Cozumel guide

Cruise ship · 103 recorded calls at Cozumel

Margaritaville at Sea Islander in Cozumel

It docks at the International Pier (SSA), 5 miles south of downtown San Miguel — 95% of its last 103 calls. On a normal call it arrives 6:00 AM and sails 3:00 PM — which means all-aboard is around 2:00 PM, not the sailing time. Counting the walk off the ship, you have roughly 7 hours 15 minutes that you can actually spend on the island.

1. 6:00 AM
   The ship ties upthe International Pier (SSA).
2. 6:45 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. 2:00 PM
   All-aboardOne hour before the ship sails. This is your real deadline, and it is the one people get wrong.
4. 3:00 PM
   The ship sailsWithout anyone who is not on it.

What fits in 7 hours 15 minutes

Take the five-hour island tour and 2 hours 15 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 the International Pier.

• Private Jeep Island Tour5 hours · up to 4 guests
  $1802 hours 15 minutes to spare
• Private Minivan Island Tour5 hours · up to 6 guests
  $2502 hours 15 minutes to spare
• Private Van Tour — up to 125 hours · up to 12 guests
  $3502 hours 15 minutes to spare
• Private Minibus Tour — up to 195 hours · up to 19 guests
  $5002 hours 15 minutes to spare
• Private Bus Tour — up to 405 hours · up to 40 guests
  $6992 hours 15 minutes to spare
• Tierra Maya Cultural Experience5 hours · up to 4 guests
  $2492 hours 15 minutes to spare

Times are the median of 103 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.