Four cruise ships arrived simultaneously in Puerto Vallarta’s Maritime Terminal on April 25. And for the first time since its major expansion was completed, the Maritime Terminal was able to dock three of them. Carnival's Pride arrived at 7 am with 2,307 passengers at dock one, Regal Princes docked second with 1,514 passengers at 9 am. TheRyndam arrived at 7:30 am with 1,183 passengers at dock 3. Finally, the Radiance of the Seas arrived with 2009 passengers on board. Cruise ships began visiting Mexico’s Pacific Riviera long before Captain Stubbing and his Love Boat crew of misfits appeared on our TV sets in the late seventies. “Puerto Vallarta is a very attractive destination for cruise travelers,” according to Francisco Martinez Narvaez, general manager for Administracion Portuaria Integral, or API, the company that oversees our Maritime Terminal. “And since other destinations on the Pacific Riviera depend on this popularity, the efficiency of our terminal affects the entire cruise circuit.” An experienced engineer, Martinez Narvaez came to Puerto Vallarta from Mexico City seven years ago to administer API. Under his skilled supervision, the expansion of Puerto Vallarta’s Maritime Terminal, a gargantuan project full of technical and logistical challenges involving hundreds of workers and specialists, was begun in September 2005.

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