Is it safe to go to Cancun?

we're going to cozumel next month and we're not worried about it. we just won't go off the resort at all.

 

i wouldn't worry about it

 

It's safe as long as you don't go wandering around too far from the tourist areas.

 

I was there last week and everything seemed perfectly safe. If you're staying in the hotel zone and around lots of people, especially tourists, you should be fine. It is a crazy situation down there though and you can always end up in the wrong place at the wrong time. If you're smart about it you can limit the chances of that happening.

If you're really that worried about it there's always other places to go in the Caribbean for vacations. Being worried the whole time you're somewhere could detract from the overall trip, which would defeat the purpose of it.

 

Just keep your head on a swivel at the airport, but once you get to the resort, you should be fine.

 

Correct.

 

Going to Cancun would actually take you further away from the troubled areas near the border than staying in Houston.

Of course you should look up what the State Dept says and if you still feel uncomfortable, even though everybody assures you its safe, what's the point of going if you will be nervous during your vacation? Refund it and go somewhere else.

 

I believe Cancun is the southern-most city in the United States of America.

 

Well...maybe some cities in Hawai'i are actually closer to the equator...

 

The problem areas are border cities like Juarez and Tijuana, and of course the state of Sinaloa and the region b/w Sinaloa and the US (Durango, Coahuila). Cancun is safe - it's well out of the way of the narco's turf

 

We're thinking of going (Isla Mujeres, right off Cancun Coast) in a couple of months, and have the same concerns, somewhat greater in the sense it's less populated, somewhat less in that it's more isolated. I know it's mostly border related where all the trouble has been, but more and more reports are talking about it spilling into other areas, and Cancun has been mentioned a couple of times. that said, most reports say what others here are saying, just be smart, and if you're in the resort areas and not wandering alone in the middle of the night, you should be ok.

Still, I was planning on taking kids, and like others also said, if you have to worry about crime the whole time you're there, takes a bit away from being on "vacation."

We're still undecided.

 

I thought that the border towns were the only really dangerous places

 

it's really the border towns, as has been mentioned, that is any cause for concern. the whole yucatan penninsula is one of the safest parts of mexico.

 

You should be okay. The drug cartels are not targeting tourists but a tourist can be in the wrong place at the wrong time so just stay on the resort.

 

I do not think it is a big problem. We (wife, 2 kids, and me) are going to Akumal in June, which involves driving a rental car 75 minutes from Cancun. We have been going there for years and we have not experienced any problems other than a shakedown by police on the highway for supposedly speeding.

I would be worried about the border areas.

 

Go. You'll be fine.

 

Two words: Chilly Willy's.

 

you should watch Locked Up Abroad, you'll feel so much safer.

 

LOL winner!