Relaxed pace
4 ports in 16 nights
Plenty of uninterrupted ship time.
Mexican Riviera cruises
Mexican Riviera Loop via Puerto Vallarta & Manzanillo
Puerto Vallarta · Manzanillo · Acapulco · Cabo San Lucas
Balanced itinerary with more sea time than port-packed variants. Mexico-focused routing.
16 nights
San Diego
Mexican Riviera
4 ports
12 sea days
What this trip feels like
Easygoing, familiar and ship-focused
12 sea days give you plenty of uninterrupted time onboard, while Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, and Acapulco provide the trip's main day ashore. You're choosing this route for an easy break with minimal logistics, not destination variety.
Broad destination variety
Puerto Vallarta · Manzanillo · Acapulco + more
Frequent changes of scenery across the itinerary.
Easy logistics
Round-trip from San Diego
No open-jaw flights or separate arrival and departure transfers.
Port experience
Acapulco · Pick your date carefully
Cruise traffic varies substantially by date, so your specific port day can feel very different depending on when you visit.
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 $154/night, with most departures landing in the $132-$171/night band across 1 tracked sailing.
Typical price
$154/night
$2,461 total
Normal range
$132-$171/night
$2,107-$2,729 total
Lowest recent fare
Building history
$2,504 total
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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
16 nights · 4 port calls · 12 sea days · 1 countries
4 port calls across Mexico · Leans more toward sea time than a port-packed 16-night route.
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+12 nights +4 sea days
More time onboard without changing the trip's overall pace much.
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