Sun-Drenched Sierras – Cabo & Puerto Vallarta

About this cruise

You board in Los Angeles on October 16, 2027 for 7 nights visiting Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta, and you come back from this kind of trip wondering why you don't do it more often. You do all the exploring first, then the last few days are at sea. It's like a built-in wind-down. Cabo's beaches at one end, jungle-backed Central American ports at the other. If one port sticks with you, it'll probably be Puerto Vallarta, Cobblestone streets, Pacific sunsets. Around 9 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. Virgin Voyages runs this one on Brilliant Lady, and it's a good match for the route. The autumn timing is underrated too. Good weather, calmer seas, and a more relaxed ship. It's the kind of trip you actually remember afterwards.