2024 solar eclipse - will Carnival have a Mexican Riviera cruise for it?

[2011mom]

Back in 1998 I took my very first cruise, we wanted to see the solar eclipse in the Caribbean and it was a Carnival ship, it was incredible. There's going to be an eclipse off the Mexican coast but I don't see that Carnival has any cruises there on that date (April 8, 2024). Does anyone know if they'll do something?

[tidecat]

There is a Mexican Riviera sailing on April 7, 2024 on Carnival Panorama. That sailing would be at sea on April 8 en route to Cabo San Lucas. The ship will be too far north, by a wide margin, to be in the path of the eclipse.

 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/2024-total-solar-eclipse-in-us-canada/1167521/amp

 

August 12, 2045, however, will be a much better time to be cruising to catch an eclipse, as the path of totality will include Tampa, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Freeport (Bahamas), the Dominican Republic, and Turks and Caicos.

[n6uqqq]

29 minutes ago, tidecat said:

There is a Mexican Riviera sailing on April 7, 2024 on Carnival Panorama. That sailing would be at sea on April 8 en route to Cabo San Lucas. The ship will be too far north, by a wide margin, to be in the path of the eclipse.

 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/2024-total-solar-eclipse-in-us-canada/1167521/amp

 

August 12, 2045, however, will be a much better time to be cruising to catch an eclipse, as the path of totality will include Tampa, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Freeport (Bahamas), the Dominican Republic, and Turks and Caicos.

Do you know when bookings will open for the 2045 cruise? 

[tree.critter]

4/6/24 Miracle to Hawaii, hoping to catch at least partial on this cruise.

[n6uqqq]

1 hour ago, tree.critter said:

4/6/24 Miracle to Hawaii, hoping to catch at least partial on this cruise.

You got me curious so I looked up the eclipse view from Hilo, Hawaii. I thought it would be better than this. A well placed Mexican Riviera cruise would be best, but that is a no go. Mazatlan will be right it the middle of it. 

Edited January 5, 2023 by n6uqqq

[Honolulu Blue]

5 hours ago, 2011mom said:

Back in 1998 I took my very first cruise, we wanted to see the solar eclipse in the Caribbean and it was a Carnival ship, it was incredible. There's going to be an eclipse off the Mexican coast but I don't see that Carnival has any cruises there on that date (April 8, 2024). Does anyone know if they'll do something?

I defer to others about Carnival but sister line Princess has a Mexican Riviera cruise that's billed as a "Total Solar Eclipse" cruise.  It currently shows as sold out. ☹️

3 hours ago, tidecat said:

August 12, 2045, however, will be a much better time to be cruising to catch an eclipse, as the path of totality will include Tampa, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Freeport (Bahamas), the Dominican Republic, and Turks and Caicos.

The actuaries say I'm about 50-50 to be around for that eclipse.  

[sanmarcosman]

13 minutes ago, Honolulu Blue said:

The actuaries say I'm about 50-50 to be around for that eclipse.  

I don't need an actuary to tell me I'll be in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills and will miss the cruise and the eclipse. 🙂 

[n6uqqq]

18 minutes ago, Honolulu Blue said:

I defer to others about Carnival but sister line Princess has a Mexican Riviera cruise that's billed as a "Total Solar Eclipse" cruise.  It currently shows as sold out. ☹️

The actuaries say I'm about 50-50 to be around for that eclipse.  

I will be 78 so I am on the same boat as you! 

[Sea Hag]

On 1/5/2023 at 2:17 AM, Honolulu Blue said:

I defer to others about Carnival but sister line Princess has a Mexican Riviera cruise that's billed as a "Total Solar Eclipse" cruise.  It currently shows as sold out. ☹️

The actuaries say I'm about 50-50 to be around for that eclipse.  

Princess actually has two now that are billed as that. They changed the schedule of the Discovery Mexican Riviera to be at sea on eclipse day, and they changed the Panama Canal sailing of the Emerald to be at sea also in the eclipse path. I'm booked on the Discovery, but I'm still looking around for options. We had a wonderful eclipse viewing on the old Jubilee back in 1991, so I'm keeping an eye on Carnival.

[deelightfull]

I've looked it up, and right now they don't have any plans.  It's a Monday, so The Panorama will have just left port the day before.  In theory they could book it down to the exclusionary zone, but that would be expensive, the cruise would surely cost more.  

 

The Radiance is in port Long Beach that day and the Miracle will be on its way to Hawaii.

 

Mazatlan only had two berths, and right now they're both scheduled, by the Discovery Princess and the ms Zaandam. (Technically Carnival Corp, it's Holland America, but not what you were looking for 😁)

 

Of course, all this could change, we know cruise ships change their ports all the time, but that's what's currently scheduled.

Edited March 12, 2023 by deelightfull
Fixed the day of the week

[2011mom]

I'm the OP on this thread, I was happy when I saw the Emerald Princess would alter its itinerary to include the eclipse - and I'm booked! It's too bad Carnival didn't get any ships into the eclipse zone, I'm platinum on Carnival and I have no status on Princess, but I think I'll still have an amazing time!

[UPNYGuy]

On 1/5/2023 at 1:26 AM, tidecat said:

August 12, 2045, however, will be a much better time to be cruising to catch an eclipse, as the path of totality will include Tampa, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Freeport (Bahamas), the Dominican Republic, and Turks and Caicos.

 

lolll... I'll be 62, so hope I'm still here.

 

...now if we post this in the HAL and Cunard forum...

[sparks1093]

It looks like the eclipse passes right over our house so we'll be good as long as the weather is clear.

[sapete]

8 hours ago, sparks1093 said:

It looks like the eclipse passes right over our house so we'll be good as long as the weather is clear.

Same here...so I'll be cruising the streets of south-central Texas on that day.🙂

[skiorcruise]

I saw the last (2017?) eclipse from the Casper, WY area.  I will see this next one, no matter where I have to travel.  Planning on somewhere in Texas, but I am angry with myself at missing out on the Princess cruise.

[mz-s]

I remember the last total eclipse, a Royal ship had Bonnie Tyler onboard to sing "Total Eclipse of the Heart"

 

I wish I could have been there.

[Pellaz]

On 4/11/2023 at 7:26 AM, sparks1093 said:

It looks like the eclipse passes right over our house so we'll be good as long as the weather is clear.

 

I'm not quite so lucky, so I booked a hotel room in NW Arkansas (surprisingly available and relatively cheap) and I'll drive up there from Georgia for it.  

For the last total eclipse, I was able to watch it from my friend's front lawn in E. Tennessee.  The center of the path of totality (the "circle") just happened to pass within 5 miles of his house.  🙂  

[tidecat]

I'll be making the short drive to Indiana to catch the one next year - the center line runs near Bloomington.