Carnival Cruise Line Sets Sail On First Cruise From California

LONG BEACH (AP) — Carnival Cruise Line is the archetypal cruise relation to resume sailing from California since the industry-wide intermission successful operations 17 months ago.

Carnival Panorama volition depart connected a seven-day cruise from Long Beach Saturday. The week-long voyage includes visits to 3 fashionable Mexican edifice towns including Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán and Cabo San Lucas.

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As portion of the festivities, a #BackToFun solemnisation was held successful the cruise terminal anterior to sailing during which Carnival President Christine Duffy and Carnival Panorama Captain Luca Lazzarino chopped the ribbon to officially invited guests backmost connected board.

“Carnival is the person successful West Coast cruising, and we’re thrilled that Carnival Panorama is resuming work arsenic the archetypal cruise vessel to sail from California,” said Duffy.

“We’ve implemented extended protocols connected committee to support our guests, unit and the destinations we sojourn harmless and healthy. We privation to convey our partners and section officials successful Long Beach for moving intimately with america to restart our cruise operations from Southern California. We’re acceptable to amusement our guests the abrogation of a beingness portion providing a boost to the section economy.”

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Added Captain Luca Lazzarino, “This is the infinitesimal each of america connected Carnival Panorama person been truthful patiently waiting for – the instrumentality of our beloved guests to this beauteous ship. We are acceptable to invited our guests connected committee – our unit members are truthful excited that we’re getting Back to Fun.”

Carnival is the No. 1 cruise relation connected the West Coast with 3 ships operating three- to 15-day cruises to Mexico and Hawaii from the Port of Long Beach’s historical cruise terminal.

In summation to Carnival Panorama’s seven-day cruises, Carnival Miracle volition resume the line’s fashionable abbreviated cruise programme starting successful September portion the wholly transformed Carnival Radiance, caller from a $200 cardinal adust dock, volition marque its debut from Southern California aboriginal this year.

Carnival Panorama debuted successful December 2019 from Long Beach and is the newest cruise vessel connected the West Coast offering a wide scope of amenities, including the archetypal Sky Zone trampoline parkland astatine sea, the SkyRide aerial attraction, a monolithic WaterWorks aqua park, the Carnival Kitchen culinary experience, a luxurious Cloud 9 Spa and more.

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