# Is Cancun a fun place to vacation this time of year...? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 18, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240 "2021-02-18T17:30:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/1 "2021-02-18T17:30:05Z")
Is Cancun the fun spot to vacation this time of year that it used to be? I remember years ago, it was fun and a bargain… but now it seems to be the place where the Uber Rich with money to burn go to hob-nob while leaving the “Hoi polloi” back in their grubby shacks. Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/2 "2021-02-18T17:42:14Z")
Well, it’s endorsed by at least one Senator that I know of. But I suspect that you do, too. ---
**Author:** ![Krispy\_Original](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ec9cab/32.png) [@Krispy\_Original](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krispy_Original)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/3 "2021-02-18T17:50:21Z")
Yeah a really proud moment for a MAGA leader. Jet off to Cancun while your state is in crisis. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/4 "2021-02-18T17:58:02Z")
Perhaps I’m just jealous of the class and high art of such high society? Surely such exhibits of wealth and extravagance must be of public interest to more than just me. Oh, the beautiful hotels, the exciting dance clubs, the exquisite dining with food fit for a king! You know I heard years ago that every single hotel in Cancun had their very own water filtration system to make sure to no guest ever suffers from what people in the 60s used to call “Montezuma’s Revenge”. That might be just a rumor though. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/5 "2021-02-18T19:02:49Z")
Dinesh D’Souza and Erick Erickson thought they were defending him by saying that there wasn’t much he could do during the crisis, anyway. D’Souza went so far as to say that at least he wasn’t using up power and water by being out of state. In the meantime, the unnamed Senator’s former election opponent and his staff have helped at least 100,000 who were without power, water, and food. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/6 "2021-02-18T19:08:12Z")
That’s needs to be on the 2024 campaign against Cruz " desouza and erikson say Cruz cant do much in a crisis" ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/7 "2021-02-18T19:09:38Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > In the meantime, the unnamed Senator’s former election opponent and his staff have helped at least 100,000 who were without power, water, and food. That just proves they are stupid. A smart person has a lot of money, and can go somewhere nice to get room service and a spa treatment. Anyway, this just proves that Government is terrible, so the Republicans were right all along. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/8 "2021-02-18T20:04:59Z")
There are plenty of ordinary vacationers going to Cancun every day. Lots of whom are there to escape COVID. Or at least their awareness of COVID. With enough magical thinking they just take off their masks and their worries and act like there’s no such thing in the world. Along with 40,000 other people from all over the world at the same resorts doing the same thing for the same reasons. Lubricated with the usual copious amounts of booze. Can you say “super spreader?” I thought you could. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/9 "2021-02-18T20:14:30Z")
> [@](#): > > Cruz’s office released a written statement. It reads in its entirety: > > "This has been an infuriating week for Texans. The greatest state in the greatest country in the world has been without power. We have food lines, gas lines, and people sleeping at the neighbors’ houses. Our homes are freezing and our lights are out. Like millions of Texans, our family lost heat and power too. > > “With school cancelled for the week, our girls asked to take a trip with friends. Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon. My staff and I are in constant communication with state and local leaders to get to the bottom of what happened in Texas. We want our power back, our water on, and our homes warm. My team and I will continue using all our resources to keep Texans informed and safe.” Well, that clears _that_ up. > **[Cancun Cruz: Texas senator feels the heat over ill-timed Mexico trip](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/cancun-cruz-texas-senator-feels-heat-over-apparent-mexico-trip-n1258263)** > > The Republican senator is about to face a whole lot of questions about his judgment, and he'll likely find them difficult to answer. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/10 "2021-02-18T20:27:42Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > “With school cancelled for the week, our girls asked to take a trip with friends. Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon." Remember [all the Republican conniption fits when Obama sent his daughters on yearly vacations to nice places](https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/rep-king-r-ia-criticizes-obama-girls-vacation-220120129--politics.html), without accompanying them? Wonder how many of those complainers will be defending the Cruz family here. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/11 "2021-02-18T20:34:31Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Wonder how many of those complainers will be defending the Cruz family here. Oh, that’s easy! Draw a circle and inside of it write “People who complained about Obama”. Now, draw a circle and inside of it write “People who are defending Senator Ted Cruz”. Now, draw a circle and inside of it write “People who are close-minded GOP Assholes”. See how neatly they all fit inside of each other…? I’ll be back to the thread in an hour as my favorite Mexican-American movie is on: “Ted Cruz: The Legend of Zerro…!” ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/12 "2021-02-18T20:38:36Z")
> [@MSNBC](#): > > “With school cancelled for the week, our girls asked to take a trip with friends. Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon. Wow! That better be the truth or he put his daughters in a very troublesome moral quandary. And even if it is the truth, he should have shielded them by taking the blame himself. Of course, that’s a lot to expect. We know Cruz doesn’t stand up for family, as we saw with the way he sucked up to Trump after Trump insulted his wife. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/13 "2021-02-18T21:07:35Z")
Hiding behind kids !? That’s right out of “The Dead Zone”… ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/14 "2021-02-18T21:11:06Z")
Too bad Cruz’s excuses were bs. He left with a packed suitcase — for a turnaround trip? His wife was with the girls – she needs a chaperone, too? He bought his return ticket at 6:00 am today – his previous return ticket was for Saturday? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/15 "2021-02-18T21:14:31Z")
The most incredible thing is that he is so entitled that he apparently had no idea how bad this would look. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/16 "2021-02-18T21:19:11Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Too bad Cruz’s excuses were bs. He left with a packed suitcase — for a turnaround trip? His wife was with the girls – she needs a chaperone, too? He bought his return ticket at 6:00 am today – his previous return ticket was for Saturday? \< Busted! \> ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/17 "2021-02-18T21:20:32Z")
And, doubling down on the decision to go – “I did it to be a good dad” – rather than ever possibly admitting, “in retrospect, I shouldn’t have left the state at this moment of crisis, in the first place.” I’m sure that many of his constituents wish that they could fly to Cancun right now, too. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/18 "2021-02-18T21:47:10Z")
He owes the people of Texas NOTHING!!! ---
**Author:** ![FriendlyCurmudgeon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friendlycurmudgeon/32/5786_2.png) [@FriendlyCurmudgeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriendlyCurmudgeon)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/19 "2021-02-18T22:02:25Z")
Politicians up here got lambasted for [going on vacation last Christmas](https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/growing-list-of-canadian-politicians-caught-travelling-abroad-despite-pandemic-1.5251039) while they were telling all the rest of us to stay home or else. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240/20 "2021-02-18T22:32:36Z")
Well the Ooze is on the other foot then, isn’t it…? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240.md?page=2)