wal mart/water buying

[jennylane]

i saw a post somewhere saying that there was a wal mart close to the dock in puerto vallarta. can anyone confirm this? is there similar shopping in any of the other pots? (acapulco, ixtapa, cabo) if i do purchase water, will there be any problem bring it on the ship (NCL)? i'm planning to bring bottled water but will bring less if i know i will be able to stop along the way and replenish the supply.

[suziehmkr]

Your ship will practically dock in the parking lot of Walmart & Sam's Club in PV. Not sure what your rules are for your cruise line as far as bringing it back on, but it shouldn't be a problem because it isn't alcohol.

 

Here is a photo that I took from the Legend of the Seas when we were there in June 2004.

[gomexico]

In Mexico, Wal-Mart's not always the least expensive place to buy water. For example - in Acapulco - the Wal-Mart is half-way around the bay from the cruise ship terminal. It's easy enough to get there, either by taxi (15 minutes) or by city bus (20-25 minutes). Taxi cost will be about US$4 each way, bus will be about US$0.40 each way.

 

However, there are several large supermarkets located not to far from the cruise ship terminal - Commercial Mexicana, Gigante, Aurrera - all loated on the "Costera Miguel Aleman", the coastal street/road following the Bay. They'll all carry the same water products and charge almost the same price.

[Fblack]

I have been to the Walmart in PV. It is a 10 minute +/- walk form the ship. But carrying heavy water back is no fun. It's still cheaper to buy water at Walmart and take a $4.00 taxi back than buying water on the ship. I saw a lot of crew members in Walmart buying water.

[gomexico]

Yes, if Wal-Mart is the closest store to the terminal. If Wal-Mart isn't the closest store, then it seems a bit odd to me that someone would travel out of their way just to buy water from the store. Have you heard of something special that Wal-Mart has added to the water it sells, that makes it worth a special trek?

[lovemexico]

well in acapulco on our last trip we stopped in at both comercial mexicano that was close to the ship and also went to wallmart the price of water was the same in both places.

[CRUZIN TOM]

I have found that at least on the Star that the water is excellent in taste. I prefer it to most bottled water. So you can always refill your bottles on board. Many passengers did this all the time.:)

[Ray-Barbara]

We were in PV three weeks ago and purchased Diet Coke at the Wal-Mart ($1.55 for 2-liters). There are numerous taxi's waiting at the front door to take you to the ship dock, if the water is too heavy for you. You might want to get a couple larger bottles rather than a full 48-pack so that you can put them in the plastic sacks and balance them out on your walk to the port. Sam's Club is a little closer, but not by much. Wal-Mart has a larger variety of products.

Ray and Barbarsa