Mexican Riviera - Jellyfish??

[Bucky3]

Has anyone who has cruised recently been bothered by jellyfish while swimming/snorkeling in Cabo, Mazatlan, or Puerto Vallarta??? We'll be cruising the end of this month. Thanks for any info.

[ekerr19]

We have cruised and traveled extensively throughout the Mexican Riviera. We have encountered jellyfish frequently. Probably more here than any other place we've traveled.

[BigDogMom]

We found jellyfish in Cabo but not the ports farther south. We did the Mexican Riviera on Statendam in Feb 01. The water in Cabo was FREEZING!!!!!!! Do a whale watch excursion. I had heard they saw some whales while we were freezing trying and trying to avoid the jellyfish. The jellyfish were not the stinging kind just annoying because there were lots of them. Most of the snorklers lasted about 10-15 minutes in the water. We mostly partied on the snorkel catamaran to pass the alloted time.

[AmyinVail]

Yikes - really? I've never travelled to the pacific side - do you think in late April the water will still be too cold to snorkel? And Ekerr, jellyfish then, too? Rats...I don't feel I should even spend the money on the snorkel excursion if it's going to be cold and jellyfish infested...we're thinking Cabo, better luck in Cabo maybe? Great question, I would've never thought to ask..... :rolleyes:

[xpcdoojk]

I don't know the water temps on the Sea of Cortez side in April. I have always gone to Cabo in November/December time frame. There is a bay Santa Margharetta or something similar close to the golf course you are playing at that is very sheltered. The water is pretty cool even in December, not terrible but cool. You can go there for free, although last time I was there the parking was not too good. I would always recommend a wet suit for snorkeling or diving on the west coast of Mexico. Because it is protected jellyfish would be rare there. Jellyfish, don't really swim anywhere, they sort of float until they get there, whereever there is. Hence sheltered places are usually clear of them.

jc

[Vic The Parrot]

And what do you have against jellyfish??



:)

[RevNeal]

Yeah ... don't you like jelly????? ;)

[ekerr19]

The water tends to be pretty cool especially in the winter months. We don't do a lot of swimming any more because my DD is pretty frightened of the jellyfish. They don't bother me, I grew up accustomed to seeing them and have been stung more than a few times. My DH does not like them however - but he is a Colorado native and has only been exposed to them in the Pacific Ocean. He will swim if they are present, but doesn't like it.

On our last Mexican Riviera cruise we could stand on the deck and look down into the water and see tons of them - I thought it was pretty cool, especially at night.

Any beach known as a "swimming beach" will probably have considerably fewer in the area, but that doesn't mean they aren't around.

Personally, I think the water is too cold this time of year for good swimming, but that's just me.
Hope this helps. :)

[ekerr19]

And what do you have against jellyfish??



:)

I think most people are afraid of them because they don't want to be stung. I have been in the water with them and not been bothered, but you do have to be careful.

[Vic The Parrot]

Yea, they can be annoying.


Rather encounter the little ones instead of a Man o War.....
Now, THAT'S a jellyfish! LOL

[Bucky3]

WOW! Thanks for all your replies! My reason for asking is that we were in PV a couple of years ago and the jellyfish were very plentiful but we were told they come and go and there is no particular time frame. There are 9 of us and it's a bunch of money for a snorkel trip that's not going to be FUN. We got stung last time and don't want a repeat of that. SO, I think I'll cancel the Cabo snorkel, we'll just go to the beach for free and hope to be able to swim. Now, PV, that's another story. I'm going to keep that reservation as it's for Las Caletas and even tho that's where the jellyfish were when we were there last time we had a great day going and returning on the catamaran, kyaking once there, and the food and drinks were great. We'll just HOPE the jellyfish won't be there this time!!! Happy cruising everyone - oh, and thanks,too, for the water temp info - that's the best reason to cancel as far as I'm concerned!!

[ekerr19]

bucky3-

Las Caletas is well worth the money - though I know the jellyfish are pretty plentiful there as well.

That was where our DD because aware of their existence... ;)

[tlmlb]

And what do you have against jellyfish??



:)

There's no such thing as a jellyfish!

[jcrandle]

There's no such thing as a jellyfish!tlmlb, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the scepticism of a sceptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, tlmlb, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, tlmlb, there are jellyfish. they exist as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no jellyfish! It would be as dreary as if there were no tlmlbs. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The external light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.


And I believe in jellybeans also!

[hippy cruiser]

We were on sea of cortez cruise in dec 04 and the water was cool @ 76.
and we did encounter jelly's in la paz. But they were annoying more than anything, the ones we encountered did sting but not harmful. Did not keep us from being in the water. They were so small we did not even see them. So we just tried to stay out of their way. If we felt a sting we would move! I do know we found out from the guide that they like cooler water.
Our guide told us we would prob.encounter them & had vinegar on board to take the little sting away. We loved the tour, went to Balandra Bay on Gaviota Island & the beach alone was worth the $$.
But you mentioned snorkling in cabo, on our previous cruise we took a water tazi to playa del amore, by the archs and rented gear on the beach for 5 bucks an hr.

[winher]

During our cruise of the Panama Canal this past December, while diving in Hualtulco we encountered millions of extremely small jellyfish. Imagine our consternation when the boat pulled up to pick us up after the dive and the crew shouted "Jellyfish". We were frantically looking for the usual large variety, before finally spotting mosquito sized ones. You've never seen divers fighting to get out of the water quicker. Even with sharks. I was only wearing a shorty suit and managed to get stung on my legs and arms. Mainly stinging and later itching.
Just back from PV last week and no reports of jellyfish during Feb.