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PORTS OF MEXICO
Acapulco, Mexico
Cabo San Lucas
Cozumel, Mexico
Mazatlan, Mexico
Puerto Vallarta
CRUISE DESTINATIONS
Baja California
Bay of Campeche
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Tehuantepec
Pacific Ocean
Yucatan Peninsula
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Gulf of Mexico Cruises
Mexico, Gulf of, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, bordered on the north by the
United States, on the east by Cuba, and on the south and west by Mexico.
It covers an area of 579,000 sq miles and extends 1,100 miles from east
to west and some 800 miles from north to south. The gulf is connected
with the Atlantic by the narrow Straits of Florida and with the
Caribbean Sea through the Yucatán Channel.
GULF OF MEXICO
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Major rivers entering the gulf include the Mississippi, Brazos, and Río
Grande. Shrimping is important in shallow coastal waters, and petroleum
deposits are located in the Bay of Campeche, a southern arm of the gulf,
and off the Louisiana and Texas coasts.
Cruise Agency Specializing in
Cruises to Mexico.
Mexico cruises have become one
of the most popular ways to visit Mexico. Cruises feature great food,
entertainment, interesting ports of call and fascinating tours of
ancient ruins and cultures along way. There are a number of different
cruise itineraries in Mexico offered by most of the major lines.
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