Princess Cruises Crew and Guests Unite to Break Margarita Guinness World Record
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Guests and crew aboard Regal Princess set a new Guinness World Record for most margaritas sold in 8 hours.
The record number of 3,410 margaritas was sold while the ship was in Cozumel on February 17, 2026.
Princess Cruises uses Pantalones Organic Tequila onboard, which was also used to christen Star Princess.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026, was definitely a day to raise a toast to Princess Cruises and the crew and guests aboard Regal Princess. During the ship’s visit to Cozumel, Mexico, everyone onboard pitched in to set a new Guinness World Record.
“Today, aboard Regal Princess in Cozumel, our guests and crew came together to set a new Guinness World Record for the most margaritas sold in an 8-hour period,” Princess Cruises announced on Facebook.
“The official count is 3,410 surpassing the existing record of 2,728. Raise a glass, we did it!”
The port of call was an appropriate one for the record attempt, as tequila is the key ingredient in all margaritas. Tequila is made from the blue agave plant, native to Mexico. Princess Cruises uses Pantalones Organic Tequila onboard.
Cruise Hive has previously reported that the newest ship in the Princess Cruises fleet, Star Princess, was christened in November 2025 with a bottle of Pantalones Organic Tequila rather than the more traditional champagne.
Regal Princess is currently sailing a 7-night Western Caribbean itinerary that departed from Galveston on Sunday, February 15. Guests are enjoying an overnight call to Cozumel from 9 a.m. on Tuesday, February 17, until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 18. The ship will visit Roatan on Thursday before returning to Texas on Sunday, February 22.
The record attempt was held onboard the ship, and it is unclear whether or not off-duty crew members could also purchase margaritas to contribute to the event.
Nevertheless, the new record surpasses the old record by a total of 682 margaritas and an untold number of salted rims and lime and orange wedges.
“Ritas for the record is officially in the books,” the cruise line confirmed.
The previous record was set on September 15, 2024 in Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia, at the Motel Mexicola restaurant in celebration of Mexican Independence Day.
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To set a Guinness World Record, an official adjudicator must verify the attempt and its results. If successful, an official certificate of the attempt and outcome is presented once verified. This can happen immediately at the event, depending on the type of record.
The official certificate presentation was held onboard Regal Princess, complete with confetti, photographers, and a lot of smiles to mark the celebration.
More World Records on Cruise Ships
While definitely a record worth raising a glass to, the margarita sales record onboard Regal Princess is not the first world record set onboard a cruise or during a cruise vacation.
Cruise Hive has noted a variety of fun and unique records set onboard ships, such as how MSC Cruises offers different record-setting attempts onboard its ships.
For example, the record for the longest line of Lego ships ever created was set onboard MSC World America in March 2025 as a fun diversion for the crew before the ship welcomed her first guests.
Other fun records set onboard cruise ships and by cruise lines include such wild and wacky events as:
Carnival Cruise Lines – Largest Piñata by volume – 8,000 pounds of candy set in Philadelphia on November 2, 2008
Royal Caribbean – Fastest marathon run on a ship – 2 hours, 52 minutes, 47 seconds aboard Ovation of the Seas in December 2024
Virgin Voyages – Largest gathering of merpeople – 457 participants in Bimini on November 4, 2022
Would you be interested in joining a world record attempt during your cruise vacation? Sign me up for the most cruises booked, most chocolate melting cakes eaten, or fastest to reach the lido deck!
Princess Cruises Crew and Guests Unite to Break Margarita Guinness World Record