Hurricane Delta

I've been through a cat 4 hurricane. Definitely hair raising and dangerous, but almost always less than the panic porn industry pushes. Wonderful of the authorities to have and execute a plan to keep everyone safe.
Also happy to see some reports that most of the damage is superficial and excited to get back down there in a few weeks

 

Hello Steve - We're newbies, one visit to TTR in April 2019. LOVED it. BUT we goofed - didn't go on the Boobs Cruise. What a mistake!

Reading this post about the hurricane brings up questions: Did people not have time to book flights to get out of there? Or did they wait til' the last minute? As a former first responder, I/we like to plan for circumstances like these. If it could be avoided, I personally would like to get out of there for: a) Our own safety b) avoid the panic that can come from 'escaping' groups of people, and having been in those shoes I don't like to be a burden to first responders, shelters, etc.

You live there, have seen plenty of theses, what would your advice be to TTR visitors who encounter a situation such as this?

Thanks!

 

Was there many years ago during a hurricane and got stuff in another hotel for 4 nights
After much complaining Virgin gave us free return flights to anywhere in the world, booked Cancun again haha

 

Now THAT’s the way to turn lemons into lemonade!

 

We were there - they made the announcement about having to evacuate us to an elementary school inland just before kicking off the party at Bash. After that announcement, we all started working on finding flights out the next day which proved to be almost impossible. We were fortunate to find seats on a flight out Tuesday night as the storm was coming in. We were the last flight out of Cancun on Tuesday night that left around 8:45 PM or so after many delays. We were supposed to come home today (Thursday) but didn’t want to risk it. Some friends of ours did not make it out and sent photos from the school they were sheltered in and sounds like they were well taken care of by the resort staff and playmakers. Props to the resort and staff for being so prepared. We watched them tear everything down and put everything away through the day on Tuesday before we left for the airport. It was weird to see the pool completely empty of people and all furniture, speakers and tables all gone at Bash, etc. Strange feeling for sure but they definitely got the resort hurricane ready. The staff there, as always, was amazing through this - so positive. Thankful it weakened before landfall and able to reopen so quickly! Can’t wait to get back next year and get a full vacation in. 2020 strikes again!

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Hope everything is ok im 2 weeks out from getting too my home away from home takecare

 

I’m arrived today. There is a little bit of cosmetic damage at the resort, but nothing major. Within Cancun, there is several large trees that have fallen, some electrical lines are down, and all of the billboards are gone, except for the frames.

As for the resort, it is going strong. The pool was a visual wonderland. The partying is nonstop. TTR is back to normal in one day.

 

Capebeachbum in Cancuncare. They are fantastic people!

 

Yes, Wilma (2005) was a bitch and remnants from it can still be seen around town if you know what to look for.