Originally Posted by
Delta1067
Crime is almost non existent in the hotel zone. Cancun is very dependent on tourism and there are extreme punishments for even petty crimes. The local thugs know it and it's a huge deterrent that very effectively minimizes and prevents crime. Are there isolated incidents? Of course, but overall I find CUN to be an extremely safe layover and I have adventured all over that place at all hours of the night including downtown. Never a worry or nervous moment.
Doesn't effect airline crews, but my last family vacation to CUN the Hotel manager said the price we PAID in the US was not enough and we would have to pay more to him, or the Hotel would not honor our reservation. After my wife drank two $8 bottles of water and fed our kid a third, I jumped on the next flight out of there, gave her $500 and told her to go vacation in the mall, I was done with Mexico.