Whale & Wave Baja – Mazatlán & Cabo

About this cruise

You board in San Diego on December 20, 2026 for 7 nights visiting Cabo San Lucas, La Paz and Mazatlan, 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. Of the stops, Mazatlan tends to be the one people talk about: Colonial centro meets Pacific surf. Around 9 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. There are 8 restaurants on Serenade Of The Seas, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 7 nights. San Diego itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. A December sailing is basically an excuse to chase the sun for a week or two. Sometimes the best trips are the ones you just go ahead and book.