Acapulco to Be Home Port for Magellan Cruise Ship Rich Thomaselli - Travel Pulse
go to original June 15, 2017

The Port of Acapulco (Acapulco Destination Marketing Office)

Acapulco, Mexico, emerged as one of the world’s most glamorous resorts in the 1950s and ‘60s, and the destination is hoping to recapture that glory. The Cruise and Maritime Voyages company certainly thinks it can get there.

The cruise line announced it will have its 1,400-passenger Magellan ship call Acapulco its home port beginning in the winter of 2018. This is welcome news for Acapulco and certainly a vote of confidence for the destination to help increase tourism.

The roundtrip cruise will depart from Acapulco and make stops in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Manzanillo, Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas, before returning to port.

... The cruise line had initially planned to use a smaller ship, the Marco Polo, but a forecasted demand for the cruise convinced officials to opt for the larger Magellan.

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