Is it safe off resort (Riviera Maya, Grand Sunset Princess)
 

Is it safe to go off resort on a shuttle bus to the bars in the evening near Grand sunset Princess??

Tourist stip is generally fine if careful

Downtown Cancun can get raunchy risky and dodgy

Buy your own drinks and watch them mixed or better beer

travel.state.gov Mexico Cancun for a heads up

Generally though it is fine if careful with travel buds

I assume (although we never should!) that you are talking about going to Playa del Carmen? If so, it's safe. Just use the same precautions you would in any city. It is a tourist area and they want to keep the tourists safe since it's a great source or their income.

Yes.

We spent 2 weeks traveling around the Yucatán in June 2010 - never considered setting foot on a resort, honestly. Then our daughter and her husband invited us to share there timeshare at a resort north of Playa del Carmen for a week after Christmas. I'm pretty comfortable in Mexico but the resort was certainly a culture shock! We had a wonderful time with them but 95% of the best memories were "off resort". You can see photos and read my recommendations below. Happy trails!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/staceyholeman/collections