Aer Lingus now flies from Dublin Airport to Cancún – what’s it like, and is it worth the 10-hour flight?

The Mexican Caribbean offers all-inclusive value, but research the type of holiday you want

Pól in Cancun, and its Hotel Zone (Getty)

“Welcome to the Mexican Caribbean!”

I left a dirge of January drizzle and early darkness. Just over 10 hours later, I’ve zombie-walked off the plane, through Cancún International Airport, and into the soupy, twenty-something-degree air of a Wednesday evening in Mexico.