OCEAN GOLD CRUISE TOURS

Ocean Gold Cruise Tours, a division of Mercantil Sonarmaz, S.A. de C.V., operates all of the entertainment ships and rentals in the company. Daily rentals of boats, wave runners, quads, cars and tours of Mazatlan are offered to all visitors to make their stay more enjoyable. Bookings for the "Golden Sea", "Pieces of Eight", "Dizzy's Gold", "Nemo", "Mazatlan Divers" and "Just Faith" will be available through the ticket office onboard the Crown Destiny Hotel, online and at our POS kiosks. All crew members are trained and certified in SOLAS, CPR and First Aid. This project creates 190 new jobs.

Mazatlan Fiesta Cruise

 "Dizzy's Gold"

She will be the first open air "disco" catamaran in Mazatlan with 1300 passenger capacity and an upper deck restaurant. The glass dancing platform gives you the sense that you are dancing on the water. Unique nautically themed bars are on the bridge and main decks. A great way to spend a night on the town during Carnival and other Mazatlan celebrations. Mega party every night and the place to hang out with your friends and meet new ones. And we know how to throw a party!!!

Mazatlan Dinner Cruise

 "Golden Sea"

If you plan to go out for dinner, this is the way to go! This is a 4 hour all-inclusive Dinner Cruise with seating for up to 400, brand new state-of-the-art galley and two full bars with central liquor dispensing system. Casino slot machines and table gaming. Price includes meal, sodas, alcohol beverages and wine. Award winning chefs prepare a meal nightly fit for a king and queen. Las Vegas buffet style dining with cooked to order steaks.

Mazatlan Pirate Cruise

"Pieces of Eight"

ARG MATEY!!! You will absolutely have the time of your life spending 6 hours looking for buried treasure while being entertained by this crew of blood thirsty scoundrels onboard. Every adventure is all-incllusive of lunch, sodas, beer and special Rum drinks. Fine vessel for guests to be entertained in a unique way and to be seen during festivals and holiday events! Eight cabins available for those that would like to spend the night in a very memorable way. Nightly stays include dinner and breakfast. Can be rented for special group events.

Mazatlan Passenger Submarine

 "Nemo"

NEMO I is a 66 passenger submarine capable of diving to 300'. Each dive will last 50 minutes. This will be a great addition to our fleet and an exciting experience for locals and visitors to see the artificial reef and watch its growth over the years. This adventure will be remembered for years and most people will return to view the changes to the reef since their last visit to the deep. This submarine will also be used as a classroom and training facility for students of biology and officer cadets needing hours.

Mazatlan Dive Boat

"Mazatlan Divers"

Mazatlan Divers is our diving boat for SCUBA, SNUBA, HOOKAH, BOTTOM WALKING and AQUASLEDS. Divers from amateur to pro will be able to experience the adventure and sights of the new reef. All dives include bilingual certified diving guides and instructors, equipment, lunch and drinks. 60' of comfort for 50 divers.  

Mazatlan VIP Yacht

 "Just Faith"

Just Faith is our VIP yacht we will have available for guests wanting something special. The ship comes with a Captain, chef and two deck hands. 103' of Luxury for up to 24 passengers and will sleep 6 comfortably.

OCEAN GOLD CRUISES

Ocean Gold Cruises, a division of Mercantil Sonarmaz, S.A. de C.V., operates 5 cruise venues exclusively in the Sea of Cortez and an additional 11 throughout Mexico. This project creates over 900 new jobs.

Home ports: Mazatlan, Guaymas, Puerto Penasco, Loreto and La Paz. 18 ports of call.
A 7 day - 6 night all-inclusive cruise into the "World's Aquarium" that includes all the food you can eat 24 hours a day, room service and port fees. Drink and photo packages are available.
Ships: Mazatlan 500 passenger, Guaymas 100 passenger, Puerto Penasco 300 Passenger, Loreto 66 passenger, La Paz 82 passenger
Onboard: private cabins, restaurants, showroom, lounges and bars, casino, spa and beauty salon, gym, swimming pool, sun decks, daycare, boutique shops, photo center, hospital

Included in your all-inclusive cabin fare:

Bus and air fares are included from any Mexico city, Oakland and Los Angeles, CA., Denver, CO., and San Antonio and Houston, TX.,
Round trip transfers from airport to hotel or port
All the food you can eat onboard
Nightly entertainment or comedy show
One Captain' s formal dinner
Breakfast, lunch and dinner in the main dining room
Dancing
Free room service
All the sunshine you can handle
Romantic evenings

Each port of call offers new adventures about the ecology of the Sea of Cortez, Mexican cuisine, land excursions and great shopping!

SONADOR RESEARCH GROUP

The Soñador is our main research ship. Onboard are 2 research submarines, ROV and camera/dive boat. An additional landing craft ship takes supplies and construction supplies for placement in the new reef. This project creates 190 new jobs.

We have an agreement with UAS to assist us with operating the oceanographic and marine biology research onboard and to provide scientists for Conservation Pride.

This ship has complete dive services, a moon pool, services and housing for 85 people and services for the two submarines and ROV.

Its primary function is to build and provide continuing research for the new 12-mile Federal Reserve Artificial Reef Project. This will entail decomtaminating and sinking old ships and planes for marine habitat, placing porous rock and molded concrete in specified areas, construction of an underwater city, planting of grasses and kelp and scientific monitoring of the reef's growth. The reef will be a great addition to Mazatlan for divers, will create a habitat for marine life to return to the shoreline and create a fantastic living laboratory for generations of future scientists. The reef will begin new growth almost immediately and reach 60% total growth in 4 years.

Imagine having an underwater environment like this return to Mazatlan within four years.

This will be an ongoing scientific experiment for the University of Sinaloa and all international scientists.

This will be a great underwater adventure for new and returning tourists and local residents.

This will bring the diving industry back to Mazatlan.

Fish and aquatic life will return in abundance to feed and hide around these reefs.

Deteriorating boats will become an underwater asset instead of a harbor eyesore.

We have applied to create a protected Federal Reserve around the artificial reef to ensure its growth as a protected fishery.

PUERTO VIEJO BAY MARINA

Proposed new project encompassing Casa del Marino, 31 de Marzo Fort, Los Pinos Beach and Playa Norte Beach. This is an 80% "floating real estate" addition to Mazatlan including rebuilding the Casa del Marino and restoring the 31 de Marzo Fort. This a 100% green project that includes a sewage treatment plant that recycles treated sewage to usable landscape water, a garbage incinerator that turns all garbage into usable energy, a watermaker that turns saltwater into usable fresh water, solar panels converting sunlight to energy, wind generators, 100% solar and wind lighting and a chlorine generator that turns saltwater into usable chlorine for pools. This project creates over 600 new jobs and 54 new attractions.

The following attractions are the results: Floating Corporate Offices, restored 31 de Marzo Historic Fort, rebuilt Casa del Marino with interactive marine museum, Mazatlan deer reserve, 500 slip marina with walk around malecon, floating hotels, floating event center, floating education center, floating science center, floating restaurants and bakery, floating cinema, floating lounges and bars, floating medical center, floating spa and exercise center, floating virtual gameroom, floating speciality shops, 2 floating 600 car parking garages, several pool areas, Whale Mountain, Laser Tower, breakwater malecon, company docks for company ships, Los Pinos floating condos, Los Pinos Seafood Market, new Fishermen's Wharf, self-service ice machines, marine fuel station, drawbridge at marina entrance, Mar y Sol Hydropark, new full-size marine statues, 5-story water slides, surfing machine, marina dancing waters show, bay zipline, Whale Mountain 3-D laser show, waterfalls and caves, car, bicycle and ATV rentals, air conditioned water taxis, New Aquabus Tours, Flyboarding, Ocean Bottom Walking AND WHITE SAND!

Water taxis, fuel boats, waste boats, houseboats, floating condos and dive boats will all be built in Mazatlan. There are 9 other manufacturing business that will be created from this project.

OCEAN GOLD CRUISES MARSHIPS

High speed hydrofoil cruise ships that move you from town to town rapidly. On your cruise you will spend seven nights in the port towns, enjoying the nightlife, instead of leaving port by 5 PM. The following ships have been choosen:

Marship Freedom 250 passenger (Sea of Cortez)

Marship Orion 12 passenger commuter (Mazatlan)

Marship Magellan 90 passenger (Chepi train)

Marship Challenger 250 passenger (Mazatlan Riviera)

Marship Intrepid 250 passenger (Manzanillo Riviera)

Marship Andromeda 250 passenger (Acapulco north)

Marship Ambassador 250 passenger (Acapulco south)

Marship Constitution 250 passenger (Cancun Caribbean)

Marship Defiant 250 passenger (Cancun Mayan)

Marship Excelsior 250 passenger (Cancun Latin)

Marship Constellation 90 passenger (Tampico)

Marship Galaxy 90 passenger (Puerto Penasco)

Marship Odyssey 12 passenger commuter (Cancun)

  

CONSERVATION PRIDE PROJECT

Conservation Pride Indoor Shrimp Aquaculture and Hydroponic Farm: Construction of an indoor shrimp and produce farm on 500 acres near Mazatlan. This project, when completed, will have a minimum daily production of 100,000 pounds of shrimp and 100,000 pounds of produce. This project is 100% green. Everything is recycled on this farm including shrimp waste, algae, water, waste from processing and garbage. The farm is operated with solar and wind power with backup generators. Everything possible is converted into usable energy. We also make our own saltwater to maintain perfect salinity for the shrimp, desalinate it for produce growing and then turning it back into usable saltwater for shrimp growth. This allows us to less than 5% of available fresh water sources daily. Creates over 2,500 new jobs.

The processing building processes shrimp and produce for shipment and recycles processing waste and fish waste from the Fishermen’s Wharf into organic shrimp food supplement. This would be the largest indoor shrimp aquaculture and hydroponic farm in the world. The shrimp will be sold under the trademark Conservation Pride. This trademark guarantees the product is organic, actual source information of product and date of harvest. Shrimp are harvested using a water vacuum system and harvested shrimp will be processed on site, then shipped to market the same day of harvest. As produce is harvested, a new seedling is planted. Produce is also harvested and shipped the same day. This a total of 18,250 tons of shrimp and 18,250 tons of produce production per year which is 2 times the annual shrimp harvest from the Sea of Cortez. There are no by-catch issues or ocean floor destruction issues. It also has its own landing strip for air freight shipments for post larvae and live sales. This project is good for the economy and good for Mazatlan’s promotion of ocean and fishery sustainability.

When you buy Conservation Pride products, you are guaranteed to be buying the absolute best and freshest seafood and produce product in the world.

We will have our own hatcheries, primary nurseries and growout tanks operated in conjunction with UAS scientists, to initially hatch the eggs and bring the shrimp larvae to size to be transferred to the final nursery and growing facility. The shrimp are managed by scientists every step of the way, including through harvest, to ensure the highest quality.

WHALE ISLAND AMUSEMENT PARK

Construction of this park is on 500 acres near Mazatlan. This project, when completed, will be the largest amusement park in Mexico. It will have over 56 new high adrenaline rides, kiddy rides, concessions, games, 4 hotels, dolphin moat, food courts, nightly fireworks display, laser show, outdoor concert area, monorail, all electric vehicles and can accommodate 20,000 visitors daily. The project will use renewable solar and wind energy, recyclable sewage treatment plant, energy producing garbage incinerator and solar and wind lighting. This project is 100% green and uses recycled materials during construction. Everything is recycled within this park. Creates over 4,000 new jobs.

When your family visits Whale Island, you are guaranteed to have the time of your life!