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Xcaret Ferry Boat to Cozumel Plans Proceed.  Will Cozumel Have a Third Ferry Company Again?

For some time now the Xcaret Consortium has been seeking permission to operate a maritime route between Cozumel and Playa del Carmen, similar to the operations that they have already set up between Cancun and Isla Mujeres.

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The Cozumel Director of Apiqroo (who oversees the Cozumel ports) has confirmed that Xcaret intends to begin operations this calendar year, and that Grupo Xcaret has already applied for permission for a ticket sales booth on Cozumel’s fiscal pier.

 

The Xcaret ferries would fill the space left by by Barcos Caribe (Impulsora Marítima de Quintana Roo y del Caribe, S.A. de C.V), which was suspended by the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT) on March 11, 2018.

 

Back in 2021 Miguel Quintana Pali, who heads up Grupo Xcaret,  made the announcement of the intention to venture into to Cozumel, and the company has gone so far as to purchase 3 new vessels, what a capacity of 350 passengers each.

Cozumel is currently serviced by two ferry companies –  Golfo Transportaciones (Winjet) and Naviera Magna (Ultramar).

 

 

Siguen adelante los planes de Xcaret para un ferry a Cozumel. ¿Contará Cozumel de nuevo con una tercera compañía de ferries?

Desde hace algún tiempo el Consorcio Xcaret ha estado intentando obtener autorización para operar una ruta marítima entre Cozumel y Playa del Carmen, similar a las operaciones que ya han establecido entre Cancún e Isla Mujeres.

El director de la Apiqroo de Cozumel (a cargo de supervisar los puertos cozumeleños) ha confirmado que Xcaret pretende iniciar sus operaciones este año calendario, y que Grupo Xcaret ya ha solicitado permiso para instalar una caseta de venta de boletos en el muelle fiscal de Cozumel.

 

Los ferries de Xcaret ocuparían el espacio dejado por Barcos Caribe (Impulsora Marítima de Quintana Roo y del Caribe, S.A. de C.V), que fuera suspendida por la Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) el 11 de marzo de 2018.

 

Enn 2021, Miguel Quintana Pali, quien encabeza Grupo Xcaret, anunció la intención de incursionar en Cozumel, y la empresa ya adquirió 3 s embarcaciones nuevas, con una capacidad de 350 pasajeros cada una.

 

En la actualidad, Cozumel cuenta con dos compañías de ferry: Golfo Transportaciones (Winjet) y Naviera Magna (Ultramar).

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An ex-Connecticut Yankee who has called Cozumel home for over 18 years, Laura ran away to the Caribbean years ago, bumped around the islands teaching SCUBA diving, lost some time in Jamaica, and finally stopped in Cozumel for a 2 week vacation that hasn’t ended yet. With a degree in Journalism from a fancy private college she convinced her parents to pay for, Laura writes, edits, and creates the weekly Cozumel 4 You news, social media, and promotional articles about the island, as well as moderates the Cozumel 4 You Facebook group, which currently has over 25,000 members. Her long suffering husband, Fabian, has long since resigned himself to having zero private life, as he’s been involved in her various schemes and plots since his arrival. Proud parents to a variety of rescue dogs and cats, Laura continues to be the bane of her traditional Mexican mother-in-law’s existence, as she muses her way through life in the Mexican Caribbean. ______________________________ Una ex yanqui de Connecticut quien llama hogar a Cozumel desde hace más de 15 años. Laura escapó al Caribe hace años, desplazándose de una isla a otra dando clases de BUCEO. Se dedicó a perder el tiempo en Jamaica y finalmente se detuvo en Cozumel para pasar unas vacaciones de 2 semanas que aún no terminan. Convenciendo a sus padres que pagaran una elegante universidad privada, obtuvo su título en Periodismo y Laura crea semanalmente Cozumel 4You, medios sociales y artículos promocionales sobre la Isla y también es moderadora en el grupo Cozumel 4 You en Facebook que actualmente cuenta con 25,000 miembros. Fabián, s umuy tolerante marido, desde hace mucho tiempo se resignó a no tener vida privada, pues se ha visto implicado en los diversos proyectos y planes que urde Laura. Son orgullosos padres de diversos perros y gatos rescatados. Mientras contempla su paso a través de la vida en el Caribe mexicano, Laura continúa siendo la pesadilla en la existencia de su muy tradicional suegra mexicana.

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