Cozumel guide

Cruise ship · 108 recorded calls at Cozumel

Carnival Paradise in Cozumel

It docks at Puerta Maya, 5 miles south of downtown San Miguel — 99% of its last 108 calls. On a normal call it arrives 6:30 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 7 hours 45 minutes that you can actually spend on the island.

1. 6:30 AM
   The ship ties upPuerta Maya.
2. 7:15 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 7 hours 45 minutes

Take the five-hour island tour and 2 hours 45 minutes are still yours. That is a proper lunch and a walk, without watching the clock. Downtown is a ten minute drive back north from Puerta Maya.

• Private Jeep Island Tour5 hours · up to 4 guests
  $1802 hours 45 minutes to spare
• Private Minivan Island Tour5 hours · up to 6 guests
  $2502 hours 45 minutes to spare
• Private Van Tour — up to 125 hours · up to 12 guests
  $3502 hours 45 minutes to spare
• Private Minibus Tour — up to 195 hours · up to 19 guests
  $5002 hours 45 minutes to spare
• Private Bus Tour — up to 405 hours · up to 40 guests
  $6992 hours 45 minutes to spare
• Tierra Maya Cultural Experience5 hours · up to 4 guests
  $2492 hours 45 minutes to spare

Times are the median of 108 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.