Waddling Away From All-Inclusive Mexico Vacation at the Secrets Maroma Resort Kevin Pang - Chicago Tribune
go to original May 7, 2013

Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera Cancun (SecretsResorts)

CANCUN, Mexico — In the end (and the sad realization always comes in the end), my five-day stay at an all-inclusive resort on the Caribbean was more than mind-clearing serenity; it was a frightening look into the human psyche.

The plentiful sun, warm breezes, azure sea and powder-white beach became incidental. My vacation brought to mind seventh-grade English class, in which I first read “Lord of the Flies.” The lesson learned then: Without parameters, we devolve into chaos.

I blame everything on the all-you-can-eat policy.

In the glossy brochure, that part was the most alluring amenity. Secrets Maroma, our all-inclusive resort a 45-minute drive south of Cancun, boasted nine themed restaurants, seven bars and 24-hour room service. But, really, gorgeous terrain aside, this could have been anywhere. The idea is you eat any food, drink any beverage, anytime, in any quantity. It’s possible, and within your civic right, to dine at three restaurants in one night and order everything off the menu — after all, the hit to your credit card has cleared. So for the length of your stay, you enter a world where “no” doesn’t exist in the vernacular. This is a dangerous precedent.

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