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Mexico Cruises - The Mexican Riviera
Come and visit Mexico via the sea! A more complete and gracious
experience cannot be found! Visit some of the world's exquisite sea ports
located on the Mexican Riviera and The Sea of Cortez. Cruise travel to
locations such as Cozumel, Cabo San Lucas, Playa del Carmen and Mazatlan,
Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco have become increasingly more popular in part
due to the availability, the scheduled cruise tours once reaching the port
city and of course and the amenities provided on these "floating carriers".
Keep in mind today's cruise vacations offered by
such giants as Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian and Cunard to
name a few, encompass port city destinations and tours, activities, smaller
boat trips and even dining extravaganzas once the ships dock into the ports of call.
You have now scheduled a vacation within your cruise.
New on the horizon are the small ship cruises
into Mexico such as Cruise West who's fleet include small ships with
 capacities
of 102 to138 passengers, enabling the ship to navigate into off-the-beaten
track waterways, narrow channels and tiny port
destinations that passengers on large ships will never see. Rather than
heading into port directly, the Captains of these small ships are able to
maneuver within narrow port cities and provide their passengers an up close
view and when nature is putting on a show whether it's a spectacular rainbow
or a rare view of wildlife. Captains can linger off schedule and provide
such remarkable and unique views. Picturesque and historic towns, sleepy
fishing villages...you'll be able to capture all the flavors of Mexico
through your eyes and your camera lens!
Other cruise lines, such as Carnival, offer cruises up to sixteen days
while island hopping on their
Fun Ship Cruises. They provide land excursions during these island stops
that can be reserved at the same time as your cruise reservations - a trip
within a trip. The cruise line staff and booking agents are quite knowledgeable
in the ports of call local
merchants who offer scuba dives, whale watching, submarine tours, beach
waters sports and much more.
There is a ship departing daily...somewhere in
the world...heading to the Mexican Riviera!
ENTRY BY SEA INTO MEXICO
February 1, 2008, U.S. citizens may apply to the Department of State
for the new U.S. Passport Card, which may be used only for arriving from
Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Mexico at U.S. land and sea
ports-of-entry.
THE NEW CARD MAY NOT BE USED FOR TRAVEL BY AIR.
In summer 2009, the final phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
will go into effect. The actual date of implementation has not been set; as
of the date of this writing it is anticipated to occur in the summer of
2009. Once implemented, all persons, including citizens of the United
States, traveling between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Central and South
America, the Caribbean and Bermuda will be required to have and carry a
valid passport to enter or re-enter the United States by air, land or sea.
http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html
Prior to the final implementation date, U.S. and Canadian citizens may
travel without a passport on itineraries that do not require re-entry to the
U.S. by air. In these cases, all U.S. and Canadian citizens must carry the
following documents as proof of citizenship for travel within the western
hemisphere countries listed above: 1) picture identification issued by an
official government agency AND an original or certified copy of birth
certificate from the state or province of your birth; or 2) picture
identification issued by an official government agency AND a U.S. or
Canadian Naturalization Certificate.
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