Cozumel will become a 'homeport' for Pullmantur cruises, the operator's Vicepresident and Director-General, Eduardo Barroso, told Mexico City newspaper, Excelsior, last week.

U.S. citizens have new passport requirements for returning from Mexico from today.

Basically, a traditional book-style passport is now required, but the U.S. government has also offered an alternative passport ‘card’ to make the adjustment easier.

The US and British governments updated their travel advice for Mexico yesterday, saying it is safe for travel.

In an almost simultaneous announcement, Carnival cruise lines said they would resume some calls in Cozumel at the end of May.

The changes will be welcomed as a victory by almost 3,000 "friends of Cozumel", who signed a petition to the CDC urging them to update their travel advice this week.

An astounding 30 handmade 26-foot canoes will cross the sea to Cozumel in the historic Travesía Sagrada Maya, or Mayan Sacred Journey, an event being held from May 21 to 23.

This celebrated three-day reenactment brings to life the ancient, mystical journey taken by the Maya in their quest to pay tribute to the Goddess Ix Chel, whose sanctuary rests on the island.