The tall ship the Mexican Navy uses as a training vessel that sailed into San Diego Bay on Thursday will be open to the public to visit, free of charge, Friday through Monday.
The tall ship arrived from San Francisco and docked in San Diego at 10 a.m. Thursday with 281 crew members, including captains, officers, midshipmen, cadets and enlisted personnel as part of the 2026 North Pacific Training Cruise.
Members of the public can visit the Cuauhtémoc from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Oct. 2-4 at the B Street Pier, next to the cruise terminal at the Port of San Diego.
People from all over SoCal and Baja came to see Cuauhtémoc.
“I was telling them we need to be proud of our heritage. Be proud of where we come from,” said Krystal Ramirez, who drove two hours to see the ship dock.
The Mexican Navy uses the Cuauhtémoc as a training ship as well as a way to bring Mexican culture — and a message of goodwill — around the world.
The Cuauhtémoc has visited more than 228 ports in 73 countries since it was built 44 years ago, according to the Mexican Consul General. It departs on Oct. 5, returning to Acapulco after a 92-day maritime journey that included five ports: Hawaii, Alaska, Canada, San Francisco and San Diego.