Princess Cruises' decision to cancel calls  in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for the rest of the year has left the country's tourism industry in "total shock," a top tourism official tells USA TODAY.

"Puerto Vallarta is a perfectly safe destination," says Rodolfo Lopez Negrete, chief operating officer of the Mexico Tourism Board. "We were very surprised and clearly very concerned about the announcement of Princess Cruises pulling out."

As we reported Monday, Princess cited worries about the safety of cruisers and crew in canceling calls in Puerto Vallarta -- a move that comes just months after Princess and several other cruise lines pulled out of Mazatlan, Mexico over safety concerns.