ColoradoMom!! Posted June 7 #1 Share Posted June 7 A search produced nothing about this port. It is a substitution for Nicaragua on a Princess cruise next February . I'd love any information or recommendations. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted June 7 #2 Share Posted June 7 It's discussed occasionally on the Mexican Riviera board, as it is in Mexico, not Panama. It is not a common stop, typically only on long cruises to/from South America, or Canal cruises. There is a resort facility there, and a number of excursions to local sites. Think the port was built by Carnival Corp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted June 8 #3 Share Posted June 8 We had a port call to Puerto Chiapas in the winter of 2017 during a full transit cruise of the Panama Canal from Miami to LA. I covered what we did there in Comments 59 and 60 in my review of the trip at the link below. My bottom line then: "a sea day would have been far preferable." Maybe things have changed in seven years. 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoMom!! Posted June 10 Author #4 Share Posted June 10 Thanks. It is a replacement for Nicaragua on the full Panama transit for Princess now. On 6/7/2024 at 4:04 PM, CruiserBruce said: It's discussed occasionally on the Mexican Riviera board, as it is in Mexico, not Panama. It is not a common stop, typically only on long cruises to/from South America, or Canal cruises. There is a resort facility there, and a number of excursions to local sites. Think the port was built by Carnival Corp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted June 14 #5 Share Posted June 14 A quiet port with a decent facility (which we think was partially financed by some in the cruise industry). What to do? You can take an excurions (if you like excursions) or simply negotiate with a taxi driver to take you to the nearby town of Tapachula. Not a bad place for a few hours :). Many of the available excursions will focus on chocolate and/or coffee..both of which have history in this area. By the way, as a part time resident of Mexico (Puerto Vallarta) we appreciate the quality of Mexican chocolate. The coffee? Tis OK. Hank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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