how this have been sooo blown out!..This is our second time going to Cancun and we are really looking forward on coming back,, but it just seems like the news always has "just" the worst!..So its nice to get a personal veiw of what is actually happending out there!.. please let us know so we can have something to look foward too....Thank you again

I got married this past Saturday and have been rea...

2009-05-06T16:27:00.000-05:00

I got married this past Saturday and have been really looking forward to going to Cancun for my Honeymoon. We just pushed our date back a month so instead of leaving May 7th we're going June 4th. I know the virus is not going anywhere, so I figure why let it ruin my dream of going to Cancun with my Hubby. I've been there before and believe me it is well worht it. One of the most relaxing and beautifull places in the world. We had the option to change destinations like Hawaii,Jamaica, etc. but we wouldn't have it. If you've never been to Cancun, you will see what I mean. It is a paradise. I agree about the media blowing things out of proportion. They're nothing but Drama queens. Bad stories make money. So that's what we are seeing on T.V. That's why I don't get my news from those media whores. I rather get it from real people like you that are not in it for the buck. We're just giving each other a hand. I'm not so worried about catching the flu because statistically it is pretty unlikely, not impossible, but unlikely. I'm more concerened about Chichen Itza, Islas mujeres , or Xcaret closing their doors. Can someone that's been ther recently give me the update on that please. Thanks for all your input.

I know, I know, I am slow in responding, please fo...

2009-05-05T12:33:00.000-05:00

I know, I know, I am slow in responding, please forgive me! Thanks for all your support (ping pong kid, you are so passionate, thank you!). Now that things seem to be improving, hop on that plane and help support the local economy! Everything should be back to "normal" very soon, I suspect (though don't have confirmation) that the bar closures will be reversed sometime this week, but even without the big bars, the party is always on!)

Just reading to learn more about how Cancun is doi...

2009-05-01T22:21:00.000-05:00

Just reading to learn more about how Cancun is doing. My biggest concern is that when we travel, the ten of us traveling will be the only one's there on May 31-June 7. If anyone just returned from Cancun would you let us know how the nightlife is? Is it dead and lonely? We will be at the Riu cancun.

Everything was open when I was there on 4-30

2009-05-01T15:13:00.000-05:00

Everything was open when I was there on 4-30

We are due to travel to mexico,cancun on 13th May ...

2009-05-01T09:08:00.000-05:00

We are due to travel to mexico,cancun on 13th May with thomson holidays for our honeymoon.All flights with thomson to cancun have been canceled up until 8th May.We have our hearts set on going and thats what we hope to do pending no more cancelled flights.Will/Are most places still open there?

Just another comment - good time to go as the reso...

2009-04-30T15:33:00.000-05:00

Just another comment - good time to go as the resorts are in their normal low season and the weather was sunny and warm the whole time. the freaks at the airport with gloves and masks is the freakiest thing if you can look past that and stay away from cnn and the internet while on holiday it will be wonderful

I just arrived from Cancun yesterday (wed) and sta...

2009-04-30T15:31:00.000-05:00

I just arrived from Cancun yesterday (wed) and stayed in the Riviara Maya with nobody at the resorts whearing masks and no confirmed cases of any flu. If I could of I would have stayed at my resort as you cannot get it snorkeling and in mostly open air beach. Just be clean at the airport. Plenty of people with masks at the airport but none of the local people had masks just foreiegners

sounds like cancun is closing down for the most pa...

2009-04-30T12:10:00.000-05:00

sounds like cancun is closing down for the most part......will be a lonely vacation....we are canceling travel.....thanks for your info

Just wanted to ask minime which hotel or resort th...

2009-04-30T08:21:00.000-05:00

Just wanted to ask minime which hotel or resort they stayed at in Mex. Do the resorts seems like they are taking more precautions ? Did you notice anyone around the resorts wearing mask or showing any symptoms ? What about rests., or places outside the resorts, see any problems there ?
We will be at one of the Palace resorts on the 10 of May, if they are still allowing travel. I agree the media has blown this way out.

To those who have been through the Cancun airport,...

2009-04-30T08:13:00.000-05:00

To those who have been through the Cancun airport, what is the scene there like? Beaches empty? After a long cold winter it will be hard to cancel, still got a week to see if it clears up or gets better. It would actually be nice to have it less crowded...as long as it is safe.

Hi everyone i'm heading to Cancun on the 1st of Ju...

2009-04-30T05:21:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone i'm heading to Cancun on the 1st of June and i'm really looking forward to it. I'm not going to let this stop me as you could get hit by a car tomorrow and die. Thanks for all the imput really great to see so meny still going for it hope to meet some of you out there.

Well my family and I just came back from Porto Adv...

2009-04-30T01:16:00.000-05:00

Well my family and I just came back from Porto Adveturas on Sunday, all healthy. I can only say that at our Hotel everybody seemed good. I feel this is like the Bird flu. Used to scare the B.J. out of people. It's sad that the media can control people this way and if as a country ( Canada) we can beg others to still come when SARS was here, it's a shame we turn on backs on Mexico.There is always going to be a SARS, or Bird flu now Swine flu and something else will come after this. Just because we have the drugs and science dose not mean they won't come. If you are going have a beautiful time in one of the friendliest place I have been in along time.

I'm supposed to going to Cancun May 22nd for a 9 d...

2009-04-29T21:32:00.000-05:00

I'm supposed to going to Cancun May 22nd for a 9 day vacation with my boyfriend. This is my first real vacation without family that I'm paying for on my own, and I've been dreaming about it for months. I really think the media is making a mountain out of mole hill, but it is difficult to completely ignore it, especially with a number of friends repeating the same stuff you hear on the news. Honestly, I'm not concerned about getting sick, or dying for that matter...I just don't want to get stuck. I'm hearing rumors that the government is pushing to close the borders, or put stays on flights, in which case I don't know what I would do. I have to say though, this blog has put me more at ease then I was before. I'll keep checking back to see if there are more updates from CC or from anyone who has returned from Cancun recently.

It's been 11+ years since I've been to Cancun. Dur...

2009-04-29T21:06:00.000-05:00

It's been 11+ years since I've been to Cancun. During that time my wife and I have accrued 3 more passengers. We're scheduled to arrive May 10th. We're still on the fence about going. I really hope things get better. We scheduled this trip in February and our dreams of going are slowly becoming just dreams. If all goes well, beachprincess, we'll see you there.

Canuck in Cancun, I'll be watching your blog for updates until that date.

Thanks for providing local updates in your area.

We are leaving May 11th, if they are flying we are...

2009-04-29T17:33:00.000-05:00

We are leaving May 11th, if they are flying we are going. We'll just be a little more careful in the airport and on the plane. We are taking my 6 year old daughter, so if I had any fear, we would cancel. I think it is blown out of wack by the media.

Thanks for great info. My fiance and I are schedu...

2009-04-29T17:07:00.000-05:00

Thanks for great info. My fiance and I are scheduled to arrive in Cancun May 10. We are meeting friends we met there last year. This has been a vacation we are especially looking forward too. Has anyone crunched the numbers ? If 35K people die in America/yr from the flu, that would be almost 700 ppl/wk. Although,my heart goes out to the families who have lost loved ones in Mexico, and not to diminish their loss, so far the death count is around 150. This is far less than the regular flu that most people get each year. Pingpong kid is right !!! We cannot live our lives in fear over everything we hear in the Media. Remember the media is just like any other business, they are in it to make money.
At this time, we still plan to come to your beautiful country, enjoy your sun, beaches, wonderful hospitality with our good friends. Please keep us updated.