Cancoons · Playacar · Jul 23–26
Villa Vista Hermosa, Playa del Carmen. Bars run 6a → midnight.
Solid cards tagged Fixed are booked or locked. Dashed cards tagged Idea — including the work blocks — are suggestions; skip or move them freely.
No work today — travel day. Group 2.5h at dinner; every other hour is you two.
2-hr drive down I-95 to Logan. Passports, JetBlue confirmations, dock-fee cash already in the bag.
3-hr buffer, zero laptop. Airport breakfast, coffee, gate by 9:15.
BOS → CUN, 4.5 hrs in the air, lands 1:25p local (Expedia itin 73470503463068).
Shuttle 1 is booked for the 1–3p landers: you two, Rehman, and Munib's crew (Safa, Neha, Aksa). ~55 min to Playacar. Rehman's United from O'Hare lands 1:10 — he'll be just ahead of you.
Houston six (SW 307) don't land until 4:10, at the house ~5:30 — you have ~3 quiet hours. Claim a good room (sheet's room-assignment tab was never filled, so it's first-come), pool, unpack.
Full house, first night. Chef at the villa: guac, pico, queso fundido; street-taco bar with carne asada, chicken al pastor, shrimp; Mexican rice, charro beans, elote; churros with chocolate.
Early alarm behind you; big Friday ahead.
Work 6–8a · Group ~5h (two chef meals + Ilios) · ~9 open hours for you two.
Hard stop at 8:00. House sleeps in after the welcome night; best focus window of the trip. Laptop + hotspot.
Chilaquiles, eggs to order, breakfast potatoes, bacon & sausage, tropical fruit, fresh juices, coffee bar.
Xplor crew (ziplines + cenotes, whoever liked Ayaan's message) heads out early and you're skipping it — beach is emptiest now.
Shrimp ceviche, fish tacos, chicken quesadillas, watermelon-mango salad, chips & guac.
Longest open stretch of the trip. Safa is pricing in-house massages (message her to book a slot); NUUP spa is the off-site option Michelle vouched for — Safa said flexible transportation can be arranged.
All black, formal. Ilios Playa del Carmen is ~10 min away; group leaned taxis over the quoted shuttle. Michelle + Zamaan are doing their own dinner.
$128/pp Black menu (won the poll 6–3 — you + Sarah voted for it): beef carpaccio, soft-shell crab, octopus; lamb, rib-eye, branzino, lobster pasta. Open bar $57 for 2 hrs (+$29/extra hr). Fire dance at 8:30, plate breaking at 10. Deposit's paid — you're locked in.
Whoever wants to go back early can; stragglers cab home. Quinta Avenida is a short walk from Ilios if you two want a nightcap.
Work 2h · Group ~9.5h (the big one) · morning is yours.
Hard stop at 8:00. Golf crew (Munib, Rehman, Sameer + ~4 more, ~$200+/pp course + clubs) is already gone — you declined in the chat, so the villa is yours.
Beach walk before the big meal; golfers roll back mid-morning.
Omelet station, pancakes, french toast, breakfast tacos, bacon & sausage, yogurt & granola, fresh fruit.
Swimwear + dry change, waterproof pouch, $15/pp dock fee in cash plus crew-tip bills.
Round-trip transport is included in the boat booking (~25 min south).
$141/pp, 17 adults + baby Haroun, booked by Ayaan ($682.50 deposit paid). Open bar — Centenario tequila, Jim Beam, Bacardi, Smirnoff, XX/Corona — plus fruit, guac, chicken fajitas on board. No stops: 4 hrs cruising, swim off the boat. Kitchen note filed: no pork.
Rinse off, then chef dinner #3: tuna tostadas + guacamole bar; grilled lobster tails, filet mignon/rib-eye, garlic-butter shrimp; churro ice-cream sandwiches + flan. Munib's 30th birthday night.
Last full night — pool deck.
Work 2h · Group 1h goodbye · then it's just you two until Boston.
Hard stop at 8:00. Monday lands soft if this block happens.
Houston six shuttle out ~9:30 for the 12:05p Southwest 308; Munib's United crew follows for the 1:43p. Settle any cash tabs — the sheet's Shared Expenses tracker never got used, so Venmo on the spot.
Everyone's gone by ~11 — pool to yourselves, pack out, last swim.
Departure leg is in the group Happy Shuttle booking (18 + toddler across the day's waves). ~55 min ride for the 3:00 flight.
Last flight out of the group. Wheels down Boston 8:19p.
Bags, car, 2 hrs up I-95. Home before 11 — and no 6a block Monday if you don't want it.
Schedule-driven items first, then the shared-gear claim list (one of each for the house).
You two — pack for the schedule
Shared gear — still unclaimed on the sheet
| Airport transfers (both ways) | $37 |
| Catamaran Saturday | $141 |
| Dock fee (cash at marina) | $15 |
| Ilios dinner — Black menu | $128 |
| Ilios open bar (2 hrs, optional) | $57 |
| Per person, before house share | ≈ $378 |
House share TBD from Munib. Times marked ~ are estimates; booked times are exact.