A beach vacation in Mexico that starts at a California pier
West Coast travelers don't need to fly to Florida for a warm-weather cruise. Ships leave Southern California year-round for Baja and Mexico's Pacific coast — from quick four-night trips to Ensenada and Catalina Island up to week-long voyages reaching Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlán.
Boat out to El Arco and Lover's Beach, where the Pacific meets the Sea of Cortez.
Gray and humpback whales visit Baja and Banderas Bay in winter — roughly December through March.
Puerto Vallarta's cobbled streets and Mazatlán's restored historic centre are easy to explore on foot.
Drive to the terminal in Long Beach, San Pedro or San Diego and park right there.
Four-night Ensenada sailings make a great long weekend or first cruise.
Shown as a guide only — every cruise line and sail date has its own route. Call us and we'll match real sailings to the dates you have in mind.
About two days at sea from Southern California, so Cabo is usually part of a 5- to 7-night trip. Four-night trips visit Ensenada instead.
Hot and humid, and the eastern Pacific hurricane season runs through autumn, so fewer ships sail the longer routes in summer. Winter and spring are the most comfortable.
For a round-trip sailing that starts and ends at the same US port, US citizens can generally travel with an original or certified birth certificate and a government-issued photo ID. A passport book is still the safer choice — without one, getting home from a foreign port after a missed ship or medical issue is much harder.
Share a few details and one of our cruise specialists will shortlist the best-value sailings for your dates, then call you to talk them through — typically within 15 minutes in business hours.
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