Riverside Rush – Riviera Maya from Louisiana

About this cruise

Sometimes you just need a few days out of your routine. This one sails from New Orleans on March 25, 2027, spends 4 nights visiting Cozumel, and gets you back before anyone really notices you were gone. With 2 sea days, there's room for lazy mornings, long lunches, and not much else. Port to port, the water changes colour and the music changes too. That's the fun of it. People come back from this cruise talking about Cozumel: Mexico's Caribbean island of Mayan mystery. There are 12 restaurants on Carnival Valor, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 4 nights. New Orleans itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And March is a good time to go. Mild weather, things starting to bloom, and fewer people than summer. 1 ports, one suitcase. That's the appeal.