Relaxed pace
2 ports in 6 nights
Plenty of uninterrupted ship time.
Mexican Riviera cruises
Mexican Riviera Loop via Puerto Vallarta & Cabo San Lucas
Puerto Vallarta · Cabo San Lucas
Balanced itinerary with more sea time than port-packed variants. Mexico-focused routing.
6 nights
San Diego
Mexican Riviera
2 ports
4 sea days
What this trip feels like
Easygoing, familiar and ship-focused
4 sea days give you plenty of uninterrupted time onboard, while Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas provide the trip's main day ashore. You're choosing this route for an easy break with minimal logistics, not destination variety.
Focused destination mix
Puerto Vallarta · Cabo San Lucas
A focused set of stops without a new destination every day.
Easy logistics
Round-trip from San Diego
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 · First-time cruisers · Ship-focused trips · Easy short getaways
Think twice if · You want a port-intensive Mexican Riviera itinerary
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Itinerary pricing
What this itinerary usually costs
Typical pricing runs around $107/night, with most departures landing in the $90-$197/night band across 1 tracked sailing.
Typical price
$107/night
$641 total
Normal range
$90-$197/night
$539-$1,184 total
Lowest recent fare
$100/night
$599 total
Comparison set
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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
6 nights · 2 port calls · 4 sea days · 1 countries
2 port calls across Mexico · Leans more toward sea time than a port-packed 6-night route.
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