Mexico cruise stops are suddenly scrapped as safety concerns continue in region

Cruise passengers who person booked voyages with stops successful Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, whitethorn spot their ships diverted this week owed to a question of unit ushered successful by the sidesplitting of cartel person Nemesio Oseguera, known arsenic "El Mencho."

Safety concerns rattled cruise passengers aft the U.S. authorities issued Mexico information warnings connected Sunday, Feb. 22. Puerto Vallarta was of peculiar interest to cruise vessel operators.

A Feb. 24 information alert indicated that shelter-in-place orders person present been lifted successful cities including Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Tulum, Tijuana and Puerto Vallarta. 

Mexico is inactive astatine a level 2 question advisory, according to the State Department — whose guidance is that Americans usage accrued caution.

Flights person resumed successful Guadalajara, and flights are planned for Puerto Vallarta’s airport. 

Safety concerns rattled galore cruise passengers aft Mexico's information warnings connected Sunday, Feb. 22.  (Marte Rebollar/ AFP)

Nevertheless, Royal Princess and Holland America Zuiderdam ships bypassed Puerto Vallarta connected Monday.

"Our different Mexico sailings proceed operating arsenic planned," the Carnival Corporation said successful a connection shared with Fox News Digital.

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Holland America Zuiderdam besides canceled its sojourn to Puerto Vallarta this week.

"Our Mexico sailings are different operating arsenic planned. If itineraries are updated, we volition straight notify affected guests and their question advisors," Holland America told Fox News Digital.

Earlier, the U.S. State Department had broadened its alert to see Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Tulum, Tijuana and Puerto Vallarta. (Jeff Greenberg/ Universal Images Group )

Norwegian Cruise Line said the Norwegian Bliss volition besides beryllium diverted — not stopping successful Puerto Vallarta this week.

"The information and well-being of our guests, crew, and the communities we sojourn are ever a apical priority," a spokesperson for Norwegian Cruise Lines told Fox News Digital. 

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"Due to ongoing information operations and the caller U.S. question informing issued for prime areas successful Mexico, Norwegian Bliss’ scheduled telephone to Puerto Vallarta connected Feb. 25, 2026, has been canceled."

"We are intimately monitoring the ongoing situation," the connection continued, "and immoderate further itinerary updates … volition beryllium communicated straight with impacted guests."

Some parts of Puerto Vallarta felt similar "a warfare breaking retired successful the streets," according to immoderate witnesses successful the country past weekend. (Hector Guerrero/ AFP)

The Norwegian Bliss runs Mexico itineraries retired of Los Angeles successful the winter, and had already departed erstwhile the skipper made an announcement.

Passengers connected the cruise from Los Angeles said the skipper announced the itinerary alteration during their travel Sunday.

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"MSC Cruises’ sailings to Cozumel and Costa Maya are operating arsenic planned," the institution told Fox News Digital. 

Shore excursions whitethorn beryllium adjusted oregon canceled.

"MSC Cruises’ sailings to Cozumel and Costa Maya are operating arsenic planned," the institution said. (Jeffrey Greenberg/ Universal Images Group)

"We stay successful adjacent interaction with the applicable authorities and continuously show immoderate developments," MSC Cruises' connection continued.

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Royal Caribbean said its ships are not presently affected by the information alert, according to CNBC.

Burned-out buses are seen successful Puerto Vallarta. (Arturo Montero/ AFP via Getty Images)

The State Department has received hundreds of calls connected its situation hotline arsenic Americans successful Mexico scramble to find ways home.

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Violence erupted successful Mexico aft a Feb. 22 authorities cognition successful which Jalisco New Generation cartel person Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes was killed. 

As airlines canceled flights, stranded visitors reported cars ablaze, suspected cartel members blocking roads, and stores ransacked by looters.

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Witnesses told Fox News Digital the country made immoderate parts of Puerto Vallarta consciousness similar "a warfare breaking retired successful the streets."

A burned conveyance was utilized arsenic a barricade successful Guadalajara, Mexico. (Michelle Freyria/ Reuters)

Witnesses said they were forced to evacuate their rooms, negociate with constricted edifice nutrient and adjacent task extracurricular successful hunt of meals.

In the meantime, cruise operators are watching the concern closely. 

Itineraries could alteration suddenly, truthful it's advised that cruise passengers often cheque their companies' websites.

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Holland America said, "Our information squad continues to intimately show the concern successful Western Mexico."

Fox News Digital's Rachel Wolf and Bonny Chu, arsenic good arsenic Fox News' Gillian Turner, contributed reporting.

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