Royal Caribbean has announced the construction of a Chetumal cruise terminal. Chetumal’s cruise terminal would be the third in Quintana Roo after Mahahual and Cozumel — Mexico’s most prominent cruise destination. Buy why? The reasoning behind the construction of this new terminal has many locals scratching their heads. Despite facing the Caribbean Sea, Chetumal is…
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Discussions to establish a maritime connection between Yucatán and Cuba are underway, according to Cuban consul for the Yucatán Peninsula, Rasiel Calvo Morgolles.
So far in 2022, Progreso has hosted 72 cruise ships with nearly 20,000 passengers and 1,600 crew.
The Mexican island of Cozumel welcomed the world’s largest cruise ship, “Wonder of the Seas.”
Environmental activists on the island of Cozumel are protesting the construction of a new dock which they say would irreparably harm the island’s delicate ecosystem.
Three cruise ships docked in Progreso at the same time, bringing with them a combined total of 2,394 passengers and 749 crewmembers.
It has been one doozy of a year. From the ever-evolving situation with the COVID-19 pandemic to the decline and bouncing back of the tourism industry, to wacky news stories that for some reason or another caught traction in 2021.
Travelers in Cozumel and Playa del Carmen are dealing with long lines and wait times as the number of cruise ships continues to increase.
Port authorities in Progreso have announced that the city is expecting the arrival of more than 100 cruises in 2022.
Quintana Roo’s cruise industry recovery plan is going all steam ahead, reports the state’s tourism council. All cruising companies operating in the state before the COVID-19 pandemic have resumed operations, according to a recent report, These include Norwegian Cruise Line, Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, MSC, and Disney Cruise Line —all of which are…
Though hotel occupancy in Mérida and Valladolid still remains low, hovering at around 30%, the situation seems to be improving slowly but steadily, according to data provided by state authorities.
Although only approximately 300 passengers disembarked from the ship, local and state authorities hailed the arrival of the Breeze as a victory and sign that Yucatán’s cruising industry is finally beginning to recover.
Carnival Cruises has announced that all of its passengers and crew will have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before ships are allowed to set sail.
In 2019 almost half of the 2,608 cruise ships to dock in Mexican ports arrived in Cozumel.
To be allowed boarding, all crew members and passengers must provide negative COVID-19 test results, taken no more than 72 hours before departure.
Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cruise industry in the Yucatán peninsula had been experiencing continuous growth for well over a decade. In 2019, ports welcomed nearly 2,000 cruise ships, making it the region’s best season to date.
Progreso’s maritime pier, the longest in the world, turned 80 last weekend.
Progreso will be a rare port of call for Carnival in July.
Yucatán announces the arrival of its first cruise ship in over a year. But don’t get too excited. The ship, Disney Wonder, will be docking in Progreso on Monday only for maintenance and will not be carrying any passengers. Under normal circumstances, the Disney Wonder has a capacity for up to 2,500 passengers and a…
Progreso’s most frequently spotted cruise line isn’t planning to return to the Yucatán port until November. An updated list of Carnival’s 2021 ports of call named Costa Maya and Cozumel on the Caribbean side of the Peninsula, but it won’t dock in Progreso until Nov. 1 — if at all. The pandemic halted cruise-ship travel in…
Carnival Corp., the main cruise line to dock into Progreso, has announced hundreds of layoffs as the industry struggles to rebound. Entering its third month of lockdown, Carnival’s CEO Arnold Donald said the combination of layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts were “necessary given the current low level of guest operations and to further endure this…
Under close watch by health authorities, 68 Mexican cruise ship crew members were allowed to disembark in Cozumel after being stranded 30 days. The Disney Fantasy was adrift after coronavirus contingencies closed numerous ports. Finally, the Punta Langosta pier opened to them, where international health personnel were already waiting, according to Megamedia. Alejandra Aguirre Crespo…
Merida, Yucatan — Forty-nine British citizens were allowed to disembark from a cruise ship and head to the Merida airport to fly home on a chartered plane, the federal government said today. The Mexican Navy removed an elderly passenger in critical condition from the Marella Explorer 2 for emergency treatment ashore. The ship was anchored off…
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