Quick Iguana – Cozumel & Riviera Maya

About this cruise

4 nights from Tampa, visiting Cozumel. It sails July 26, 2026 and it's the sort of trip where you come back saying "I needed that." More sea than shore on this one, with 2 days on the water between stops. Port to port, the water changes colour and the music changes too. That's the fun of it. Of the stops, Cozumel tends to be the one people talk about: Mexico's Caribbean island of Mayan mystery. There are 6 restaurants on Carnival Paradise, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 4 nights. Tampa itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. The timing works well too: warm evenings on deck, late sunsets, and a lively atmosphere. Sometimes the best trips are the ones you just go ahead and book.