louisianagirl70 Posted October 25, 2014 #1 Share Posted October 25, 2014 We have been on more than 20 Caribbean cruises and are looking for something different for next summer. What are your opinions on the Mexican Riviera cruise? How are the beaches/water? Do you recommend it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pulledporky Posted October 25, 2014 #2 Share Posted October 25, 2014 (edited) carnival hasn't done the Mexican Riviera summertime cruises for a few years now. the Miracle is the only 7+ day boat on the west coast and they spend the summers in Alaska. You could B2B the 3&4 day boat but Catalina and Ensenada are not the nicest beaches. I believe the few other west coast lines are about the same. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited October 25, 2014 by pulledporky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted October 25, 2014 #3 Share Posted October 25, 2014 For me, and I'm a bit different than most, it's about the humpback whales. They migrate to the Sea of Cortez to raise their calves once they leave Alaska. Cabo San Lucas has a plethora of sea life and the whales are in abundance in the winter. I don't really understand why Carnival doesn't make a bigger deal about the whale sightings in that part of Pacific ocean. The OP was asking about summer. The whales are in Mexican waters in winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDClark5 Posted October 25, 2014 #4 Share Posted October 25, 2014 In the summer I'd opt for an an Alaskan cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbatt8 Posted October 26, 2014 #5 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Carnival WILL be going to the MR in the summer starting next year. The Legend will be doing Alaska, and the Miracle will be doing MR and Hawaii all year long. Now, getting back to OP's question, the MR can be very nice in the summer. The water is not as pretty as the Caribbean, but the beaches are great. Also, the cities are very nice places to visit. If you have never been to them, you really should go. I really like Cabo and Puerto Vallarta. Mazatlan is coming back this year, and perhaps Acapulco and Ixtapa will follow. BY next summer, you should have plenty of choices of different itineraries to visit the MR. I hope you enjoy your cruise... wherever you go. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawksFan74 Posted October 27, 2014 #6 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I would recommend going early in the summer. July-September is the rainy season in PV. Lots of thunderstorms and very hot & humid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuneauWhatIMean Posted October 27, 2014 #7 Share Posted October 27, 2014 May is my favorite month for Mexico. No summer crowds or summer heat and humidity yet. Just very, very nice weather and great swimming/snorkeling. With that said, DH and I are going to Ensenada next week on the Golden 4-day and I'm really looking forward to it. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie S. Posted October 27, 2014 #8 Share Posted October 27, 2014 May gets pretty hot and humid here in San Carlos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovevacadays Posted October 29, 2014 #9 Share Posted October 29, 2014 We have been on more than 20 Caribbean cruises and are looking for something different for next summer. What are your opinions on the Mexican Riviera cruise? How are the beaches/water? Do you recommend it? I love the Mexican Riviera. I have cruised there 8 or 9 times. However, I would never cruise in the summer. It will be very hot. The ports will be full of tourists from the US as well as Mexico. The beaches and restaurants will be overflowing with people. You won't have the opportunity to go whale watching which is one of the best things to do there. If I were you, I would sail to the Mexican Riviera from December - March. If you need to sail in the summer, I would consider something else. Just my opinion...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWcruisers Posted October 29, 2014 #10 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I love the Mexican Riviera. I have cruised there 8 or 9 times. However, I would never cruise in the summer. It will be very hot. The ports will be full of tourists from the US as well as Mexico. The beaches and restaurants will be overflowing with people. You won't have the opportunity to go whale watching which is one of the best things to do there. If I were you, I would sail to the Mexican Riviera from December - March. If you need to sail in the summer, I would consider something else. Just my opinion...... Summer, no matter where you go, would have lots of tourist because that's when families travel. Summer is considered the slow season in Cabo. Xbatt8 is correct, the Miracle will be in the Mexican Riviera in the summer of 2015, but it will be the only ship, so the crowds shouldn't be too overwhelming. Whether it's the Mexican Riviera or the Caribbean, it will be hurricane season and HOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffatsea Posted October 29, 2014 #11 Share Posted October 29, 2014 We go to Mexico on the Miracle(before that on the Spirit) in the spring in March or April depending on the itinerary and our schedules. We find the temps to be nice and warm without being TOO hot! Even if those weeks have some children off from school we have not been disturbed by them at all on the ship. It is not a wild college spring break destination! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovevacadays Posted November 11, 2014 #12 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Summer, no matter where you go, would have lots of tourist because that's when families travel. Summer is considered the slow season in Cabo. Xbatt8 is correct, the Miracle will be in the Mexican Riviera in the summer of 2015, but it will be the only ship, so the crowds shouldn't be too overwhelming. Whether it's the Mexican Riviera or the Caribbean, it will be hurricane season and HOT! Tourist don't all come from ships. They come from the U.S. Via airplane and even more from native Mexicans coming from all over Mexico for vacations. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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