Puerto Morelos : Profile

Location

Puerto Morelos is a quiet, laid back type of place where traditional fishermen can make a living. Tourism, especially diving, is just developing but the town remains unspoilt by it.

It lies between Cancun and Playa del Carmen, and is a pleasant stop on the way to Isla Mujeres.

Clearance

Clearing in here involves paying the traveling costs of Immigration, Sanitation and Agriculture officials to come from Cancun (about $20 each). The marina office will arrange this.

Docking

The entrance to the new (2006) Marina El Cid, 1/2 mile SW of the centre of the town, is well marked.

There is a clearly marked channel through the reef to the ferry dock area and the town quay, (which is 1/2 mile north of the dock).

There are 6 mooring buoys inside the breakwater for vessels upto 45ft 35tonnes on the left/port side as you enter the marina. Price is fixed for this year at $12 per day for the buoys.

It is no longer possible to anchor in the area just north of the space between the ferry dock and the Town Quay.

Last updatd January 2010.

Marina El Cid
Boulevards El Cid Unidad 15 , Puerto Morelos, QR, MX 77580
Tel:+52 998 871 0185 / +52 998 871 0185. , Fax:+52 (998) 872-8998, VHF Channel 16
marinaelcidcancun@elcid.com.mx
A full-service, 350-slip marina, part of a new resort complex with pool, bars and restaurants. Fuel dock, LPG refills, pump-out facilities, laundry, store, internet access. Boatyard. 2km from the town. Dockage for 5 large vessels due later this year.

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