New ship to Long Beach, CA?

[Alexv500]

We were booked on princess for the CA Costal but had to cancel due to a medical condition. I'd love to try again.

 

 

Aww hopefully you can go soon!! Princess is having some pretty good sales, I got a Mexican Riviera cruise for next month on the Ruby Princess for $1,200 for two. Including taxes. My cruise is all sold out now! Super excited to try princess, read lots of great reviews! Have you ever sailed with Princess before?

Edited February 14, 2015 by Alexv500

[bonnie&clydecruzers]

Disney is returning to San Diego this year for a few cruises. And they must be selling VERY VERY well, because the prices are outrageous!! Like 4K for an interior for a 5 day cruise! (I booked the day the fares were released and got an interior for 3 for only $1700)

 

When I read your post, I didn't believe the prices you mentioned so I had to look it up myself. I couldn't believe it. I think Carnival is missing out by not having a cruise ship out of SD.

 

This is for 2 people in an interior room. CRAZY!!

[Alexv500]

When I read your post, I didn't believe the prices you mentioned so I had to look it up myself. I couldn't believe it. I think Carnival is missing out by not having a cruise ship out of SD.

 

This is for 2 people in an interior room. CRAZY!!

 

 

Oh my goodness nearly $5k for a 5 day cruise?! You could do a carnival caribbean cruise with airfare from LA for 2 people for $3k!!! Disney's prices are beyond ridiculous!! Would never pay that much. Imagine how much a 7 day Caribbean cruise would cost with Disney

[goduckies05]

I am booked on that cruise on Disney. Booked with my cousin who loves Disney the first day it came out. Was 1600 for both of us i think. Not too bad a price. Thinking of adding a 3 day Carnival Cruise on to the back end.

[bonnie&clydecruzers]

Oh my goodness nearly $5k for a 5 day cruise?! You could do a carnival caribbean cruise with airfare from LA for 2 people for $3k!!! Disney's prices are beyond ridiculous!! Would never pay that much. Imagine how much a 7 day Caribbean cruise would cost with Disney

 

Thats what I'm saying. Who in the world pays $5k to cruise 5 days in an interior room. Is Disney actually selling these rooms at this price? Like I said CRAZY!

[bonnie&clydecruzers]

I am booked on that cruise on Disney. Booked with my cousin who loves Disney the first day it came out. Was 1600 for both of us i think. Not too bad a price. Thinking of adding a 3 day Carnival Cruise on to the back end.

 

And I'm curious when was that it came out? I know Disney is expensive, but tripling in price. $1000/night!?!? Thats unbelievable.

Edited February 15, 2015 by bonnie&clydecruzers

[Alexv500]

Thats what I'm saying. Who in the world pays $5k to cruise 5 days in an interior room. Is Disney actually selling these rooms at this price? Like I said CRAZY!

 

 

It's super ridiculous! Disney isn't even all that, it's super over priced! I don't understand how such large families even manage to travel on Disney cruises. Probably costs them and arm and a leg LOL! For that price I could probably stay in a SUITE on the Carnival Breeze on a 8 day southern Caribbean cruise with airfare from LAX!

Edited February 15, 2015 by Alexv500

[xplnusa]

I would love to see a newer ship out there that does some longer MR and goes to Hawaii more often!!!

[goduckies05]

And I'm curious when was that it came out? I know Disney is expensive, but tripling in price. $1000/night!?!? Thats unbelievable.

 

9 months ago... i have loved my Carnival Cruises, cheap and fun. But that wasn't too expensive to try Disney. I will have to compare it to Holland 15 years ago and the Carnival ones i have been on lately! Don't like that there is no Casino!

[dadof2boys]

She won't be getting anything exciting. No waterworks, no guys burgers, no Redfrog rumbar. Pretty much just going for maintenance. I was going to book Miracle because I thought it was going to get the 2.0 features like the Pride did, but when I found it wasn't, booked a princess cruise from San Pedro.

 

 

Ditto, it sucks.

 

Also, people keep mentioning the discounted prices that the west coast offers. Umm, not the case. A 7 nighter here is more than any on the east coast. Sure maybe the 3/4 nighters, but the 7 day are way pricey. We flew to Texas because with flights it was still less.

[goduckies05]

Yeah the 3/4 are cheap but the 7 is expensive!

[Alexv500]

Ditto, it sucks.

 

Also, people keep mentioning the discounted prices that the west coast offers. Umm, not the case. A 7 nighter here is more than any on the east coast. Sure maybe the 3/4 nighters, but the 7 day are way pricey. We flew to Texas because with flights it was still less.

 

 

Agreed! Super expensive here. Average price for a 7 day Mexican Riviera around $650-800 pp. Got an amazing deal on a princess cruise to the mexican riviera which I will be sailing on next month. $1,188 for 2 people inside cabin including taxes & port fees. 7 days; PV, Cabo, and Mazatlán. On Carnival the same cruise and same date was $1,800 for the same cabin and itinerary.

[JillySue]

Even the 4 days judged against the east coast 4 days aren't the cheap, screaming deals people keep saying we're getting. They must be selling, or the prices would drop. :/

[maritaysa]

Hopefully one day Carnival will reward us West Coasters with variety. I say do the RT from LB with stops in Astoria, Victoria, and Vancouver.....loved that cruise! I'm also beyond bored with the Fantasy class and the Miracle is just okay. Listen to us Carnival!

[Alexv500]

Hopefully one day Carnival will reward us West Coasters with variety. I say do the RT from LB with stops in Astoria, Victoria, and Vancouver.....loved that cruise! I'm also beyond bored with the Fantasy class and the Miracle is just okay. Listen to us Carnival!

 

 

We can only dream. I wish they would send different and newer ships with more features that would attract more customers. But Carnival doesn't really care. We need more variety in itineraries from Long Beach and send a ship to San Diego, they would make a lot more money. Instead of having two fantasy class ships doing the Same EXACT itineraries to Catalina and Ensenada. There should be a 5 day cruise to Cabo and Catalina from LB or SD. And a better ship for the 7 day cruises such as the Valor or even the Triumph. I'm not asking for a dream class ship (even though that would be AMAZING to have here, but we can only dream about that, it's more of a fantasy) but we need a better ship with better features and to change up the itineraries from here also so more people will want to cruise from here on the west coast.

[ccruisequeen]

Don't you get the feeling that California is the Cinderella to all the Eastern ports?

[ccruisequeen]

Aww hopefully you can go soon!! Princess is having some pretty good sales, I got a Mexican Riviera cruise for next month on the Ruby Princess for $1,200 for two. Including taxes. My cruise is all sold out now! Super excited to try princess, read lots of great reviews! Have you ever sailed with Princess before?

 

 

Yes did a TA repositioning cruise from Ft Lauderdale to Barcelona on the Emerald.

[maritaysa]

Don't you get the feeling that California is the Cinderella to all the Eastern ports?

 

More like the redheaded step child!

[dadof2boys]

Years ago the Spirit would do 5 nighters from San Diego. It was just two days in Cabo, then back up. 100x better than Catalina and Ensenada! If it were winter, you truly got away for some fun in the sun. The weather in Ensenada and Catalina is the same as it is in Southern California. They were the best. One of those Fantasy class ships should move to San Diego and start that run again. Let the other stay in Long Beach and do the Ensenada/Catalina. The Miracle can run the 7 day. There, solved. [emoji1]

[lappy22]

Years ago the Spirit would do 5 nighters from San Diego. It was just two days in Cabo, then back up. 100x better than Catalina and Ensenada! If it were winter, you truly got away for some fun in the sun. The weather in Ensenada and Catalina is the same as it is in Southern California. They were the best. One of those Fantasy class ships should move to San Diego and start that run again. Let the other stay in Long Beach and do the Ensenada/Catalina. The Miracle can run the 7 day. There, solved. [emoji1]

 

 

The Spirit did that run for just under a year. Before that, the Elation started a 5 night cruise from San Diego in 2007 that went to Cabo and Ensenada and later did the back to back Cabo cruises starting in July of 2009. We were on that first 2 day Cabo cruise, the murder cruise where a woman celebrating her retirement was killed by her husband in their cabin on the Riviera deck. I remember hearing the emergency signal during dinner and locked eyes with our waiter who said "that is not good."

 

 

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[lappy22]

We got sucked in with a cheap fare that included airfare. The cruise itself just had a different flavor to it, and the ports of call were disappointing.

 

 

 

Add to that the sea day in and out of LA is always unusually cold, enveloping 4 days of extreme heat and humidity, the Caribbean was calling our names the entire week.

 

 

While I would agree that the last sea day back into Long Beach or San Diego can be cold or mild, but the first sea day has been warm or hot in 6 out of 7 cruises that have taken us to Cabo or further. Humidity hasn't ever been an issue in ports except the summer months.

 

 

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[bonnie&clydecruzers]

The Spirit did that run for just under a year. Before that, the Elation started a 5 night cruise from San Diego in 2007 that went to Cabo and Ensenada and later did the back to back Cabo cruises starting in July of 2009. Sent from my iPad using Forums

 

We loved the 5 night on Elation. It was a quick cruise alot cheaper than the 7 night but a WHOLE lot better than the Catalina/Ens. run. I really wish they would bring it back like dadof2boys mentioned. I don't understand why Carnival doesn't do it with 3 ships located in LB.

[cdamion]

California Coastal (with stop in Ensenada-but maybe San Diego or Monterey or San Francisco?), Pacific Northwest (stop in Vancouver-and Seattle? San Francisco? An Oregon port? I know Princess uses one up that way...).

 

There are options, I feel like variety will help drive the west coast into more demand. One can only do so many 4 days to Catalina/Ensenada. Once you've done it, you've done it. We're doing it 3 times and by the end of that, I will be over it. It's the same ship doing the same thing, over and over. And while it's nice, it'd be nice to switch it up. I'd LOVE a 5 day option here and there.

 

I wouldn't go on a cruise that just hit California cities. I don't think people would do that type of itinerary to hit places they could very easily do on a land based tour.

[Rosefloater]

I wouldn't go on a cruise that just hit California cities. I don't think people would do that type of itinerary to hit places they could very easily do on a land based tour.

 

Princess does it and it is very popular.

[JillySue]

Princess does it and it is very popular.

 

 

California is huge. Driving to all of those destinations is also less than fun. The idea of cruising (unpack once, go different places) is perfect for the California coast.

 

I'm making the 10 hour drive from Northern California to Long Beach this weekend, wish they'd add San Francisco as a Carnival port :)

 

If they'd just vary the itineraries...do one of them on the short jaunts to ensenada and send the other north, toward Vancouver, it'd be a breath of fresh air.