Coastal Charm – Merida & Progreso

About this cruise

Some of the best trips are the ones you barely had to plan. 5 nights from New Orleans on May 1, 2027, visiting Cozumel and Progreso (Mérida), and you're home before the laundry piles up. The sea days at each end give the whole trip a natural arc: build-up, exploration, cool-down. Rum punch at the beach bar, snorkelling off the dock, sunsets that are genuinely worth staring at. Cozumel alone is worth the trip, Mexico's Caribbean island of Mayan mystery. Roughly 8 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. You won't go hungry on Carnival Valor. 9 restaurants come with the fare, plus 3 more when you feel like treating yourself. And May is a good time to go. Mild weather, things starting to bloom, and fewer people than summer. Worth booking. That's the short version.