cruisexlife Posted February 12, 2015 #26 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I hope so. The Imagination and Inspiration are having a hard time selling out. I hope they move one of them to San Diego to run this schedule: 6 night Mexican Riviera (Sunday-Saturday) San Diego- 4PM Sea Day Cabo San Lucas- 11AM-6PM Puerto Vallarta- 9AM-6PM Sea Day Sea Day San Diego- 7AM 5 night Mexican Riviera (Saturday-Thursday) San Diego-4PM Sea Day Cabo San Lucas- 11AM-8PM Cabo San Lucas- 7AM-2PM Sea Day San Diego- 7AM 3 night Mexican Riviera (Thursday-Sunday) San Diego- 4PM Ensenada- 7AM-11PM Sea Day San Diego- 7AM just made this up quickly. but I've always wanted to go to San Diego and this will give me an excuse. If they switched the Inspiration with Ecstasy then they could even bring balconies over. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeb14 Posted February 12, 2015 #27 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Would love a ship out of San Diego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollylew Posted February 12, 2015 #28 Share Posted February 12, 2015 They could also bring back the 5 day itinerary they used to have of Sea day Cabo San Lucas Sea day Ensenada Would make for a nice couple getaway for Monday to Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollylew Posted February 12, 2015 #29 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Oh I would also LOVE the longer itineraries where Carnival went even further south like to Acalpulco, etc [emoji7] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckett Posted February 12, 2015 #30 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Diggin' up an old thread. :) Has anybody heard any new news about a Carnival ship leaving from San Diego? Hi Mary, I was on the Miracle last week and someone asked this very question of Troy, the cruise director. He said it was for 2 reasons. One being that having a Carnival ship here was taking away from the Holland America sailings, as it is a sister company. He also said, and I don't know how they determine this, but that people will drive from SD to LA for a cruise, but not the opposite. I also miss having a Carnival ship here. Took the Elation twice when she was here, for the 5 day itinerary. Would do that one again in a heartbeat! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorenceItaly Posted February 12, 2015 #31 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Cruising out of SD is a dream. I use to take public transportation from the airport to port. It is so close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjn911 Posted February 12, 2015 #32 Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) Hi Mary, I was on the Miracle last week and someone asked this very question of Troy, the cruise director. He said it was for 2 reasons. One being that having a Carnival ship here was taking away from the Holland America sailings, as it is a sister company. He also said, and I don't know how they determine this, but that people will drive from SD to LA for a cruise, but not the opposite. I also miss having a Carnival ship here. Took the Elation twice when she was here, for the 5 day itinerary. Would do that one again in a heartbeat! :D Having visited a friend there over the years and that being my go to area for music usually...I get this. Loved sailing out of San Diego once. People from smaller areas do not mind driving to larger..and vica versa but in much LESS numbers plus there are more of the biggest city dwellers..it is sad but i get this...thanks for posting. Part of it is, "I pay to live where they have it "all" and I will wait until it comes here. San Diego is to LA as Portland, Or is to Seattle..love all places but San Diego and Portland are cities with a smaller softer side..even though there are always city problems...darn I love the west coast...Sarah Edited February 12, 2015 by sjn911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesr3939 Posted February 12, 2015 #33 Share Posted February 12, 2015 We did the Spirit from San Diego and sailing past North Island at sunset and having two fighter jets take off and hit the afterburners going almost straight up was pretty awe inspiring. The port of San Diego priced itself out of the market by raising the port fees to pay for the new terminal. It was all over the papers a few years ago. I still see cruise ships in port whenever I am there so until the port misses out on the business I doubt you will see much of a change. Also, I don't see any way they can add more docks unless they move down pass the ball park, which wouldn't be near as nice as the current location. I agree that SD is a great location to sail out of. On the west coast I would have to rate only Vancouver, BC as better. I have only disembarked at San Francisco and since we only live 90 minutes away that was pretty awesome being home by noon and not midnight. Sailing under the Golden Gate is pretty cool also. But I think terminal facilities at SD and BC are better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjn911 Posted February 12, 2015 #34 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Cruising out of SD is a dream. I use to take public transportation from the airport to port. It is so close. I would love to take the coastal train a few places and sort of do this... I spent some days in Old town by luck of the draw from on a Priceline bid for my last cruise in 2012...Easter which was Spirit with 2 nights in Cabo. Was a newly redone little hotel and wow Old Town, Gaslight, La Jolla, PT Loma, North County , Carlsbad..-so many areas to park a few days pre and post in that area...Sarah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonstersd Posted February 13, 2015 #35 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Hi Mary, I was on the Miracle last week and someone asked this very question of Troy, the cruise director. He said it was for 2 reasons. One being that having a Carnival ship here was taking away from the Holland America sailings, as it is a sister company. He also said, and I don't know how they determine this, but that people will drive from SD to LA for a cruise, but not the opposite. I also miss having a Carnival ship here. Took the Elation twice when she was here, for the 5 day itinerary. Would do that one again in a heartbeat! :D How was your Miracle cruise last week? I go on it on the 28th, the last cruise before it goes into dry dock. Been looking for reviews and, sadly, there are not that many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted February 13, 2015 #36 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Other cruise lines are sailing out of San Diego. HAL for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Mom Posted February 13, 2015 #37 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I did the 5 day out of San Diego. I think one of the reasons the ships aren't selling well out here is we usually get the older and smaller ones. I loved taking the Splendor to the Mexican Riviera while it was here. I'm not a huge fan of the Mexican ports. I cruise locally for the cruise itself, so a nice ship helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobayashi Posted February 13, 2015 #38 Share Posted February 13, 2015 How was your Miracle cruise last week? I go on it on the 28th, the last cruise before it goes into dry dock. Been looking for reviews and, sadly, there are not that many. Here's my review of the Miracle to Mexico sailing. Bon Voyage! http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2132496 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETinCA Posted February 13, 2015 #39 Share Posted February 13, 2015 We need a ship back in San Diego. Driving to Long Beach is a pain. Give us the weekend itinerary and it'll fill up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwalk03 Posted February 13, 2015 #40 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Taking a Disney cruise out of San Diego later this year and I cant wait! Its gonna be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellybeana Posted February 13, 2015 #41 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Hi Mary, I was on the Miracle last week and someone asked this very question of Troy, the cruise director. He said it was for 2 reasons. One being that having a Carnival ship here was taking away from the Holland America sailings, as it is a sister company. He also said, and I don't know how they determine this, but that people will drive from SD to LA for a cruise, but not the opposite. I also miss having a Carnival ship here. Took the Elation twice when she was here, for the 5 day itinerary. Would do that one again in a heartbeat! :D I was on the Miracle in November and someone (my brother) asked about returning to San Diego and Troy said the exact same thing. Must be the corporate line. I've done HAL out of San Diego and it is not the same as the Carnival cruises I have taken out of there. I loved the 5 days as I could include a couple of days visiting family and then take the train down and walk to the pier. When I get back a $10 cab ride gets me back to the airport and a 2 hour flight back to Denver. I agree they need a better ship. Since they can't do much about the port variety, if they had a great ship like the Magic people would cruise for the ship as alot of people do already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwalk03 Posted February 13, 2015 #42 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I dont see the west coast getting any newer bigger ships until the Panama Canal extentsion is completed at the very least. It is very very costly to sail all the way around the tip of South America to get a ship there that cant fit through the canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUZBUDS Posted February 13, 2015 #43 Share Posted February 13, 2015 We'll be trying NCL for the first time next year. The Norwegian Sun has some 11 day Mexico's this fall and next fall from San Diego. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstrong Posted February 13, 2015 #44 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Good to hear about NCL. Never sailed with them, but will look into the 11 day out of San Diego. I hate flying, but love cruising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie562 Posted February 13, 2015 #45 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Good to hear about NCL. Never sailed with them, but will look into the 11 day out of San Diego. I hate flying, but love cruising These cruises are from San Pedro (Los Angeles) not a bad drive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiTaiMary Posted February 13, 2015 Author #46 Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) These cruises are from San Pedro (Los Angeles) not a bad drive... no they are from San Diego. :) I've been looking into them. The Norwegian Sun. Edited February 13, 2015 by MaiTaiMary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie562 Posted February 13, 2015 #47 Share Posted February 13, 2015 no they are from San Diego. :) I've been looking into them. The Norwegian Sun. You are absolutely correct. I'm confusing with Norwegian Star.:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistyinca Posted February 13, 2015 #48 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I hope so. The Imagination and Inspiration are having a hard time selling out. I hope they move one of them to San Diego to run this schedule: 6 night Mexican Riviera (Sunday-Saturday) San Diego- 4PM Sea Day Cabo San Lucas- 11AM-6PM Puerto Vallarta- 9AM-6PM Sea Day Sea Day San Diego- 7AM 5 night Mexican Riviera (Saturday-Thursday) San Diego-4PM Sea Day Cabo San Lucas- 11AM-8PM Cabo San Lucas- 7AM-2PM Sea Day San Diego- 7AM 3 night Mexican Riviera (Thursday-Sunday) San Diego- 4PM Ensenada- 7AM-11PM Sea Day San Diego- 7AM just made this up quickly. but I've always wanted to go to San Diego and this will give me an excuse. If they switched the Inspiration with Ecstasy then they could even bring balconies over. :D My first cruise was on the Elation out of San Diego. It was a 5 day and went to Ensenada and Cabo. That was a really nice cruise. I really wish they'd bring that one back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinator Posted February 14, 2015 #49 Share Posted February 14, 2015 no they are from San Diego. :) I've been looking into them. The Norwegian Sun. I've had my eye on those 11 day cruises also. I sure miss the 9 day Carnival cruises out of San Diego. Also, been thinking about the 13 day on the Miracle next January from Long Beach. Love, love those longer Mexican cruises! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted February 14, 2015 #50 Share Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) I've had my eye on those 11 day cruises also. I sure miss the 9 day Carnival cruises out of San Diego.Also, been thinking about the 13 day on the Miracle next January from Long Beach. Love, love those longer Mexican cruises! Join us. We're lonely on the Roll Call. We've done 9&10 day MR cruises on Princess. Edited February 14, 2015 by SadieN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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