travelgoddess1 Posted May 11, 2015 #76 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I thought they could have tempted you with some of the Willy Wonka Pie, to lead the uprising. :D Have a great day. That might have worked. :rolleyes: Thanks, Andrew. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVU Posted May 11, 2015 #77 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Exactly. I so agree with you. Those areas sound dicey with all the crime problems over the years anyway. Definitely would be fine with any decisions they made for our safety!!! Mexico's crime is noted on our local news for quite some time now on the West Coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare teacherman Posted May 11, 2015 #78 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I am not questioning the decision to skip Puerto Vallarta, as that is the ship's decision based on the current news they received. But we cruise a lot, and also visit PV each winter for about 10 days. We have done this 15 consecutive years. I always say that it is one of the happiest, friendliest places I visit. As long as you stick to the touristy areas, you are fine. This story appeared this week in the Washington Post newspaper: http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/up-close-and-personal-in-puerto-vallarta/ar-BBjrSZ4?ocid=U305DHP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiiergirl Posted May 11, 2015 #79 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Just got off the Legends last week, as for Guatemala I could care less if I ever go back there again. I have never seen such a dirty place. It was also believed that the Noro Virus that hit the Legend and the Celebrity ship before our cruise got it when they were in Guatemala . We thought Guatemala was great. Most everyone we spoke with enjoyed it but we all agree we needed a longer day there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmax Posted May 11, 2015 #80 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Let them all off then ... let them get kidnapped as they roam the streets of "beautiful Puerto Vallarta" ... or get a grenade thrown at them ... or watch a police officer getting beheaded by some drug cartel member Sure .. its a VERRRRRY safe place ... go ahead ... enjoy. Are you for real!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockdoctor Posted May 11, 2015 #81 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I thought travel was a broadening experience. On RCI I guess you travel for the Diamond Lounge experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptSticky Posted May 11, 2015 #82 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I thought travel was a broadening experience. On RCI I guess you travel for the Diamond Lounge experience. Absolutely not! Some of us prefer the CL;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkaterJasp Posted May 11, 2015 #83 Share Posted May 11, 2015 (edited) OK - this next Thursday 5/14/15 the Legend will leave on a 10 night cruise to Hawaii leaving from - GASP - Mexico! 2,076 passengers (a completely sold out ship) most with USA, by God, greenback cash in their pockets will be put on MEXICAN buses from the San Diego pier and driven a few hours through MEXICO (Tijuana) to the ship so that RC can save $300 a nose in fines for violating the PVSA. Yea, RC is real worried about Mexico. BTW - I'm on that cruise and I'm very OK with it. Sometimes RC gets the "brown flu" when it is very convenient for them and keeps the revenue on board. Are you serious?! Royal Caribbean is not worry about Mexico, just a small handful of cities. Edited May 11, 2015 by SkaterJasp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Chew Posted May 12, 2015 #84 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I thought travel was a broadening experience. On RCI I guess you travel for the Diamond Lounge experience. well, if you spend too much time in the DL (or the CL) ... it can broaden your (ahem) behind, can't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherriZ366 Posted May 12, 2015 #85 Share Posted May 12, 2015 We thought Guatemala was great. Most everyone we spoke with enjoyed it but we all agree we needed a longer day there.To bad in light of JW skipping PV, they could not stay longer in Guatemala. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith.cowan@shaw.ca Posted May 13, 2015 #86 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Celebrity left PV at 8 pm last night with all their passengers intact. One brave captain there! I guess there are some independent-thinking people running these ships? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adjjb12 Posted May 13, 2015 #87 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Wonder how many actually got off the boat, if they knew of the state department's advisory and if they knew it voided their travel insurance? If one thing happened to 1 person, Celebrity opened themselves up for huge liability there since RCL/Disney listened to the travel advisories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted May 13, 2015 #88 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Celebrity left PV at 8 pm last night with all their passengers intact. One brave captain there! I guess there are some independent-thinking people running these ships? According to this thread, Celebrity Infinity also skipped PV... http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2208358 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adjjb12 Posted May 13, 2015 #89 Share Posted May 13, 2015 There we go, Celebrity is not stupid. Not sure why anyone would want cruise lines to ignore advisories and go to a port than could be dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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