he Norwegian Bliss ship arrives at the port of Acapulco, Mexico, in 2024. Some 6.5 million cruise passengers visited Mexico during the first half of 2026, File Photo by David Guzman/EPA
July 31 (UPI) -- Some 6.5 million cruise passengers visited Mexico during the first half of 2026, a 17.1% increase from the same period a year earlier, government figures show.
Pacific destinations, in general, showed increases in visits, while the Mexican Caribbean maintained its position as the country's main hub for maritime tourism, the Tourism Secretariat said.
Between January and June, 1,839 cruise ships called at Mexican ports, a 12.2% increase compared with the first half of 2025, according to the Secretariat of the Navy.
The Pacific Coast recorded the strongest growth. Puerto Chiapas, in the southern state of Chiapas, led during the first half by nearly doubling its number of passengers compared with the previous year.
