They call it the "First Day Curse" for a reason. Even experienced drinkers like me can find myself traveling down that path after the much anticipated wait and build up to TTR or wait...maybe its just all the sexiness?
There was one time we were at TTR and some of our friends who are members requested a bottle of Crown Royal be in their room before they got there. The bottle of Crown was there as requested and sealed with the typical plastic. He opened it and smelled it, and had me smell as well. Crown has a distinct odor to it. I always know Crown Royal when I smell it. This actually smelled like Texas Royal Crown or Southern Royal Crown (both are made by the same company in Canada).... Anyways, our friends did not drink it I don't think. That is probably the only time something was questionable. I am sure it was still good alcohol though but my friend likes real Crown only.
Looking at the article I have one question... they were doing shots in the pool with a group of people.... did no one notice the girl face down in the pool???? Or see the brother fall and hit his head? No matter what caused it for the girl, there is no way she should have been able to float around in the pool and drown. Yeah, we all heard of drinks being spiked. At TTR by a couple of guys wanting someone's wife, people out on the Pirates Cruise, and at other resorts. You have to be aware of your surroundings wherever you go. I remember one year that a coupe of us grabber a dude so drunk he was almost passed out at the City and brought him back to the resort. We didn't know him but saw that he had our wrist band so we brought him home. Had we not, who knows what could have happen to him. Four years ago some folks brought back a throwing up really drunk dude from the G-Spot. Next morning he was claiming that everyone stole his camera. SMH... Drink, have fun, but hang with friends that have your back. We at TTR are fanatics about that. So much so that we had a party in Connecticut one year and someone's friend that hadn't been to TTR (BBG at the time) came along. She got drunk and we wouldn't leave her with this guy she just met. She was cussing us up one side and down the other. Getting pushy and everything. But we didn't leave her.. But boy was she pissed at us. Jamie
So where was the husband when a couple of guys were actively spiking the wife's drink? What goes through folk's minds?
They were spiking the husbands drink to get him out of the way.. She took him back to the room and stayed there. Jamie
While I believe it is important to be aware of your circumstances, I don't believe any reasonable business owner would ever tolerate an employee or customer spiking a drink. Reputable places train their staff to be wary of this kind of behavior and try to protect their guests. A bad experience can be a business killer, and most proprietors don't want that kind of reputation. As for week or strong drinks, I doubt that they purposely water down drinks, especially when the bartenders will gladly make it a strong pour or short pour upon request. I think the variance in strength has more to do with a busy bartender making an error on his pour count. All that being said, "drink responsibly" applies even when your not driving. There are people every where that will take advantage of situations and you are your best protection.
Yet you won hear anything about this part. Or about tho this happens in every country including the US and it is the personal responsibility to beware of your surroundings.
Is it really 14 million? I always wonder about those statistics. Maybe its really 7 million, who do 2 trips a year. Or 4.6 million who did 3 trips to Cancun in 2016, like we did. When they tabulate the annual visits, do they account for multiple visits by the same passport number? Or do they inflate the number by counting every single visit? (It is Friday in the middle of July, and my mind is on vacation)
