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RIU Palace Riviera Maya vs Royalton Riviera Cancun
A side-by-side look at RIU Palace Riviera Maya and Royalton Riviera Cancun for a destination wedding — venues, capacity and catering — to help you choose the right fit for your guest count and style.
| RIU Palace Riviera Maya | Royalton Riviera Cancun | |
|---|---|---|
| Destination | Mexico | Mexico |
| Resort group | RIU | Royalton |
| Max venue capacity | Up to 250 guests | Up to 490 guests |
| Wedding venues | 2 | 8 |
| On-site chapel | No | No |
| South Asian catering | — | — |
| Halal | — | — |
| Outside catering | — | — |
Pick RIU Palace Riviera Maya if
You want the simpler, lower-priced RIU all-inclusive model with tiered wedding packages billed à la carte, an adults-skewing palace property, and the Playacar / Playa del Carmen beachfront rather than a larger resort complex further north.
Pick Royalton Riviera Cancun if
You want Royalton's Diamond Club premium service tier, a dedicated wedding-coordinator program, and a property with broader on-site wedding inventory (gazebo, multiple restaurant takeovers, larger pool zones). Royalton has a more structured wedding operation; RIU is leaner.
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