Cozumel Mexico

MEXICO CRUISES
Mexico Specials
Carnival Cruises
Princess Cruises
Norwegian Cruises

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

Cozumel Mexico

The coral island has seen some hard times, sure - like Spanish invasion, death by smallpox and a flailing economy - but in the decades since it appeared on the tourist map, the island has for the most part been enjoying its status as a calm but charming island that profits from its prime diving reputation. Known as Ah-Cuzamil-Peten (Island of Swallows) it is Mexico's only Caribbean isla, as well as the country's largest and most populated island.

Thanks to a Jacques Cousteau documentary on its world-class reefs it has been a favorite international diving destination since 1961. It is literally swimming with diving sites - about 100 have been identified within 5km (3mi) of Cozumel, and at least a dozen of them are shallow enough for snorkeling. Unless you're doing one or the other of those activities, however, there is probably not too much reason to stay here long - unless, of course, you're just looking for a gorgeous spot to put your feet up.

Mexico Cruise Destinations

The state is bordered by the United States on the north, the Pacific Ocean on the west, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea on the east, and Guatemala and Belize on the south.

Mexico is more than 1,200 miles wide along its northern border with the United States, but narrows to only 130 miles in the south, between the Bay of Campeche and the Gulf of Tehuantepec.

In northwestern Mexico, the peninsula of Baja California extends southeast below California. In the southeastern part of the country, the Yucatán Peninsula extends northeast toward Cuba, separating the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea.