Cozumel guide

Cruise ship · 55 recorded calls at Cozumel

Carnival Liberty in Cozumel

It docks at Puerta Maya, 5 miles south of downtown San Miguel — 100% of its last 55 calls. On a normal call it arrives 7:30 AM and sails 4:00 PM — which means all-aboard is around 3:00 PM, not the sailing time. Counting the walk off the ship, you have roughly 6 hours 45 minutes that you can actually spend on the island.

1. 7:30 AM
   The ship ties upPuerta Maya.
2. 8:15 AM
   You are off and movingAllowing about 45 minutes to disembark and reach the Royal Village tower, at the traffic light on the corner.
3. 3:00 PM
   All-aboardOne hour before the ship sails. This is your real deadline, and it is the one people get wrong.
4. 4:00 PM
   The ship sailsWithout anyone who is not on it.

What fits in 6 hours 45 minutes

Take the five-hour island tour and you still have 1 hour 45 minutes. Enough for lunch before you board, not enough to add a beach club. Downtown is a ten minute drive back north from Puerta Maya.

• Private Jeep Island Tour5 hours · up to 4 guests
  $1801 hour 45 minutes to spare
• Private Minivan Island Tour5 hours · up to 6 guests
  $2501 hour 45 minutes to spare
• Private Van Tour — up to 125 hours · up to 12 guests
  $3501 hour 45 minutes to spare
• Private Minibus Tour — up to 195 hours · up to 19 guests
  $5001 hour 45 minutes to spare
• Private Bus Tour — up to 405 hours · up to 40 guests
  $6991 hour 45 minutes to spare
• Tierra Maya Cultural Experience5 hours · up to 4 guests
  $2491 hour 45 minutes to spare

Times are the median of 55 recorded calls by this ship at Cozumel between January 2025 and September 2026, from the Quintana Roo port authority (APIQROO). They are what usually happens, not a promise — your cruise documents always win.