Mexico Sees Huge Influx of Cruise Ship Passengers in 2022

Mexico noticed a surge in cruise ship arrivals and passenger numbers within the first ten months of 2022, in keeping with the Secretary of Tourism, Miguel Torruco Marqués. 

A complete of 2041 cruise ships arrived in Mexican ports throughout this era, carrying a staggering 5.1 million passengers. This inflow of vacationers considerably boosted the native economic system, with 390.1 million {dollars} being introduced into the nation.

Mexico Remains One of the Most Popular Cruise Destinations

Since cruising resumed earlier final 12 months, Mexico has firmly re-established itself as one of the in style cruise locations worldwide. With Cozumel, the nation has the busiest port of name on this planet, and locations on each side of the nation proceed to attract cruise ships and their passengers in massive numbers. 

The majority of the 2041 cruise ships and 5.1 million passengers arrived at six key ports: Cozumel, Costa Maya (also called Mahahual), Ensenada, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, and Mazatlan. These six ports welcomed a mixed complete of 94.6% of all cruise passengers arriving in Mexico from January to October.

On the Caribbean aspect of the nation, historically one of the in style cruise locations, Cozumel, situated within the state of Quintana Roo, noticed the arrival of 864 cruise ships and a staggering 2,175,532 passengers in the course of the ten-month interval. Costa Maya, additionally situated in Quintana Roo, obtained 363 cruise ships and 893,055 passengers. 

The Pacific coast and the Mexican Riviera carried out equally effectively, with Ensenada in Baja, California, receiving 250 cruise ships and 539,456 passengers. 

Cabo San Lucas in Baja, California noticed 164 cruise ships and 356,641 passengers arriving on its shores. Puerto Vallarta in Jalisco obtained 130 cruise ships and 305,106 passengers, and Mazatlan in Sinaloa noticed 103 arrivals and 272,021 passengers.

Cruise Lines Provide a Significant Boost to the Local Economy

The head of the Ministry of Tourism, Miguel Torruco Marqués, praised the success of those ports in attracting such numerous cruise ship guests. Torruco Marqués acknowledged that the arrival of those cruise passengers in the course of the first ten months of the 12 months represented a major increase to the nation’s economic system and tourism business.

The arrival of cruise ship passengers to Mexico within the first ten months of 2022 represented an earnings of 390.1 million {dollars}. On common, visitors who visited one of many ports in Mexico spent, on common, 75.8 {dollars}, surpassing by 11.1% of what was registered in the identical interval of 2021 of 68.2 {dollars}.

Mexico has lengthy been a preferred vacation spot for cruise ship holidays, and these newest figures show the nation’s continued enchantment to vacationers. With beautiful seashores, wealthy cultural heritage, and a variety of thrilling actions and sights, it’s straightforward to see why so many individuals select to spend their holidays in Mexico. 

As the nation continues to welcome an growing variety of cruise ship guests, this development will possible proceed sooner or later. In reality, Cozumel has predicted that it’ll surpass the three million passenger mark this 12 months. 

While that is nonetheless a long way from the historic information that the favored cruise port recorded in 2019 (3.8 million), Mexico has confirmed to be a must-visit vacation spot. With extra cruise ships homeporting in ports nearer to Cozumel and Costa Maya, significantly in Galveston, there isn’t any cause to imagine that Cozumel won’t be able to interrupt its file subsequent 12 months.