5 Scams you need to know about before going to Costa Maya on a cruise!

Costa Maya is a beautiful cruise port. However, there are several scams going on that cruisers need to be aware of. In this video, we cover the top 5 scams you need to know about when visiting Costa Maya.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:14 - Scam 1
1:49 - Scam 2
3:15 - Sacm 3
4:26 - Scam 4
5:45 - Scam 5

[@helciobmello]

What a great idea to take a picture of the menu! I never thought I'd have to worry about that, though. Thanks for sharing that.

[@amysturnkeytravel]

You're so welcome. We thought it was ingenious as well, when we heard it 🙂

[@jesseehelbert1415]

This just happened to me 3 days ago! My family wanted to go to Big Momma's - the taxi driver told us it was $30 per person & gave us the name of our waiter.
We rolled up to a place that we later found out wasn't Big Momma's. I discussed the $30 per person with my waiter who said we were at a free beach.
We enjoyed our day. Lucky for me, I returned to port & I saw the man. I confronted him and got loud - he quickly gave me my $90 back. Thank you for making this video to warn others. I consider myself a well traveled woman - they tried to get me but didn't succeed.

[@amysturnkeytravel]

I'm so sorry you had to deal with this there. However, it is amazingly awesome that you stood of for yourself and got your money back! We love cruising and traveling and just want to help everyone have the best vacations possible by making travel simple. I hate that this video ended up being a reality for you, but thank you for verifying the information for everyone. 😊 Sounds like you have your wits about you, so I'm sure you'll do great wherever your next adventure leads you! Safe travels Jesse.

[@shayj5124]

You did the right thing by confronting the scammer. Always threaten to tell the police and they will give you your money back.

[@KSalzman]

Take a picture of your cab and driver before you leave any port as you may need it later, and it helps keep people honest. Most drivers smile and will show their ID for the photo. We were scammed at Big Mamas, we paid the waiter then later the owner appeared and said we needed to pay him. Waiter was no longer around. Never going back to Big Mamas.

[@amysturnkeytravel]

Great idea on the pic of the driver! And man I'm so sorry you were scammed at Big Momma's. Seems like they are in on quite a few of thesez unfortunately.
Thanks for sharing that so others can know what to look out for as well!

[@teresayates8274]

I have never vacationed out side of the US and I never will. We have 50 states and amazing sights.

[@amysturnkeytravel]

Our beautiful states are amazing and all unique. And we're so glad you enjoy visiting them all.
However, there are so many other beautiful and unique places as well. With beautiful people, cultures, and experiences.
Unfortunately, there are bad people everywhere and things like this could happen here also.
Wherever you choose to vacation, just be smart and have a great time 😊

[@shayj5124]

Research the videos that reveal the scams in American tourists traps.

[@jobee1]

The United States is beautiful and I’ve traveled to every one of them but I’ve also traveled to other countries and learned so many things as a results. Did you know Canada has a wine country? It’s beautiful and they make ice wine there. Amazing. I’ve seen Mayan ruins in Mexico and gazed at the fjords in Norway while the aurora sparkled in the sky. I’ve visited Poland and saw Auschwitz and learned about intolerance and genocide and was humbled by the horror I saw and I learned how to understand and accept people who have different ideologies than myself. I’ve stood in the ocean in Sweden and watched the waves of two seas slap up against each other. I’ve watched the sun set over Mt. Vesuvius and pondered how the ancients felt that day it erupted. I’ve had so many experiences from my travels and met so many wonderful people from all walks of life. I’ve also encountered some bad but I’ve encountered more of that right here at home in the US. I don’t want to get to the end of my life and say, well I played it safe and never took chances so nothing bad happened. Get out and live my friend.

[@lindsR]

I was recently in costa maya. I was looking at some jewelry and was told it was 14k. I knew something was up because the weight was off. I looked inside of it and it was 925 which i knew to be sterling silver. I often wonder how many people the trick with this.

[@amysturnkeytravel]

Grrr! 😠 Man, that's frustrating! So glad you knew better and didn't get taken advantage of! Thanks for sharing your experience here so others don't get ripped off. 😊

[@aggieguy93]

I'm not a fan of Costa Maya, I will basically go to Maya Chan and that's it.

[@amysturnkeytravel]

Understandable. We do like the port area for the 2 free pools, the aviary, and the dolphins (free spectating lol). But onces you've done those a few times, there isn't much else there. We just didn't the ruins and that was neat. But running out of things at that port quickly. It is nice to have a relaxing resort to retreat to.