Here’s a couple of live webcams from Cancun’s Hotel Zone which show how the current sargassum situation is affecting beaches in that location. The first is from the beach area by Punta Cancun which is in front of the Krystal resort properties and Hyatt Ziva Cancun at the very end (I believe this webcam is from the Park Royal property).
For those families waiting for Dreams Grand Island to open, you will have to wait until at least September 2025.
Hyatt has decided to rename several existing resorts since purchasing Playa Resorts last week. Here is the short list of those affected in Mexico’s Cancun and Riviera Maya areas: Continue reading
It’s been a long time coming with many animal activists/animal rights groups campaigning for the dolphin pool closure at the Barcelo Maya Grand resort, and finally it has occurred.
Since I will be staying at an Iberostar mega-resort this summer, I’ve been doing my initial research of this property and came across some newer information about Iberostar resort policies and procedures which may be important to other vacationers as well.
Someone brought this to my attention so I thought I would bring it to yours just in case you don’t know…Riu Cancun has changed from a family-friendly resort to an adults-only property; that change occurred Dec. 24, 2024. That means there are two adults-only Riu’s right next to one another in Cancun’s Hotel Zone, and three total in the Hotel Zone’s entirety–Riu Cancun, Riu Palace Las Americas, and Riu Palace Kukulkan.
I debated whether or not to post this, but as long as there are numerous reportings of this incident at an all-inclusive resort I thought it needed to be shared.
Take a look at the video below done by Luxscape and see what new resorts will be opening in Mexico during 2025 and 2026…the beginning of the video covers Cabo, so go to 2:58 in the video to see some of the new ones in the Cancun/Riviera part of Mexico.
Better hurry and get in your last resort stay at Hyatt Zilara Cancun…it’s scheduled to close for a complete renovation.
While some Tren Maya sections are still being worked on, the section between the Cancun airport and the famous Chichén Itzá ruins is finished and already taking international visitors and locals to this well know destination.