A Royal Romance
Posted by admin in News from Royal Resorts on February 8th, 2010
Love is in the air at Royal Resorts this February with a variety of Valentine’s Day events planned for you and the one you love.
Start your day by sharing some Spa magic. The Spas at The Royal Sands and The Royal Haciendas are both offering relaxing Valentine’s Day specials. Let the Spa at The Royal Sands pamper you with a private Jacuzzi session, a relaxing massage, sparkling wine and chocolate-covered strawberries, while the Spa at The Royal Haciendas has two options for members and guests. You can choose an exfoliation with rose petals or champagne and a relaxing massage or a massage in the privacy of your villa with a bottle of wine for you to toast your love. Both Spa specials cost $290 US, for more details and reservations, please contact the Spa at spa@royalresorts.com or call Ext. 179 upon arrival at your resort.
Celebrate your love with a romantic night out at one of the Royal Resorts restaurants. El Conquistador, Captain’s Cove and Hacienda Sisal are all offering special menus and Los Murales, the new restaurant at The Royal Haciendas is an enchanting setting for a unforgettable evening.
And for something really special, how about dining by candlelight on the beach? Enjoy a tempting menu; feel the sand between your toes and let the sound of the waves and the glimmer of the stars cast their spell. The Royal Sands, The Royal Mayan, The Royal Islander and La Palapa del Sol at The Royal Haciendas are offering Valentine’s Day Dinners on the beach with a set menu and live music. For more information on Valentine’s Day dining choices at Royal Resorts and reservations, you can contact restaurants@royalresorts.com or call the Restaurant Reservations Center at Ext. 165 upon arrival at your resort.
Of course, a Romantic Dinner on the beach can be arranged all year round at your resort and for any special occasion, whether it be an anniversary, birthday, an engagement or just because…In fact, we will shortly be hearing from one couple who celebrated their engagement with a Valentine’s Day dinner on the shores of the Caribbean.
Say the magic words “I love you” with flowers. You can order a variety of bouquets and floral arrangements from The Royal Market while you are staying at Royal Resorts, and why not pick up a bottle of bubbly or some chocolates to go with them? An alternative is to use the convenient online order service at www.royalresorts.com You can give flowers, fruit baskets, wine, cakes and even grocery store gift certificates to members and guests staying at all six Royal Resorts in Cancún and the Riviera Maya and staff at The Royal Market will deliver them to their villa.
Cupid comes a calling at La Paloma Gift Shop in The Royal Sands and The Royal Caribbean with a Valentine’s Day gift when you spend more than $500, $750 or $1,000 pesos at the stores.
Finally, with all this talk of romance, there is a chance that someone somewhere may pop the question. After the initial euphoria and congratulations, thoughts will inevitably turn to the choice of wedding venue and what better place to celebrate the most important day of your lives than the Mexican Caribbean and Royal Resorts? Our Special Events Team will help you plan the wedding of your dreams, taking care of every little detail so that you can enjoy the captivating setting with your family and friends. For more information on our wedding and special events services contact specialevents@royalresorts.com
Super Bowl Sunday
Posted by admin in News from Royal Resorts on February 5th, 2010
NFL fans staying at Royal Resorts won’t want to miss out on our Super Bowl Parties this Sunday. You can watch the game at Sidelines and La Cabaña bars in The Royal Sands and The Royal Caribbean, respectively, at Pancho & Willy’s Bar next to Captain’s Cove and in La Rotonda Bar at The Royal Haciendas. Order from the Super Bowl snack menu, check out the drinks specials and even purchase a Super Bowl t-shirt.
Have fun, cheer the players and may the best team win!
The Beach is Back!
Posted by admin in News from Royal Resorts on January 26th, 2010
We are sure that you have been avidly following our beach restoration coverage on this website and on www.royalresortsnews.com and as the Cancún project wraps up at the end of this month, we wanted to share some additional photos with you.
The beaches at The Royal Sands, The Royal Mayan, The Royal Caribbean and The Royal Islander have been completely restored and palapas and sun loungers have been reinstalled, ready and waiting for your next trip.
The global interest in this project has been immense and the Mexican Tourist Board has been proudly showing off Cancún’s pearly white beaches at the FITUR Travel Show in Madrid, Spain (January 18 - 22).
Cancún Beach Restoration Fast Facts
* 12 kilometers of beach restored from Punta Cancún to Punta Nizuc
* 4.5 kilometers of beach in Playa del Carmen
* Approximately 6.3 million cubic meters of sand were dredged from two sand banks - La Ollita near Isla Mujeres and Punta Norte off the coast of Cozumel - and pumped on to the Cancún shoreline.
* The Cancún portion of the project cost $650 million Mexican pesos
* Restoration was carried out by Mexicana de Dragados S.A. de C.V., an affiliate of Belgian company Jan de Nul, and coordinated by the Mexican Electricity Board (CFE).
* Two dredgers worked round the clock to restore Cancún’s beaches.
* Work advanced at a pace of 100 meters a day.
* A concrete barrier was erected between Punta Cancún and the Golondrinas Islet. Over 300 meters long and comprised of more than 13,830 concrete blocks weighing approximately 16,245 tons, the sea wall will help to reduce coastal erosion and sand loss.
* A 10-year monitoring and maintenance project is also planned.
* Sand pumping began in Cancún on November 1 and by December 16, beach project engineers had already reached The Royal Sands.
* Work started at The Royal Mayan on January 6 and was completed at The Royal Islander on January 14. Once the 12-meter-long pipes and heavy equipment were moved further south, resort staff reopened all the beach entrances.
* With only 400 meters of shoreline to restore, the Cancún project will be finished by the end of January and work is well underway in Playa del Carmen.
* Mexican President Felipe Calderón is expected to visit the area in February to inspect the beaches.
Beach Restoration Completed at The Royal Islander
Posted by jgreen in News from Royal Resorts on January 14th, 2010
January 14, Beach restoration has now been completed at The Royal Islander and project engineers are moving heavy equipment further south along the shoreline, although the pipeline in front of The Royal Mayan and The Royal Caribbean has still to be dismantled.
There is access to the beach from The Royal Mayan, The Royal Caribbean and The Royal Islander. The installation of beach palapas has finished at The Royal Mayan and will continue at The Royal Caribbean on Friday. Shade umbrellas will be available at The Royal Islander until all machinery has moved out of the area.
Overall, beach restoration is 91% complete with work now underway in the Playa Delfines area. Edgar Ordoñez Durán, the Project Coordinator indicated that it will take another 10 days to restore the remaining stretch of shore. He also mentioned that the concrete wall erected between Punta Cancún and the Golondrinas Islet to prevent sand being washed further north along the coast will be finished by the end of the month.
Beach Restoration Advances at The Royal Mayan & The Royal Caribbean
Posted by admin in News from Royal Resorts on January 8th, 2010
The Beach Project crew has been working round the clock and we are pleased to report that they have now advanced to The Royal Caribbean. You can see the progress as you look at the most recent photos taken by the Royal Channel on January 7.
As work is underway at The Royal Caribbean and will continue at The Royal Islander, the beaches in front of the three resorts will remain closed for safety reasons until the authorities give the signal to reopen them. The floating tube through which sand is pumped from the dredger to the metal pipeline on the beach is currently located in front of The Royal Caribbean and is expected to remain there for several days, and diggers and other heavy vehicles continue to operate in the area. A temporary access to the beach has now been opened in front of Building M at The Royal Mayan. Additional updates will be published as we receive more information from the beach project coordinator.
According to the original calendar issued by the Mexican authorities in December 2009, the pipes and beach restoration vehicles were scheduled for removal at the three resorts on January 15 (estimated date, give or take one or two days).
The beaches to the north of The Royal Mayan are open and shuttle service to The Royal Sands is also available. Overall, the Cancún Beach Restoration project is now 77% complete.
Stay posted for a video and additional photos over the coming days.
Beach Restoration Starts at The Royal Mayan
Posted by admin in News from Royal Resorts on January 6th, 2010
January 6 and right on schedule, beach restoration is underway at The Royal Mayan. Project engineers ordered the closure of the beach in front of The Royal Mayan, The Royal Caribbean and The Royal Islander yesterday so that pipes and heavy machinery could be moved into place. We have just been informed that sand is now being pumped on to the beach at The Royal Mayan.
In other Royal Resorts beach news, the palapas at The Royal Sands have now been reinstalled.
Finally, representatives of the Beach Restoration Trust, the Secretary of Tourism for Mexico Rodolfo Elizondo, the Quintana Roo State Governor Felix Gonzalez Canto and the Mayor of Cancun Gregorio Sánchez met yesterday to discuss project progress, funding and future monitoring/maintenance. After some confusion over the New Year regarding a payment due from Cancún City Council, they announced that an agreement had been reached and that beach restoration will continue as planned. Over 60 percent of the Cancún shoreline has already been restored and the project is slated for completion in February.
We will be posting further websites as work progresses at the three Royal Resorts.
Latest Beach Photos at The Royal Sands
Posted by admin in News from Royal Resorts on December 23rd, 2009
Phase II Beach of The Royal Sands
View from deck of The Royal Sands Phase II
Phase II Beach of The Royal Sands
Pipe in front of The Royal Sands Phase l
Beach Restoration in The Royal Sands Phase l
Latest Beach Update at The Royal Sands
Posted by jgreen in News from Royal Resorts on December 19th, 2009
Late yesterday, beach project engineers and government officials informed us that the beach in front of Phase II at The Royal Sands will reopen on December 23, not December 21 as we were originally told. It will take several more days for the beach in front of Phase I to reopen due to the continued presence of the dredging pipeline and the passage of heavy vehicles. In the interests of safety, project coordinators stipulate that the stretch of shoreline where work is underway must always be cordoned off. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience that this may cause.
Beach Restoration at The Royal Sands Gathers Pace
Posted by admin in News from Royal Resorts on December 17th, 2009
Right on schedule, beach restoration began at The Royal Sands on December 16 and by midday Thursday, had already reached the point between Phase II and I. Sand is pumped on shore from the dredger via a system of rubber pipes floating in the water and huge metal pipes– each one measuring 12 meters long – on the shore. The sand spurts out of the pipe at high speed and gradually dries out. During this time it attracts the attention of hungry gulls and other sea birds on the lookout for tiny shrimp and other marine life sucked up by the dredger. Diggers and tractors then move in to level the beach and when this has been completed the pipes the will be removed.
Work is going on round the clock and is advancing according to plan. We would like to share the most recent photos and a short video taken by Royal Channel at 2 p.m. today. Please share them with your friends and stay posted for more news.
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Cuisine & Art, Los Murales Restaurant Opens at The Royal Haciendas
Posted by jgreen in News from Royal Resorts on December 16th, 2009
With the scent of sizzling fresh seafood and spices in the air, on December 17 the curtain comes up at The Royal Haciendas to reveal Los Murales, the Riviera Maya resort’s brand new restaurant.
A delight for the senses, art and cuisine go hand in hand at Los Murales. Everywhere you look you will find artistry, from the Byzantine-style murals that give the restaurant its name to the exquisitely presented food on your plate.
A labor of love for Royal Resorts Executive Chef Enrique Garcia and The Royal Haciendas chefs, Juan Manuel Fuentes and Daniel Che Chimal, the Los Murales menu is a true marriage of flavors, conceived to captivate and intrigue. The delicate flavors of seafood are paired with a hint of lime and fresh herbs, a touch of chili and the exotic spices of the Far East. Each dish is a voyage of discovery, an experience that you will want to repeat over and over again.
The finest and freshest fish, shrimp, lobster, scallops and other fruits de mer from the Caribbean, Gulf and Pacific coasts of Mexico occupy pride of place on the menu along with cold-water favorites such as salmon, monkfish and Chilean sea bass. Meat lovers will enjoy the hearty prime steaks, pork, lamb and poultry, and there is a delightful selection of starters, soups and salads for a lighter meal. Finally, be sure to save space for dessert, with choices ranging from classic French Tarte Tatin to Caribbean-style Banana Flambée.
During a pre-inauguration menu sampling, I ordered the Ricotta and Spinach Tortellini with Lobster sauce and locally caught Boquinete, a fish also known as Spanish Snapper or Hogfish, which was served grilled with garlic butter. For dessert I chose Caribbean Strawberries, expertly flambéed tableside by our waiter. All my selections were delicious. Comparing notes with my dinner companions, the Porcini Mushroom Crepes, Shrimp Agua Chile, Monkfish and the Ferrero chocolate cream also received glowing reviews.
The wine list includes wines from Mexico, California and the Pacific Northwest, Chile, Argentina, Italy and Australia carefully selected to enhance the flavors of the food.
The restaurant’s murals are a showstopper. Depicting a collection of tropical fruit and vegetables that are staples in the Mexican diet and in the hacienda kitchens of yesteryear, the six niche paintings by Cuban artist Arturo Montoto are an allusion to the nation’s deep ties with the land itself. Masterfully reproduced in Byzantine-style tesserae by craftsmen at Venetian Mosaics of Mexico, the famous Perdomo family workshop in Cuernavaca, they are also our tribute to Mexican mosaic art, a tradition that dates back to the days of the ancient Olmec, Maya, Mixtec and Aztec civilizations.
Visit www.losmurales.com for more information on our latest restaurant.
Be the first to dine at Los Murales, book your table by writing to losmurales@royalresorts.com or call ext. 66213 if you are at the resort. Open from 5 - 10 p.m., Monday to Friday. The restaurant opens to the general public in January.
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