Puerto Vallarta ?

[krugs84]

Was at cheeky Monkey last week, margarita's were awesome but was hoping for some mexican food.....all they had were taco's. Great atmosphere and waiter's were great.

[Rosefloater]

Was at cheeky Monkey last week, margarita's were awesome but was hoping for some mexican food.....all they had were taco's. Great atmosphere and waiter's were great.

 

There is a good real mexican restaurant was at the beginning of the Malecon, right across the street from McDonalds. It was called Restaurant El Malecon. They spoke very little English. We paid about 150 pesos for a fajita platter and 2 beers. It is a small place; IIRC about less than 10 tables.

[Kristy88]

3 days in Cabo would keep me away. I already don't like the idea of 2 days there, wish it was 1 day in Cabo and 1 day in La Paz instead. If it ever becomes a 7-day Baja cruise, Ensenada, Cabo, La Paz would be the best itinerary.

 

I agree. I wish they would bring La Paz back. At least for 1 day.

[hapster222]

We had the great good fortune to be re-routed to La Paz in Oct 2012 -- it was once again delightful, the people were friendly, the bus guide on the shuttle said the # of cruises going there has decreased dramatically and it has affected the town. The vendors at the dock in Pichilingue (sp??) all seemed anxious to make sales, and I suspect the lack of tourists is really hurting the people :(

 

We saw no overt evidence of safety concerns, and we did a fair amount of walking away from the malecon.

 

Where can I get one of those time machines... that sounds pretty cool!!

 

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[CowPrincess]

Where can I get one of those time machines... that sounds pretty cool!!

 

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Hahahaha! Yup, big ol' TYPO in that post -- should have been 2011. Sigh.... :D

[cdamion]

Where can I get one of those time machines... that sounds pretty cool!!

 

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I don't really care about what happened on a cruise in the future.

 

What I do care about is perhaps some sports scores and specific stocks to purchase.

[quincytoo]

I don't really care about what happened on a cruise in the future.

 

What I do care about is perhaps some sports scores and specific stocks to purchase.

 

OMG I would love to go back to the future just before APPLE and Microsoft went public.....just saying :D

[mexcruzer]

This was certainly not in the centre of vallarta. Unfortunate incident indeed but nobody was hurt.

Plenty of places in the world where this could have happened, be it the caribean, europe or the usa.

I travel regularly to PV and I have never felt safer anywhere. It is a sad thing that happened and thank god no one was hurt. But this won't keep me from going to PV I love PV!

[Donray]

Don't understand, do you know how many tourists get robbed in New York every year?

What about the number robbed in Washington DC?

I guess that we should require that all tourist things in these two cities should be shut down.

How about the number of tourists that get killed in New Orleans each year? Stop all cruising out of New Orleans?

[Ine]

The weekly magazine PV Mirror published this article this week.

Copy:

 

Dear Editor and Mirror readers:

Aren’t You Afraid?

Every time people hear that we spend our

winters in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, they ask,

“Aren’t you afraid?” I roll my eyes and look

at them in amazement. Didn’t they hear about

the recent shooting in the upscale Sheraton

Hotel in downtown Vancouver? Perhaps they

missed the story about the gang-related gun

incident that left two dead and several injured

in Kelowna, B.C. Yet people don’t say they

will not visit British Columbia because it’s too

dangerous.

Unfortunately, the North American media

seems to delight in publicizing negative news

about Mexico. We are constantly bombarded

with reports of violent deaths, mostly in

Northern Mexico, related to the drug cartel.

Although Puerto Vallarta is 1068 miles (1738

km) from Juarez, and 686 miles (1105 km)

from Monterrey, two notoriously lawless cities,

many people in North America still perceive

our city as unsafe. On the contrary, we can

walk almost anywhere, at any time, and never

feel threatened.

But Puerto Vallarta can be dangerous. The

sun is too bright and you can get burnt in just a

few hours. The drinks are too cheap so people

tend to drink a little too much and end up

smiling all evening. The food is too delicious

so we have to figure out how to lose the weight

we’ve gained. The restaurant workers are

much too nice so we tip more than we mean to.

People are too friendly. You stop on the street

to chat with a stranger and end up spending an

hour over a steaming cup of strong Mexican

Coffee…

Am I afraid? I’ve already booked my condo

for 2013. See you in PV next winter.

Zelda Fedder

End.

 

I donot know this person, but can only agree.

[Ananas24]

I travel regularly to PV and I have never felt safer anywhere. It is a sad thing that happened and thank god no one was hurt. But this won't keep me from going to PV I love PV!

 

Same here!

 

It's these isolated incidents that seem to make people fear coming to Mexico. It's really too bad. I feel safer walking around in PV at 2 in the morning than I do in any other city at 2 in the afternoon :P

 

I thought this video would be appropriate for cruisecritic.com Check it out if you have a few minutes, it's a light-hearted look at the safety concern in PV.