Mahahual, Quintana Roo — Business leaders and Royal Caribbean have agreed to establish a permanent communication channel to integrate community proposals into strategic infrastructure planning for the Costa Maya region.
Members of the Coparmex business association from Chetumal, Bacalar, and Mahahual held a working meeting with Ari Adler, national director of Royal Caribbean. Local entrepreneurs and representatives from productive sectors of the Costa Maya attended, marking the start of a historic phase of institutional collaboration aimed at boosting the destination’s competitiveness.
During the session, the cruise company expressed full openness to creating a permanent dialogue with organized civil society. This mechanism will allow tourism service providers’ concerns, priorities, and proposals to be heard firsthand and directly incorporated into future tourism development plans.
Relevant information was also shared about upcoming high-level public and private investments to strengthen essential public services. Key projects include technical wastewater treatment works, optimization of the drinking water system, and the upcoming municipalization of various public infrastructure segments once construction is completed.
As part of the new framework, the Royal Caribbean representative offered to serve as an institutional channel to bring community proposals before the Technical Committee of the Trust for the Well-being of Cruise Tourism. With this support, the business sector aims to move toward a democratic governance model where strategic port development decisions are enriched by the population’s vision.
Josué Osmany Palomo Hoil, president of Coparmex Chetumal, recognized the cruise line’s openness as a significant step that replaces distance with mutual respect. He emphasized that Mahahual’s sustainable future will not be built solely with financial investments, but through solid institutions, ongoing dialogue, and direct involvement of a community that actively participates in decisions shaping its economic growth.
