What is the best Carnival ship for a family to take from Cali to Mexico (short cruise)?

Question

What is the best Carnival ship for a family to take from Cali to Mexico (short cruise)?

Answer 1

4,5,7,or 8 day cruises from so cal are the better choices .. the 3 day weekender is a party boat for the younger crowd .. try going in January best prices and more family type crowd.

Answer 2

Carnival Paradise.  Best cruise value.

Answer 3

It depends on your departure port.

Carnival Paradise offers 3 and 4 day sailings from Los Angeles (Port of Long Beach) to Ensenda.  Four day sailings also call on Catalina.

Carnival Elation offers 4 and 5 day sailings from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas.  Five day sailings also call on Ensenada.

Elation and Paradise are essentially identical ships in terms of the amenities that they offer onboard.

So the question your family needs to answer is where they want to depart from, how long a cruise are they looking for, and would they prefer Ensenada or Cabo San Lucas.

Personally, I'd rather go to Cabo than Ensenada.

Answer 4

The Carnival Elation is an  older ship, but still really nice.  She sails out of San Diego and has 4 day itineraries and 5 day itineraries.

Go to a travel agent.  They can usually get the best deals.

If you are military or a past guest, they frequently offer nice discounts.

I am a Carnival Specialist, if you would like assistance with your cruise plans, feel free to contact me.

Dolores

Merry Meeting Travel

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