🇲🇽 Mexico · cruise port guide
What currency does Costa Maya use?
Currency
Mexican Peso
MXN · MX$
Exchange rate
Floating — changes daily
The ShipTime app caches the current rate before you sail and converts offline at the stall
US dollars?
USD accepted everywhere
Time zone
America/Cancun (ET year-round)
Always confirm ship time before leaving the pier
Costa Maya is a purpose-built cruise port, so the port village itself is a USD bubble. Walk or cab to Mahahual's malecón and peso pricing appears — often noticeably cheaper for the same beach day.
Money tips for your Costa Maya port day
- Port-village prices are USD and premium; Mahahual beach clubs are cheaper in pesos.
- Check the day's peso rate before you wander off the pier — Mahahual is largely cash-only.
- Cash rules in Mahahual — card terminals go down often.
Convert prices without port Wi-Fi
Port stalls quote in mexican pesos, your budget thinks in dollars, and there's no data signal to Google it. The ShipTime app caches exchange rates before you sail and converts MXN → USD offline, right at the stall — and logs purchases against your US customs allowance while you shop.
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Take Costa Maya offline
Ship-time clock on your lock screen, gangway alarms that fire with zero signal, duty-free tracking and offline currency conversion. Built for port days.