Port of los angeles

[SHERMSAILS]

Living on the West Coast, we are baffled why so few cruise lines leave from the Port of Los Angeles.

Every ship we sailed on out of LA (scratch Carnival) was packed and their is so much pent up demand for us folks that hate to fly to Florida, or hate flying period, In the past we have sailed Silver Sea twice on the two available Port of LA cruises. You may the Mexico Riveria is not popular enough for port stops..but I am telling you..it does not matter. People just want to cruise for the relaxation leaving from LA and the ports are not that important..Mexico is just fine. We have taken over 15 cruises on Silver Sea/NCl/Royal and Holland..just because they left and returned to Port of Los Angeles. In light of the utter destruction of the Carribean, you might change your sailings.

[Kamloops50]

We have had many good cruises on Princess from San Pedro (Los Angeles) including a ten that went all the way to Acapulco .

The 10 day Sea of Cortez was great as well.

[SHERMSAILS]

But, don't you feel like the food quality on Princess has slipped (just like on Holland)? Not to mention their showers are made for tiny people only?

[Kamloops50]

HAL quality has really gone down badly to Princess. Yes Princess has gone down , like all mass market cruise line.

 

 

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[Mark Conroy]

Hello Shermsails,

 

 

Appreciate your suggestion and want to assure you that this is always on our radar.

 

 

Frankly, one of the challenges we face is the Panama Canal and the high cost of tolls. The tolls are based on tonnage rather than passengers which leads to much higher toll fees for us.

 

 

With that being said, we do have voyages departing from Los Angeles next year.

 

 

The first leg of our World Cruise on Silver Whisper will be departing from Los Angeles on January 6 to Papeete, Tahiti and can be extended to Auckland. For a full itinerary of our 2018 World Cruise, visit here.

 

 

Also in 2018, we have the Silver Explorer going through Baja California from Mazatlan to San Diego. More on this voyage here.

 

We’re planning even more in 2019. Stay tuned for additional details.

 

 

Sincerely,

Mark

Edited September 18, 2017 by Mark Conroy

[Stumblefoot]

Shermsails, in case Mr. Conroy's link to the Silver Explorer doesn't work for you, try this one instead;http://www.silversea.com/destinations/cruises-american-west-coast/mazatlan-sinaloa-to-san-diego-california-7808/?fycref=row1

[Mark Conroy]

Thank you, Stumblefoot for your quick catch. I've updated the link as well.

 

Kind regards,

Mark

[quepaquete]

I guess Mr Conroy missed the point. We want round trip from LA, so there is no flights involved.

 

 

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