Despite efforts to promote certain states as safe, travel alerts issued by the U.S. government carry significant weight in the decisions of tourists and international companies.

Royal Caribbean cruise ships have stopped setting ... The US Department of State slapped Manzanillo, Colima’s largest city, with a Level 4: Do Not Travel designation – the agency’s strictest ...

Royal Caribbean has canceled its scheduled stops at Manzanillo, Mexico, following a U.S. State Department advisory categorizing Colima state as a "Level 4: Do Not Travel" zone. The advisory ...

Royal Caribbean did not cancel any sailings to the port. It simply stopped scheduling them. In better times, the cruise line described the area as "Pure Pacific Chill." "Manzanillo might not be ...

Royal Caribbean, however ... still has ships expected to visit Manzanillo in January and February, the outlet reported. The State Department uses a four-level warning system which urges tourists ...