My Bag And Drag Experience Last Sat

[cobra269]

Flew SW into Cancun. Landed at 11:10 am and at the gate at 11:20. Our group of three where one of the last to get all our bags from the plane. Prearranged transfer with Canadian Transfer. $60 USD plus another 3 for drinks. Cleared customs - all green lights - and met outside with a representative that took us to our driver. Left Airport around noon headed for Playa and the ferry.

Arrive drop-off point at Playa a little before 1 pm. Would not have made the 1 pm ferry if we hadn't hired the 2 guys with the trikes at $5 a piece. While I got the ferry tickets my wife and daughter were transported to the ferry with their luggage where I followed in a few minutes. In fact when they were changing the sign to 3 pm for the next ferry when we arrived. Made it by a minute or so. Arrive Cozumel at 1:45 pm. Smooth crossing.

Recap. SW tickets round trip 27,000 pts plus $103 each from Huntsville to Cancun with no additional luggage fees. We choose Early Bird check end which added $30 per ticket. $73 for Canadian Transfer which included tip. Ferry 162 Pesos pp about $9.50 USD.

If we repeat the same process for our return it ends up costing for a family of three $430.50. Keep in mind without Early Bird check-in with SW this figure would be $90 lower.

Well worth the Bag and Drag this time since we had the SW points.

 

[mmmbelows]

Have avoided it for two decades so far. Haven't ruled it out as an option some day, but keeping fingers crossed to keep avoiding it. However with a bigger family I can see the bigger financial incentive that it makes it more tempting.

 

[cvchief]

Its easy peasy. My van guy is about 600 pesos.

 

[Ron Lee]

The CUN to Playa del Carmen to Cozumel option is easy. If your once a day flight to Cozumel is missed, keep the Cancun option open.

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[DeputyDan]

We did the drag thingy once and it really was not an issue.

 

[Lorenzoid]

I have not found the so-called "bag drag" to be an inconvenience. A cold cerveza makes the van or bus ride go by quickly, and we actually look forward to grabbing lunch in Playa before the ferry. And I like ferries. I guess to some it's a drag, and to others it's just part of the whole experience. Mexico is easy and fun. Now, dragging my dive bag around the streets of Indonesian Borneo and on little death-trap ferries--that was not easy or fun.

 

[cobra269]

Correction: We drive the night before to Nashville in order to fly SW in the AM. Add another $160 to the total. This is the hotel with 21 days parking. Sorry about the confusion.

 

[gopbroek]

Its easy peasy. My van guy is about 600 pesos.

Chief can you send me your van guys #, last time I went down after work on a Saturday the ADO driver managed to take 1:20 to Playa so I didn't get in until around 11PM. How much lead time does he need?

 

[mediumone]

Arrive drop-off point at Playa a little before 1 pm. Would not have made the 1 pm ferry if we hadn't hired the 2 guys with the trikes at $5 a piece. While I got the ferry tickets my wife and daughter were transported to the ferry with their luggage where I followed in a few minutes. In fact when they were changing the sign to 3 pm for the next ferry when we arrived. Made it by a minute or so. Arrive Cozumel at 1:45 pm. Smooth crossing.

You would have had the option of sailing on one of the other ferries before waiting for two hours.

 

[Caribnsol]

Hope your trip was good. Did Cancun on SW in January, myself and gf. 30K pts & $130 round trip for both of us. luv SW. Wreck & reef drift dive, saw lots of eagle rays.