Hud Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2017/03/24/cruise-company-drops-popular-mexican-resort-town-from-itinerary-due-to-growing-violence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Thanks for the info. But we can find millions of headlines on the Web any time of day or night, right? I'd prefer to see some comments, as opposed to just pasting in a link. Otherwise we just become Reddit or FaceBook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 I agree, CG. We all read the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparks Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 I agree ..... just a link is irritating Interesting that I have been watching a Nat Geo series of a Brit who is working with the Mexican army. Acapulco was the first I saw and the military guy said almost all Mexican tourists because of the violence. No foreigners to be seen Next in the series the army was cutting down Poppy fields in Guerrero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Saltos Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Acapulco has had problems for years. I'm surprised the cruise line waited to long to stop visiting there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgates Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 Oh come on Hud, as El Saltos said, Acapulco has been problematic for close to 20 years. Nobody with a brain would go there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elisabeth Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 When I first saw the subject line, I assumed the violence referred to was the out of control spring break lot (but that wasn't Acapulco, as far as I know). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Menudo Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Wouldn't stop to pee in Acapulco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparks Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 When I drove up the coast from Cuernavaca I used the Acapulco bypass and didn't even see the skyline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 I am surprised that Acapulco was still on the list. It is a beautiful bay but who needs the headaches.. last time we went there everything went well but that was 3 years ago , I would not get out of my way to go through there or anywhere in Guerrero now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro malo Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 The cruise lines pulled out of Zihuatanejo years ago. Interestingly, they still get lots of US tourists that figure rightly, the chances of getting caught up in the violence is pretty minimal for them. The tourists are isolated from much of it even as it occurs all around them. My wife is from Zihua and I don't want any part of the place. Last time she traveled there the bus was robbed at gunpoint in Michoacan. I'm afraid that being married to a Mexican national, we both might be subject to kidnapping and extortion. The word gets around when a native daughter is married to a "gringo" and that word arrives to the ears of the bad people as well and they see the opportunity. We even bought a lot next to Ixtapa years before the trouble with the intention of building a winter bungalow. It will sit abandoned until thing change for the better in Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puro guero Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 Typical hatchet job by Faux News. They edit/omit anything that doesn't promote their agenda, including the following from the original article in The Sun, "Although Carnival has dropped Acapulco from its itinerary, other cruise companies including Norwegian Cruise Line Holding and Silversea Cruises are continuing to operate in the area. A spokesperson for Acapulco Destination Marketing said: “Acapulco is ready to receive 28 cruise ships, which have been confirmed for 2017, compared to 18 cruise ships during 2016, representing a 64 percent increase for this upcoming season despite Holland America’s announcement about their route adjustment. “Therefore, meetings have been established with Holland America’s executives to present them with ongoing security advances at the port.” Read it here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/3160805/cruise-company-drops-famous-mexican-resort-from-its-itinerary-because-of-growing-violence-in-the-region/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro malo Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 2 hours ago, puro guero said: Typical hatchet job by Faux News. They edit/omit anything that doesn't promote their agenda, including the following from the original article in The Sun, "Although Carnival has dropped Acapulco from its itinerary, other cruise companies including Norwegian Cruise Line Holding and Silversea Cruises are continuing to operate in the area. A spokesperson for Acapulco Destination Marketing said: “Acapulco is ready to receive 28 cruise ships, which have been confirmed for 2017, compared to 18 cruise ships during 2016, representing a 64 percent increase for this upcoming season despite Holland America’s announcement about their route adjustment. “Therefore, meetings have been established with Holland America’s executives to present them with ongoing security advances at the port.” Read it here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/3160805/cruise-company-drops-famous-mexican-resort-from-its-itinerary-because-of-growing-violence-in-the-region/ Of course, what would you expect from Fox "News". Thanks for the balanced report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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