Carnival Cruise Lines Announces Unique Cruises from Port of San Diego

Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Contact: Rita Vandergaw, (619) 686-6546

A new, one-of-a-kind vacation is about to set sail from the Port of San Diego.

Carnival Cruise Lines has announced a new itinerary that will take vacationers on a five- or nine-day Mexican Riviera voyage aboard the Carnival Spirit, beginning December 10, 2010.

"This is a unique San Diego vacation experience not offered by any other West Coast Port," said Rita Vandergaw, director of Marketing at the Port of San Diego.

Guests aboard the five-day cruises will visit the popular resort town of Cabo San Lucas for two full days. The nine-day cruises will also feature a two-day call in Cabo San Lucas in addition to visits to Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and La Paz.

This is the first time La Paz has been featured as a regular stop on a Carnival itinerary. The city is famous for its sportfishing, snorkeling and scuba diving, with white-sand beaches.

Carnival officials based the itinerary on customer feedback, saying they wanted to spend more time in Cabo San Lucas.

"Carnival Spirit's convenient new schedule from San Diego provides consumers with two distinctly different West Coast cruise choices – a value-packed five-day cruise and a port- intensive nine-day itinerary, both calling at world-class resort destinations along the Mexican Riviera," said Gerry Cahill, Carnival president and CEO.

• Nine-day cruises depart Friday and return Sunday so guests can enjoy a longer cruise with more time in the ports of call, all within a typical weekend-to-weekend vacation period.
• Five-day cruises depart Sunday and return Friday.
• The cruises are available from December 10, 2010 through April 1, 2011.

Carnival Spirit offers a variety of on-board facilities and features – an indoor wrap around promenade, a classic American-style steakhouse located at the top level of a soaring-nine-deck high atrium, extensive spa and children's facilities, and a two-level promenade lined with themed lounges, bars and nightspots. Four swimming pools, as well as Carnival's signature Twister Waterslide, are featured, as well.

Carnival Spirit also offers Wi-Fi, casino gambling, myriad entertainment choices, including lavish production shows, along with a wedding chapel and conference center.

For information on booking a cruise from San Diego, go to sandiegocruiseport.com.

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