Progreso, Yucatan — Local businesses and tourism service providers in Progreso are optimistic about strong sales and profits this March as 22 cruise ships are scheduled to dock at the port, coinciding with Lent weekends and Easter holidays.
While the number represents five fewer arrivals than February and six fewer than January, it matches last March’s figures and remains above the 2026 average of 15 ships per month, translating to roughly four vessels weekly.
Tourism service providers and restaurant owners along the waterfront emphasized that the cruise traffic combines positively with hot weather and the start of Lent, creating a favorable economic impact.
“Sales and consumption along the waterfront will be widely benefited, so with more ships, the prosperity is expected to be much greater,” they reiterated.
According to sector worker Elías Castro, cruise arrivals will generate profits that add to the economic spillover from local and national tourists drawn by the rising heat, Lent, and the upcoming Easter vacation period.
Cruise Schedule for Progreso
The arrival calendar is as follows:
- Today: Islander
- March 3: Carnival Breeze
- March 4: Disney Magic
- March 5: Carnival Valor
- March 6: Islander
- March 9: Disney Magic
- March 10: Carnival Valor
- March 11: Islander
- March 12: Carnival Breeze
- March 13: Disney Magic
- March 16: Islander
- March 17: Carnival Breeze
- March 18: Disney Magic
- March 19: Carnival Valor
- March 20: Islander
- March 23: Disney Magic
- March 24: Carnival Valor
- March 25: Islander
- March 26: Carnival Breeze
- March 27: Disney Magic
- March 30: Islander
- March 31: Carnival Breeze
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