I think you probably experienced the same thing we did on our first trip this last September. Probably just a rite of passage that alot of first timers experience. I like to think that we are pretty friendly folks, but have to admit feeling a bit out of place at times. I think it had more to do with us than the people at the resort. We seemed to get more comfortable towards the end of our stay, and met some really nice people while we were there, but we didn't feel like we knew anyone well enough to 'hang out' in the evenings. Like you said, seems like many there already knew each other and hung out in groups, and it felt awkward to join in....but I can be a bit on the shy/reserved side. We still had a great time though. We'll probably head back again and see if things feel different the second time around. Danno
That is too bad. We go in January and so far we have met some pretty fun people each time. I sure hope that this 3rd trip is just as fun as the last two...going with just the two of us but hope to meet lots of new friends. Don't give up....we are both kind of shy but we always manage to meet people almost immediately. It must have been an off week.
Might have just been a bad time. Dec. isn't usually known as too active month at the resort or any resort. In between Thanksgiving and Christmas people don't have much time to get away usually. Was Chinos there????
The first trip we had to BBG/TTR was kinda like yours, except with a flight change (we got to the counter 5min late and couldn't board our flight, got rerouted to AeroMexico), lost luggage, and didn't get ot the resort until about 9pm or so. After that horrible mess (and after our luggage arrived at the resort just befor enoon the next day), we met one guy from Pittsburg that was really cool, and chatted up a couple of guys from the UK briefly, but for the most part we were by ourselves. The wife got a lot of compliments for a couple days after winning the lingere contest, but other than that we didn't really "meet" people like everyone else seemed to. We thought the staff was very friendly, Chinos was insane, and that made it a good trip. It was good enough that we went back not even three months later. The next trip, knowing what was in store for us, was significantly better and we met a lot of people there. I say try it again. Now that you know what the resort it like, you should have a better time.
Great Time We were there the second week of December as well. It was our first time at TTR. We have been to several vacation spots around the caribean (adults only as well) and we always say we would go back to them. When talking about TTR, we say that we HAVE to go back. We got there late afternoon on a Monday. By Thursday night, when we went to dinner, we noticed that we knew just about everyone in the restaurant. On Sunday, I realized I hadn't broken out the video camera yet. I brought it out at around 10am and walked around trying to get as much footage to remember the grounds by. I felt like I was doing a documentary because everywhere we went, we saw people that we had met during the week and I interviewed them. The reason we HAVE to go back is because of the staff and the people we met and how easy it was to meet and get to know them.
We were there Dec 3rd thru 8th, we had a blast!!! We had met several people on here and they all turned out to be even nicer and more fun than we could ever imagine:icon_lol: we continued to meet new people every day at the sexy pool...if you wanted to join in the fun group we had going on, we made sure you felt welcomed..:aktion031: We travel alot and I have told everyone this was our favorite vacation, the people were GREAT! Like Scrufty said, your holiday is what you make it....love ya Scrufty:aktion030:
The first time that we went, CancunCare was relatively new. Avatars with pics were few (if they even existed-don’t remember). We talked to several people on the forum that were going at the same time as us, but without pics it was impossible to meet up. After spending two days in the pool just people watching, I gathered up the courage to walk up and start conversations. The first several must have thought that I was either crazy or that we were swingers hitting on them. We finally met a couple that have been close friends ever since. My advice. Try to get to know as many people that are going the same as you BEFORE you get there (and get pics). Don’t be shy. Join in. Talk to strangers. Have fun.
You really should give it another try... keep current with this board and especially who will be there the week you'll be. We've been there by ourselves and have walked up to people and asked... aren't you on the cancuncare board?? it's a great icebreaker. We have met alot of couples and singles that way and in fact are returning to TTR with 8+ couples who we've met these last couple of years.
Based on our experience as "virgins" last May, the only way to get to know people is to say hello! We were kinda on our own for the first few hours but then I decided to have Jose make us shots. Rather than make us only 2, we had him make about 8 and just started calling people over to take them with us. It broke the ice. The rest of the trip was a fantastic but blurry time.
I've been 5 times and every time it was awesome, except 1 year. Seems after the name change(from BBG to Temptation) the place was a sausage fest for a while, meaning 80% guys and 20% gals. But last year year things seem back to normal and met tons of fun people
