Norwegian Encore arrived in Puerto Vallarta with 4,240 passengers and 1,624 crew. The port lists 10 more cruise calls in November.
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, November 12, 2026 – The Norwegian Encore docked in Puerto Vallarta at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, with 4,240 passengers and 1,624 crew members aboard. The ship arrived from Mazatlán and was scheduled to leave for Los Angeles at 6 p.m. The port has 10 more cruise calls on its November calendar, including two by the Encore.
The ship tied up at Muelle 1 at the maritime terminal in Zona Hotelera Norte, giving it about 11½ hours in port. The arrival figures count everyone aboard. The number of passengers who went ashore was still unknown.
This was the Encore’s second stop in Vallarta this month. It docked alongside the Carnival Firenze last Thursday with 4,046 passengers. Norwegian Cruise Line began the ship’s first full season on the Mexican Riviera in October, with weekly round trips from Los Angeles that also stop in Cabo San Lucas and Mazatlán. The season runs through early April.
November opened with 20 calls on the schedule. In October, the port cut its schedule to 17 calls after Hurricane Trudy. Port figures through October put cruise passenger traffic at 391,566 for the year, down 0.3% from the same period in 2025.
For now, Vallarta is a day stop on the Encore’s route. In September, the port authority opened bidding for a cruise terminal that would let passengers start or finish their trips in Puerto Vallarta.
The next arrivals on the port’s tentative November calendar are the National Geographic Sea Lion and Sea Bird on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The Encore is due back Nov. 19 alongside the Sapphire Princess, then again Nov. 26. That last visit is the final cruise call on the November calendar, with the Encore due at Muelle 1 at 6:30 a.m.
