Tropic Thrum – Riviera Maya & Cozumel

About this cruise

Some of the best trips are the ones you barely had to plan. 5 nights from Tampa on November 27, 2026, visiting Costa Maya and Cozumel, 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. 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. Roughly 10 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. There are 7 restaurants on Jewel Of The Seas, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 5 nights. Tampa itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And November is a good call. Still warm, less crowded, and usually cheaper too. 2 ports, one suitcase. That's the appeal.