Carnival Cruise Line halted all operations out of San Diego through April 2023, suspending service on the Carnival Miracle from the port and repositioning the ship to Long Beach, Calif. Seven Hawaii cruises that were scheduled to sail from San Diego will move to Long Beach, as well.
The changes are among several the cruise line revealed on Monday, including some that are related to drydocking schedules.
Carnival moved the Carnival Radiance's dry dock to September, with a planned resumption of service from Long Beach in November. Upon its move to Long Beach, the Miracle will assume the Carnival Radiance's three- and four-day itineraries from May 3 to Nov. 1 as well as the seven Hawaii cruises moved from San Diego.
The Miracle will also launch a program of four- and five-day cruises to Mexico during the winter season, beginning in November and continuing through April 2023.
The moves mean that Carnival will eventually have three ships operating from Long Beach: the Carnival Panorama offering seven-day Mexican Riviera itineraries, the Radiance operating three- and four-day itineraries year-round and the Miracle operating four- and five-day Mexico and 14-day Hawaii itineraries during the winter.
"We are disappointed that our return to seasonal ports like Norfolk and San Diego has been impacted and appreciate the support of those port partners and communities," Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line, said in a statement.
Three ships entering drydock this year pushed back their scheduled return to service. The Carnival Magic, Paradise and Valor will be delayed until November, meaning the Magic's Norfolk, Va., cruises, Paradise's Tampa sailings and the Valor's New Orleans embarkations have all been canceled.