Before Miss Linda and I got together, my idea of a vacation was to fly down to Vegas for about 3 days. Once we were married, we flew down to the Mayan Riviera about 6 times on one of the All Inclusive Vacations. It's really not that pricey. We planned one event every other day with a day off just relaxing around the pool. Had a fantastic time. Every one was concerned about the crime and killings, but we just stayed away from the bars and lounges (that's where the trouble is), and never had a single problem. Haven't been down for the last 10 years, and it seems there's more trouble there now, but we'll be going again in a year or two. There's really some fantastic things to see down there, and it sooooooo relaxing. The Mayans are unbelievably friendly.
Now we never went near Cancun, just stayed on the ocean about 45 minutes south of there.
Gary