Planning a cruise to Mazatlan in 2021? Tour our guide to cruise ship arrival schedules, port timetables, and fun passenger activities on shore excursions! Free Mazatlan cruise ship arrival schedule download for the 2021 cruise season, with day tours and things for passengers to do on a shore excursion in Mazatlan!






Updated May 17, 2022
 Contact mazatlantoday.net


Send your email and join our community!



Sightseeing Attractions

Beach Guide and Free Map

Centro Historico Walking Tour

Day Trips to Rural Sinaloa

Tours and Excursions

Maps of Mazatlan Sinaloa

events • holidays

Dia de la Independencia 2022

Day of The Dead 2022

Mazatlan Marathon 2022

Mazatlan Carnival 2023

Spring Break Mazatlan 2023

Semana Santa Mazatlan 2023

drinking • dining

Recommended Restaurants

Bar Guide | Coffee Shops

Juice Bars | Street Food Carts!

Vegetarian Dining and Food

outdoor fun • exercise

Water Sports and beach activities

Sport Fishing, ocean and lakes

Golf Courses and driving ranges

Health Clubs and outdoor sports

Bike Rental, repair, sales, tours

shopping • services

Mazatlan Shopping Guide 2022

Spas, Salons and Beauty

Veterinarians and Animal Welfare

Real Estate Guide and MLS

logistics • lodging

Mazatlan FAQ and Travel Tips

Hotels, Resorts, B&Bs and Hostels

Airport and Airline Flights

Taxis and Pulmonias

Buses: intercity, international, local

Cruise Ships Shore Excursions

Mexican Federal Highway 40 / 40D

Auto Service and Repair

WiFi Internet and Phone

Banks and ATMs

health care and medical tourism

Doctors, Dentists, Pharmacies

EMS and Emergency Services Info

history • news • church

Mazatlan History in English

Sinaloa History in English

Daily Mazatlan News in English

Churches in Mazatlan, Mexico

|
Mazatlán Cruise Ships 2020-2021 Mazatlan cruises and the best recommended shore excursions!

Carnival Cruise Lines | Disney Cruise Line | Holland America Line

Norwegian Cruise Line | Princess Cruises

As a result of the global cruise line shutdown, at the present moment there are no confirmed dates for any cruise to the Port of Mazatlán.

Please consider joining the mazatlantoday.net community -- you will receive email updates as soon as further information regarding the re-start of cruises to Mazatlán is available!

 Five major cruise ship lines offered cruise vacations to Mazatlan during the 2019-2020 cruise season.

Major cruise lines include Carnival, Disney, Holland America, Norwegian and Princess.
I've booked my cruise, what are the best things to do in Mazatlán on shore excursions?
The major cruise lines primarily operate 1800-3000 passenger ships, smaller lines under 1000 passengers vessels.
Carnival Cruise Lines

Telephone toll-free USA and Canada 800 764 7419
 carnival.com

 Carnival Cruise Lines has frequent 7-day cruises to Mazatlan on their beautiful Carnival Miracle and Carnival Splendor.

The Carnival Miracle illustrates the luxurious cruising that Carnival is known for. This Spirit Class cruise ship was built in 2004 and manned by a crew of over 900 serving as many as 2100 passengers. These fun seven-day Mexican Riviera cruises depart from Los Angeles, California, with stops at the ports of Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta.

Book a Carnival Cruise vacation cruise to Mazatlan today and enjoy the adventure of one of our many recommended shore excursions!

Disney Cruise Line

Telephone toll-free USA and Canada 800 951 3532
 disneycruise.disney.go.com



Disney Cruise Line is one of the most important luxury cruise lines in the world. A part of the Walt Disney Corporation, Disney Cruise Line operates 4 stunning ships that pay homage to the grand era of the luxury ocean liner.

Disney Cruise Line pampers pasasengers with state-of-the-art amemities, top-rated service and Disney-exclusive activities. From bow to stern, each ship is pacxked with restaurants, nightclubs, shops and recreational facilities.

Holland America Line

Telephone toll-free USA and Canada 877 932 4259
 hollandamerica.com

 Holland America Cruise Line has announced a number of cruises to Mazatlan on two of their most luxurious cruise ships: the MS Westerdam and the MS Oosterdam.

The MS Westerdam, pictured to the right, is a Vista Class cruise ship christened in 2004 with eleven passenger decks that accommodates over 1800 passengers and a crew of 800.

The MS Westerdam returned to Mazatlan in the Fall of 2014, with a departure from Vancouver that stopped in San Diego and then on down the magnificent Pacific Coast of the Americas.

 The MS Oosterdam, pictured to the left, was re-fitted in 2011 and is a beautiful ship that also accommodates over 1800 cruise passengers and a crew of over 800.

Book a Holland America Line vacation cruise to Mazatlan today and enjoy the adventure of one of our many recommended shore excursions!

Norwegian Cruise Line

Telephone toll-free USA and Canada 866 234 7350
 ncl.com

Norwegian Cruise Line has made a major commitment to Mazatlan vacation cruises, and has scheduled visits from two of their finest cruise ships: the Norwegian Sun and the Norwegian Bliss.

 The Norwegian Sun, pictured to the left, is a Sky Class cruise ship christened in 2001 that can accommodate nearly 2400 passengers and a crew of nearly 1,000. The Norwegian Sun first arrived in Mazatlan in the Fall of 2015 on cruises that will originatde in Vancouver, Canada, with opportunities for passengers to board in San Diego and other ports along the Pacific coast of the United States.

 The Norwegian Jewel, pictured to the right, is a Jewel Class cruise ship christened in 2005 that can accommodate over 2300 passengers and a crew of nearly 1,100.

The Norwegian Jewel first arrived in Mazatlan in the Fall of 2014 on a cruise that originated in Vancouver, Canada with opportunities for passengers to board in Los Angeles. Book a Norwegian Cruise Line vacation cruise to Mazatlan today and enjoy the adventure of one of our many recommended shore excursions!

Princess Cruises

Telephone toll-free USA and Canada 800 774 6237
 princess.com

 Princess Cruises will be sailing four cruise ships to Mazatlan during the 2018-2019 cruise seasons: the Ruby Princess, Grand Princess and the Star Princess.

The Grand Princess was the largest and most expensive cruise ship ever when she was christened in 1998, and was the flagship of Princess Cruise Lines until June 2013. At over 950 feet in length and sporting 17 decks, this floating city can accommodate up to 3,100 passengers and a crew of 1,100.

 The Ruby Princess is a very large Grand Class cruise ship -- she was the heaviest ship in the Princess fleet until the christening of the new Royal Princess that was launched in 2008.

The Ruby Princess carries over 3000 passengers and 1200 crew, and boasts a whopping 19 decks.

Book a Princess Cruises vacation cruise to Mazatlan today and enjoy the adventure of one of our many recommended shore excursions!

Mazatlán Cruise Ship Shore Excursions

The good news and the bad news for cruise ship passengers on shore excursions in Mazatlan is the same simple fact: Mazatlan is a large, diverse, complex and fascinating city -- and in a single day a cruise ship passenger can only glimpse a tiny bit of it.


Take a shore excursion tour specifically designed for cruise ship passengers

 Mazatlan has many experienced tour companies that have created city tours and other shore excursions that are tailored to the needs and time constraints of cruise ship passengers.

These tours are remarkably varied and range from island excursions and various outdoor adventures like ATV tours, banana boat rides, zip line canopy adventures, SCUBA diving, snorkeling, kayaking, parasailing, to private tours of Mazatlan and surrounding Rural Sinaloa communities.

Listings of our major tour companies can be accessed by clicking here.

But Mazatlan is a very accessible city for cruise ship passengers, and you don't necessarily need a tour guide to have a great shore break in it! We offer a few ideas about how to spend the day in Mazatlan -- and most of them are free!

Experience a Centro Historico shore excursion

 Simply spending your day ashore in the Centro Historico is arguably one of the best shore excursions in Mazatlan -- and you don't need a tour guide to experience it!

The Centro Historico contains most of the truly historic colonial-era and latter 1800s buildings in Mazatlan -- including our magnificent Basilica -- but the Centro Historico is far more than history.

Within its maze of colonial-era streets entrepreneurs and homeowners have restored historic structures and created businesses that reflect Modern Mazatlan, opening restaurants, bars and cafés that express the sensibilities of the countries of origin of their owners -- which is often not Mexico -- and that reflect a true international fusion of culture and artistic taste that is the Mazatlan Renaissance.

While most of our tour companies offer guided Centro Historico excursions designed for cruise ship passengers, mazatlantoday.net knows that the Centro Historico can be experienced by the independent traveler.

We have created a self-guided Centro Historico Walking Tour Map which can be downloaded below.

  Download a free self-guided Centro Historico Walking Tour map with descriptions!

 Note that the true heart of the Centro Historico is Plaza Machado, and it makes for a very good anchor for any shore excursion in the Centro Historico.

Also note that the tour includes 20 locations so -- unless you walk very fast; very relentlessly; don't hang out long in any of the art galleries, ditto for the art museum and the archaeology museum; skip eating at any of the many delicious Centro Historico restaurants or having a refreshing beverage at any of the bars (which would be a big mistake on all points) -- you will have to pick and choose your Centro Historico destinations on your shore excursion!

Hang out at the beach and walk the Malecon!



While your cruise ship no-doubt has (several) lovely pools, there is nothing like sand underfoot and the tranquility of a really great beach.

Cruise ship passengers on shore excursions in Mazatlan have their choice of literally tens of miles of magnificent beaches that have draw visitors from around the world for over half a century.

 The closest beach to the cruise ship docks is Olas Altas Beach, which is the southern end of the chain of Mazatlan beaches, and marks the western edge of the Centro Historico.

The Mazatlan Malecon -- the waterfront walkway / promenade / boardwalk -- stretches north along the beachfront for 13 miles, and beaches in Nuevo Mazatlan even further north, all the way to Playa Bruja!

Cruise ship passengers have two basic ways to access the beaches in Mazatlan: take a taxi (or walk) from the cruise ship docks to Olas Altas Beach and proceed north on foot, or take a Pulmonia, taxi, auriga or bus north to a beach they've selected.

 It is worth noting that the most classic beaches in Mazatlan form the western edge of the Golden Zone - Zona Dorada, and that the least developed beaches are at the northern edge of Nuevo Mazatlan.

Any beach in Mazatlan -- even Playa Bruja -- can be reached from the cruise ship docks in under 30 minutes by taxi or Pulmonia, so your shore excursion can really be about being at the beach and in the ocean, not about fun shore-time being eaten up getting to them!

Spend your shore day on Stone Island

Stone Island (Isla de la Piedra) has been a destination for Mazatlan cruise ship shore excursions for decades -- and for obvious reasons.



On your right as your cruise ship enters Mazatlan's port, Stone Island is technically not an island -- it is a peninsula located just off the south end of the coast of Old Mazatlan that can be reached by land from the east.


Stone Island (Isla de la Piedra) is most often accessed by cruise ship passengers via a panga (small boat) ride across the channel from the cruise ship docks.

Stone Island definitely has a tropical island feel and, if you want to just kick back on your shore excursion, Stone Island is the place to do it!

Stone Island is known throughout Mexico for its unspoiled, long sandy beaches -- Mexico's third largest coconut grove follows the length of the southern beach -- which seem to disappear as they stretch to the horizon.

Because of the island's sheltered orientation, the beaches at Stone Island are usually calm, and the water often warmer than on Mazatlan's city beaches.

Gentle waves at Isla de la Piedra make for refreshing easy swimming, and the beach is the perfect place among to take in the hot Mexican sun.

 The first part of the Stone Island beach you encounter as you leave the panga docks is full of fun palapa restaurants. Many of these Stone Island restaurants and small businesses rent out ATVs, catamarans, banana boats, snorkeling equipment, and horses to cruise ship passengers on shore excursions.

Showers and volleyball courts are sometimes available from other Stone Island businesses -- sometimes free of charge -- making self-guided shore excursions to Stone Island inexpensive and stress-free.

More information about spending your shore excursion on Stone Island -- including recommended restaurants and maps -- can be found by clicking here.

You know you want to dock here

  Download a free 2022 Mazatlan port schedule, arrivals, departures and cruise line info
Carnival Cruise Lines | Disney Cruise Line | Holland America Line

Norwegian Cruise Line | Princess Cruises
|
|
|
2020-2021 Port of Mazatlan Mexico cruise ship arrival schedules, descriptions of ships and cruises, and the best recommended shore excursions and day tours for passengers in 2020 and 2021!
HOMEPAGE
Dia de la Independencia Mazatlan 2022
Day of The Dead / Dia de los Muertos 2022
Mazatlan Marathon 2022 - español
Mazatlan Carnival 2023 - español
Spring Break Mazatlan 2023
Easter Week / Semana Santa 2023 - español
SIGHTSEEING ON MAZATLAN VACATIONS IN 2022 (español)
Centro Historico
Free Centro Historico Walking Tour - español
Plaza Machado
Angela Peralta Theater
Basilica de La Inmaculada Concepción
The Malecon
Cliff Divers
Fine Art Museum
Archaeology Museum
Pedro Infante Museum - español
Pino Suarez Market
Acuario Mazatlan Aquarium
Carpa Olivera saltwater public pool
El Faro Lighthouse
Bosque de La Ciudad central city park
Estero del Yugo nature preserve
Cruise Ship Arrivals and things to do
Tours and passenger excursions
DAY TRIP DESTINATIONS NEAR MAZATLAN (español)
El Quelite
La Noria
Meseta de Cacaxtla and Barras de Piaxtla
Las Labradas Petroglyphs
San Ignacio
Lake El Salto
Cosala
Reserva Nuestra Señora Mundo Natural
Mexican Federal Highway 40D - español
Victoria de Durango, Durango
Concordia
Copala
El Rosario
Playa Caimanero
Teacapan / Playa Espiritu
Stone Island - español
Deer and Goat Islands
Bird Island
316 RECOMMENDED MAZATLAN RESTAURANTS, BARS AND PLACES TO EAT OUT IN 2022
38 Seafood restaurants
47 Mexican Restaurants
51 International and Fusion restaurants
8 Steaks, Ribs, BBQ restaurants
19 Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Asian
33 Pizzerias and pizza places
36 Burgers, Hot Dogs, Wings
20 Ice Cream Parlors, Gelato and Brownies!
12 Vegetarian dining recommendations
15 Rural Sinaloa restaurants
22 Bars with popular menus! - español
19 Coffee Shops with top rated menus!
7 Juice Bars
Street Food in Mazatlan
BEACHES IN MAZATLAN (español)
Sport Fishing, ocean and Bass lake trips
Golf Courses and driving ranges - español
Bike Rental, Repair, Sales, Tours
Fitness, Exercise, Yoga
Water Sports
SHOPPING, STORES, SERVICES
Spa and Salon
Veterinarians, Pet Care and Shelters
Real Estate MLS
HOTELS, RESORTS, B&Bs AND HOSTELS IN AND NEAR MAZATLAN
15 Budget Hotels and Hostels
33 Mid-range Hotels and Resorts
21 Luxury Resorts and Hotels
AIRLINE FLIGHTS AND AIRPORT
Pulmonia and Taxi
Bus lines, routes and terminals - español
FAQ AND 2022 TRAVEL ADVICE
Medical Care, Doctor, Dentist, Pharmacy
Emergencies and EMS
Bank and ATM
Auto Repair
WiFi and Phone
Free maps of Mazatlan and Sinaloa
Current Local News
History of Mazatlan
History of Sinaloa State
Churches
RESOURCES
Centro Historico Walking Tour Map - español
Beach Guide Mazatlan 2022 - español
Day of The Dead Parade Map - español
Stone Island Day Trip Map - español
Concordia Day Trip Map
Copala Day Trip Map
Cosala Day Trip Map
Durango Day Trip Map
El Quelite Day Trip Map
El Rosario Day Trip Map
La Noria Day Trip Map
Lake El Salto Day Trip Map
Las Labradas Petroglyphs Day Trip Map
Meseta Cacaxtla - Barras Piaxtla Day Trip Map
Playa el Caimanero Day Trip Map
Reserva Nuestra Señora Mundo Natural Day Trip Map
Teacapan Day Trip Map
Bar Guide Mazatlan 2022 - español
Medical Services and Medical Tourism
City Bus Map
Map to Mazatlan Airport
Grocery Shopping words in Spanish
Emergency Services
©2009-2022 mazatlantoday.net All Rights Reserved Terms of Use Sitemap Updated 17 May 2022
|