Margaritaville at Sea Sends New Flagship Beachcomber to Galveston in October 2027
If you want to sail Beachcomber from Galveston, its first departure is the 4-night Cozumel Express on October 4, 2027, and bookings are open now. For a Veracruz visit — unavailable on other Galveston-based cruise lines — look at the January 14, 2028 Mexico Trio sailing, which also stops in Cozumel and Progreso. If Miami is more convenient, Beachcomber debuts there in January 2027 with 4-9-night Caribbean and Bahamas itineraries.
Margaritaville at Sea is using Beachcomber to leapfrog into a market — Galveston — where it can claim a route no Texas-based competitor offers: Veracruz, on the January 14, 2028 Mexico Trio sailing. That's a smart wedge against bigger lines already parked in Galveston. Debuting first in Miami in January 2027 before the October 2027 Galveston move lets the line work out kinks before a regional launch, which is the sensible sequencing. The ship arrives as a former Costa Fortuna, finishing her run for Costa out of Piraeus on September 4, 2026, so there's real conversion work ahead before she's ready for the Zac Brown-branded Same Boat venue and that four-deck 5 O'Clock Somewhere space. My read: Texas gives Margaritaville a distinct, defensible niche rather than a head-to-head fight in Miami. If you're loyalty-agnostic and want Veracruz, book that January 2028 sailing early — first-to-market routes tend to fill.