Monday, March 3, 2025

Mexico - Cancun

You may ask why Cancun? Well our intention was to leave Belize and head to Costa Rica.  When researching how to get from point A to point B, it was going to take us 8 hrs with a flight to Miami or a long layover in Guatamala. Exactly WTF!?! But we could fly from  Cancun to Panama City, then Panama City to San Jose, Costa Rica. So we changed our itinerary (that's usually 'penciled in'). With a plan in motion, I contacted my travel agent. I have been using Going Places in Glen Burnie, MD since the 90's.

Beach Time


Pool Time










Another reason we chose Cancun was that we knew we would be able to watch the Superbowl and at the time we booked, there was still a glimmer of hope that one or even BOTH of our teams might make it to the Superbowl. 

Superbowl Sunday

The guy sitting on the step
was first in line and 4:30




They quickly closed the gap


Crunchy, salty & sweet
She rocked her jersey and
fireman yellow  boots

I had so much fun with the
Clapper

Lounge Bar






Where did we eat?

Chianti their Italian restaurant. We needed reservations.


Di Barbabietole - Beet Salad
Where is the Half of my salad? It
was the perfect portion.
Caprese



Pollo alla Parmigiana 
I wanted pasta with my chicken
parm

Lasagna Bolognese 

Tiramisu 
Lemoncello's 🍋 🍋 

The bathroom hooks were not made for short people 😁😅🤣😂.

The struggle is real!
Good thing I had a small 
bag.

TORII - The Pacific Rim the Asian restaurant. Reservations not necessary but limited seating. 


Spicy Crunchy Roll, Rainbow Roll,
Kampachi Sashimi 

Spicy Tuna Roll, Kampachi Roll,
Tuna Sashimi 
We had 2 seats at the Sushi
bar with Javier

Salmon Sashimi, Kampachi Nigiri,
Eel Roll

la Cevicheria fresh Ceviche poolside


Ceviche Mediterráneo
Mediterranean Style
Ceviche 
Ceviche Veracruzano
Mixed Seafood

The Mediterranean Ceviche was absolutely 💯  delicious.

La Joya food and service was excellent.

Bread, chips with salsa,
pumpkin butter

Hibiscus Tostadas
Sauteed hibiscus, herb
pesto, goat 🐐 cheese, and
prickly pear salad with
grasshoppers, yes grasshoppers 

Goatcheese salad
Esquites
Mexican street corn 🌽 

Pork ribs confit with mole
plumb sauce
Fish a la talla style


Mariachi

We had no plans to order dessert,
but our server Jesus said I'll order
for you. It was delicious 😋 

Isla Contoy buffet for breakfast and lunch including a menu to order from. In the evening it becomes a seafood restaurant and reservations are necessary.

Tuna Ceviche 

Seafood Ceviche 




Seafood Tower
Oysters Rockefeller 
Spaghetti with Clams

Lobster & Shrimp Lasagna




Fish Tacos

Tuna Ceviche



Dare Detox
Carrot 🥕, apple 🍎,
cucumber 🥒,
beetroot
Lobster Omelette 
Quiche Lorraine 

Viña del Mar breakfast & lunch buffet


Where did we stay? 

Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach









How did we get there? We took a taxi from the hotel to the airport 🛫.  We flew Tropic Air from Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) to Cancun International Airport (CUN).





we had the last row all to 
ourselves.

In Cancun we arrived at the private terminal. They unloaded our luggage 🧳, we cleared Customs and Immigration and luckily the shuttle knew where to pick us up.



When did we visit? February 6 - 11, 2025

We had a great time at this resort. Our room was nice and the food and drinks were the best we have had for an all inclusive. The issue we did have was our room view. Our suite was located on the first floor with barely a view of the sea. Okay, not that big of a deal.

The website states our room selection is located on the first 3 levels of the resort. Designed with marble floors and pastel colors, they feature a living room and private balconies furnished with glass railings allowing perfect visibility of the beach and the Caribbean Sea. 

Well, let me show how our view progresses the rest of our stay.


There was a conference and the 
event was being held right outside
our room.


They broke down everything from
the first event just to setup
another.
Mexican Fiesta Event


The best part was we did go to the front desk and complain and she said, "Next time you should book a room on a higher floor". We think she was trying to be funny but she wasn't and it was not exactly what we wanted to hear. We won't be coming back. 

"Laugh yourself silly, sun yourself pink, and keep yourself cool with a tall, icy drink."