A “beach day” is no longer just a beach day. We break down Royal Caribbean’s Perfect Day Mexico in Costa Maya and why it’s poised to become a cruise must-do, with a giant water park, a towering slide that’s set to grab records, and a lazy river so long it can take more than an hour to float. If you love private cruise destinations like Perfect Day at CocoCay or Ocean Cay, this is the next big move in cruise travel, and it’s built to make the ship’s itinerary feel like a headline attraction.
Then we shift into cruise line news and talk Margaritaville at Sea’s expansion, including a third ship coming in 2026 and what that means for passenger capacity, onboard vibe, and longer itineraries. We also share what stood out from sailing on the brand, from the laid-back atmosphere to the surprisingly strong food and entertainment that can make even an older ship feel like a real vacation.
To wrap, we get practical with travel planning: three distinct ways to cruise to Hawaii (round-trip from the West Coast, the inter-island Pride of America, and longer repositioning cruises that can even continue to Tahiti). We also answer a question we hear all the time: how to take a cruise without a passport, what a closed loop cruise actually is, what documents work, and why a passport still protects you when curveballs happen. Subscribe, share this with your favorite cruise planner, and leave a review with your biggest cruise question for a future show.
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