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13 calls at Cabo San Lucas between October 2026 and April 2027, usually on Saturdays and Thursdays, 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM. 2 of them overnight.
The short answer
Carnival Radiance (Carnival Cruise Line) has 13 calls with published times in Cabo San Lucas between October 2026 and April 2027, on Saturdays and Thursdays. On most of them it arrives at 10:30 AM and sails at 6:30 PM: 8 hours in port. On 2 of those 13 calls it stays overnight in the bay.
The pattern is Saturdays, in between 10:00 AM and 10:30 AM and out between 6:00 PM and 6:30 PM. That is a full-day call: there is time for the Arch in the morning and a longer snorkel trip after. On 5 of the 13 calls the ship keeps a different pattern: Thursdays, in between 10:00 AM and 10:30 AM and out between 6:00 PM and 6:30 PM, a full-day call: there is time for the Arch in the morning and a longer snorkel trip after. The other 3 calls fall on other days or at other hours; the table below has every date.
Cabo is a tender port: the ship anchors in the bay and the tenders take 10 to 15 minutes to the landing on the south side of Marina Cabo San Lucas, the same marina where our yachts board: each one at its own dock, and your exact dock and a map link come on your boarding pass.
These times are published by third parties (the cruise lines and port calendars) and we checked them on 10 Oct 2026. They change during the season, so confirm them with your cruise line before you book anything around them. Every time here is Cabo time: Mountain Standard Time all year, with no daylight saving.
Your plan on the day
Saturdays: the ship arrives at 10:30 AM. With the 10 to 15 minute tender and the line, count on being at the dock by 11:00 AM. It sails at 6:30 PM, so plan to be back at the dock by 5:30 PM: that leaves 6 h 30 min on the water.
Leave at 11:00 AM and you are back by 1:00 PM: a short snorkel at Pelican Rock, the sea lions, the Arch, Lover's Beach and back along Médano Beach, 4.7 miles in all. That leaves 4 h 30 min for lunch in town before the tender.
With 6 h 30 min available, the 4 hour trip fits: leave at 11:00 AM, pass the Arch and run up the coast to snorkel Santa María Bay, with a swim stop on the way back, and you are at the dock by 3:00 PM, 2 h 30 min before your time to be back. Note: Santa María Bay is closed for snorkeling for now and we expect it to reopen in November (updated October 10, 2026); on calls before November the snorkel stop is Pelican Rock instead. Ask us.
Thursdays: the ship arrives at 10:30 AM. With the 10 to 15 minute tender and the line, count on being at the dock by 11:00 AM. It sails at 6:30 PM, so plan to be back at the dock by 5:30 PM: that leaves 6 h 30 min on the water.
Leave at 11:00 AM and you are back by 1:00 PM: a short snorkel at Pelican Rock, the sea lions, the Arch, Lover's Beach and back along Médano Beach, 4.7 miles in all. That leaves 4 h 30 min for lunch in town before the tender.
With 6 h 30 min available, the 4 hour trip fits: leave at 11:00 AM, pass the Arch and run up the coast to snorkel Santa María Bay, with a swim stop on the way back, and you are at the dock by 3:00 PM, 2 h 30 min before your time to be back.
Boats that fit
up to 10 guests; 2 h from USD 519 (MXN 9,799) per boat, tax included; 4 h from USD 909 (MXN 17,399); about USD 52 per person with 10 on board for 2 h. See the yacht
up to 12 guests; 2 h from USD 879 (MXN 16,799) per boat, tax included; 4 h from USD 1,499 (MXN 28,499); about USD 73 per person with 12 on board for 2 h. See the yacht
up to 12 guests; 3 h from USD 2,509 (MXN 47,699) per boat, tax included; 4 h from USD 2,999 (MXN 56,999); about USD 209 per person with 12 on board for 3 h. Meets you at Fisherman's Landing restaurant, by the Cabo Escape terminal; back by 8 PM. See the yacht
Dates
Cabo time, no daylight saving. “Plan around this call” opens the planner with your time ashore and all-aboard time filled in: 30 minutes after the ship arrives and 30 minutes before it sails (on overnight calls, the arrival day until 10 PM).
| Date | Arrives | Departs | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 31 | 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Plan around this call |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 10:30 AM | 6:30 PM | Plan around this call |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 10:30 AM | Wed, Nov 25 · 4:00 PM Overnight | Plan around this call |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 10:30 AM | 6:30 PM | Plan around this call |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 10:30 AM | Wed, Dec 23 · 4:00 PM Overnight | Plan around this call |
| Sat, Jan 9 | 10:30 AM | 6:30 PM | Plan around this call |
| Thu, Jan 14 | 10:30 AM | 6:30 PM | Plan around this call |
| Sat, Feb 6 | 10:30 AM | 6:30 PM | Plan around this call |
| Thu, Feb 11 | 10:30 AM | 6:30 PM | Plan around this call |
| Sat, Mar 6 | 10:30 AM | 6:30 PM | Plan around this call |
| Thu, Mar 11 | 10:30 AM | 6:30 PM | Plan around this call |
| Sat, Apr 3 | 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Plan around this call |
| Thu, Apr 8 | 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Plan around this call |
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Questions
On most of its 13 calls Carnival Radiance arrives at 10:30 AM, on Saturdays and Thursdays. In the schedule checked on 10 Oct 2026 the earliest arrival is 10:00 AM and the latest is 10:30 AM.
Usually 8 hours, from 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM. It stays overnight on 2 of its 13 calls and sails the next day. Subtract the tender ride each way and your cruise line's all-aboard time.
Yes. No cruise ship docks in Cabo San Lucas: they all anchor in the bay and bring passengers ashore by tender, a 10 to 15 minute ride to the landing on the south side of Marina Cabo San Lucas.
Each yacht boards at its own dock in Marina Cabo San Lucas, the same marina where the tenders land; your exact dock and a map link come on your boarding pass. The Sea Ray 65 meets you at Fisherman's Landing restaurant, by the Cabo Escape terminal.
The times are published by third parties and we checked them on 10 Oct 2026; confirm them with your cruise line. If your ship moves its hours, text us and we move the yacht's departure: the plan always has you at the dock an hour before the ship sails. If the Port Captain closes the harbor for weather, you get a new date or a full refund.
Your ship, your boat
A written reply within 2 hours, 8 AM to 8 PM Cabo time.
Sources
Carnival Panorama