What is the weather like on the Mexican Riviera cruise?
The Mexican Riviera's weather is warm and sunny year round, with average temperatures ranging from the low 80s during the day to the high 60s in the evening hours.
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You can cruise to the Mexican Riviera year-round, but some would argue that the best time to cruise Mexico is during its dry season, November through May. However, it's a popular destination even during the more rainy summer months while kids are on school break, and the summer travel season is in full swing.
The weather in the Mayan Riviera can include tropical storms?? as they do occur here as they do in other tropical regions. But, the number of tropical cyclones that land here categorized as Hurricanes is very few. The Riviera Maya has only been hit by 2 hurricanes (category 5) in its lifetime.
The Riviera Maya hurricane season begins in late May and lasts until early November, with the peak in September and October. The odds of a hurricane hitting Riviera Maya are low (five hurricanes have hit the Yucatan in the past 40 years), but hurricanes traveling near Riviera Maya can still cause severe weather.
Though your itinerary may change, cruises are rarely canceled due to storms. Ships are designed to handle rough seas and can be rerouted to avoid danger. Once you're on board, any port updates will be announced over the ship's intercom or detailed in a notice delivered to your stateroom.
Guests are not allowed to bring beer or hard liquor onboard for consumption or any other use. Alcoholic beverages (beer, seltzer, or hard liquor) seized on embarkation day will be returned at the end of the voyage provided that they are in the original sealed package.
Virtually all areas of the Riviera Maya are good for tourists to walk around, aside from two places (you can still go, just exercise increased caution). One is the Cancún downtown, and the other is anything further in-land from Avenida 45 Norte in Playa del Carmen (past the motorway bridge).
There are high rates of violent crime, such as homicides, kidnappings, carjacking and assaults, including in popular tourist destinations such as the Mayan Riviera (Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Morelos and Tulum), and Acapulco. Criminal groups and drug cartels are present in tourist areas.