Cozumel’s reputation spiked this yr, with greater than two million cruise passengers visiting the port within the first 9 months and one other million anticipated for the final quarter. The numbers elevated considerably over 2021 when cruise ships began crusing once more after the worldwide pause in operations.
The development comes as Cozumel’s reputation as a cruise vacation spot stays excessive, and cruise ships go to the Mexican port with extra friends onboard.
Two Million Cruise Ship Visitors in Nine Months
Cozumel is extra in style than ever. With its crystal clear water and alternatives for diving excursions, consuming & consuming, and purchasing, it’s no shock that cruise passengers more and more select a cruise to the Western Caribbean.
The in style Mexican cruise vacation spot has already welcomed shut to 2 million cruise ship vacationers within the first 9 months of the yr, and the projections of federal authorities say that the favored cruise port might shut the yr with a determine of over 3 million vacationers.
Cozumel welcomed 766 cruise ships from January via September, and the port expects to shut the yr with some 968 cruise ship calls over the whole of 2022 because the busiest time of the yr is approaching. This is far more than the restart yr of 2021 and simply barely lower than the 1004 cruise ship calls in 2019.
Companies akin to Carnival Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Royal Caribbean International have taken benefit of the early opening of Cozumel after the worldwide pause in operations and proceed to go to the port with a few of the greatest ships on this planet. That confirmed within the first three months of this yr when Cozumel welcomed 600,000 cruise guests.
The appreciable development in passenger numbers, greater than 800% over 2021, is partly defined by the larger ships. However, the truth that the CDC let go of its voluntary cruise program boosted arrival numbers considerably.
Three Million Visitors by the End of the Year
In January, the typical passenger quantity onboard ships calling on Cozumel was round 1700. By July of this yr, simply after the CDC’s choice, that quantity went to over 3,000 per ship on common. In November, arrival numbers reached 260 thousand worldwide cruise passengers, the best quantity seen within the second half of 2022.
Through December, these numbers will go up much more because the berths on the island are booked at practically 100% capability. This signifies that as much as eight cruise ships will probably be on the town day by day. Altogether, native authorities imagine that greater than 3 million cruise passengers can have visited the island by the top of the yr.
Those numbers convey Cozumel again to the historic information set in 2019 when some 3.8 million guests arrived in Cozumel by cruise ships.
Most Visited Cruise Destination within the World
Outside of the three main cruise ports within the United States, Port Miami, Port Everglades, and Port Canaveral, Cozumel is the most well-liked cruise vacation spot on this planet. It is even surpassing cruise house ports akin to Barcelona, Southampton, and Civitavecchia.
In the Caribbean, the port that comes closest to Cozumel is Nassau, whereas ports in locations akin to Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, and Costa Maya lag far behind.
In 2020 and 2021, the long run regarded bleak for Cozumel. A fourth cruise dock was placed on maintain because of environmental issues, and the worldwide pause in operations meant that the native financial system suffered tremendously as an enormous share of revenue dropped off. However, with 140 cruise ships visiting in December 2023 alone and three million guests over the whole yr, Cozumel has effectively and actually left the pandemic behind.