Royal Reporter October 2024

We bring you all the latest news from your home away from home.

  • Royal Resorts Foundation Cancer Awareness Month
    If you are staying at Royal Resorts in October you’ll notice that many of our team members wear the pink ribbon in observance of Cancer Awareness Month.
  • Royal Resorts Turtle News
    The number of female turtles coming ashore to lay their eggs has dwindled as the summer nesting season draws to a close for them.
  • Delicious dining at The Royal Sands
    Steaks cooked to perfection, duck, lamb and sublime seafood, Club Bistro offers an a la carte menu of showstopper chef’s creations and classic continental favorites, intriguing mixology and live music.   
  • Catch up with all your favorite sports at Sidelines
    Whether it’s Monday night football, the World Series, basketball or European League soccer, Sidelines Sports Bar at The Royal Sands is the place to enjoy sporting moments with family and friends.
  • What’s new at The Royal Haciendas?
    Foodies will want to join the new mixology and cooking classes on Mondays and Wednesdays to learn chef’s secrets, great recipes and cool cocktails
  • Culinary Experiences by Royal Resorts this October
    Our chefs unveil more tempting treats for you as part of Culinary Experiences by Royal Resorts. So, wherever you dine this October, be sure to ask your waiter about the specials on offer.
  • Spooky Halloween fun for the whole family
    If you are planning a family vacation later this month at Halloween, there will be plenty of spooky fun at the resort Kids Clubs to keep the little ones entertained with arts and crafts, games, trick or treat, and candies galore.
  • Discover the benefits of aromatherapy massage at Alea Spa
    Soothe body and soul this fall at Alea® Spa in The Royal Sands and The Royal Haciendas. Pamper your skin with the intensive moisturization it needs to withstand the winter blast and plummeting temperatures.
  • New travel experiences for your next vacation
    Thrilling water parks, shows, boat trips and amazing Yucatan excursions, visit the Thomas More Travel desk at your resort during your stay for details
  • Wildlife Encounters
    Whatever the season, Yucatan Peninsula’s wild areas call nature lovers to catch a glimpse of families of spider monkeys and coatimundis in the jungle, crocodiles and manatees in the wetlands, and a wealth of colorful bird species.
  • Merida, all roads lead to Yucatan’s historic cultural capital
    Looking for something different to do this vacation or on your next trip to Cancun and the Riviera Maya?  Spend a couple of days exploring Merida, one of Mexico’s oldest and loveliest cities. Known as “La Ciudad Blanca”
  • A Shoppers guide to Merida
    From locally made hammocks and Panama hats to ceramics, colorful wooden alebrije figures from Oaxaca, silver and embroidered textiles, Merida is an excellent place to shop for folk art from the region and elsewhere
  • The Travel Gallery
    From beaches to caves and the cities of the ancient Maya, our monthly gallery showcases some of the region’s many natural and historical attractions.
  • Where to see Day of the Dead traditions
    Towards the end of October, you’ll begin to see cempasuchitl marigolds red cockscomb flowers and fragrant lilies, pan de muerto, candy skulls and cut tissue paper as people begin to build Dia de Muertos altars in honor of the departed.