Balanced pace
5 ports in 10–11 nights
A steady alternation between time onboard and time ashore.
Mexican Riviera cruises
Mexican Riviera Loop via Cabo San Lucas & La Paz
Cabo San Lucas · La Paz · Loreto · Mazatlan · Puerto Vallarta
Balanced route with a steady mix of port days and sea days. Mexico-focused routing.
10–11 nights
San Diego
Mexican Riviera
5 ports
5 sea days
What this trip feels like
Balanced, varied and easy to pace
This route gives you a steady mix of ship time and 5 ports. It suits travelers who want meaningful days ashore without turning every day into an early start and a tightly planned port call.
Broad destination variety
Cabo San Lucas · La Paz · Loreto + more
Frequent changes of scenery across the itinerary.
Easy logistics
Round-trip from San Diego or Los Angeles
No open-jaw flights or separate arrival and departure transfers.
Port experience
Cabo San Lucas · Plan around the tender
Getting ashore usually requires tendering, and cruise traffic can add pressure to your port day.
Best for · A mix of ship and shore time · First-time visitors · Travelers who like a steady pace
Think twice if · You want either an all-ports itinerary or a mostly ship-focused escape
Best departures
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Itinerary pricing
What this itinerary usually costs
Typical pricing runs around $137/night, with most departures landing in the $114-$140/night band across 3 tracked sailings.
Typical price
$137/night
$1,367 total
Normal range
$114-$140/night
$1,141-$1,403 total
Lowest recent fare
$80/night
$799 total
Comparison set
3 sailings
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When should I go?
Not enough departures yet to identify a reliable cheaper season.
Route overview
How this route is built
10–11 nights · 5 port calls · 5 sea days · 1 countries
5 port calls across Mexico · Neither especially port-heavy nor sea-day heavy for this trip length.
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More port time
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More variety
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+2 nights +2 countries
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Longer trip
Make it 11 nights
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11 nights · 4 ports · 7 sea days
+1 night +2 sea days
More time onboard without changing the trip's overall pace much.
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