Royal Caribbean goes to supply extra cruise ships, from extra cruise ports on the West Coast of the US.
The cruise line launched new sailings from California that features a shakeup of its lineup, together with a brand new homeport.
Starting in October 2026, Royal Caribbean will homeport a ship in San Diego.
Serenade of the Seas will provide quite a lot of sailings from San Diego all the way down to Ensenada, Mexico and the Mexican Riviera.
Aside from a repositioning cruise by means of the Panama Canal, Royal Caribbean has not used San Diego as a homeport for a very long time. This marks an growth for the cruise line to a second homeport in California.
Two different Royal Caribbean ships will name California residence as nicely within the 2026-2027 cruise season.
Voyager of the Seas and Ovation of the Seas will probably be primarily based out of Los Angeles (San Pedro), and likewise provide cruises to the Mexican Riviera.
For the primary time since 2021, Navigator of the Seas won’t sail from LA, and as a substitute, Voyager will take her place.
Navigator is headed to Asia for her common upkeep work, after which is rumored to be crusing from Australia.
Voyager of the Seas will provide a mixture of 3- to 7-night cruises from Los Angeles to locations corresponding to Cabo San Lucas, Catalina Island, and Mazatlan.
Ovation of the Seas will mirror what Voyager has, and be a second ship primarily based from LA.
Ovation is even larger than Voyager, and is greatest recognized for its leisure and eating decisions onboard.
Quantum Class ships additionally provide extra trendy facilities, together with the North Star statement pod, a skydiving simulator, and an enclosed SeaPlex, which options actions like bumper automobiles and curler skating.
The brand new sailings can be found to e-book instantly.
Greatest issues to strive on Mexican Riviera cruise
The West Coast of Mexico is in contrast to a lot of the remainder of Mexico, particularly when you’re solely used to Cozumel.
The Mexican Riviera extends south from California, and is greatest recognized for its wealthy cultural and culinary decisions, lovely seashores, and scuba diving.
This is what you could possibly strive in every of the ports.
Ensenada
Ensenada is situated fairly near the US, and whereas it is not the preferred port in Mexico, there’s extra to do right here when you look previous the vacationer bars.
It is residence to a pure surprise, La Bufadora, which is a pure geyser which you could see and listen to.
There’s additionally many wineries within the space which might be extremely regarded.
And sure, there is a massive social gathering scene right here, so if that is your factor, strive Hussong’s Cantina. It is well-known for being the place the margarita was invented, and is the oldest and greatest recognized cantina in Baja California, Mexico.
Catalina Island
An island retreat throughout from Los Angeles, Catalina Island is the proper spot to take pleasure in procuring and eating.
The most well-liked exercise is to lease a golf cart and discover the island by yourself.
Cabo San Lucas
There’s a lot to strive in Cabo, particularly when you e-book a cruise that overnights right here.
Whale watching is fashionable to identify migrating humpback whales between December and April.
Swimming and golf are fashionable too, together with a go to to Sammy Hagar’s Cabo Wabo tequila bar.
Mazatlan
The “outdated city” of Mazatlan is probably the most well-known spot on this metropolis, which has quite a lot of historic websites from the cities origins.
If historical past is not your factor, there’s loads of seashores to take pleasure in as nicely. You possibly can stroll down the 10-mile lengthy seaside promenade and benefit from the ocean and close by outlets or eating places.
Puerto Vallarta
Recognized for its culinary delights in addition to colonial historical past, Puerto Vallarta is the place so many People residing on the West Coast trip as a result of its seashores and choices are so good.
You could possibly go to El Centro and discover arguably the very best meals in Mexico, or head to one of many many seashore resorts with a day move.
Extra cruises to be introduced in coming weeks
Royal Caribbean is on the precipice of releasing many extra cruises.
Following the newly launched California cruises, we are able to anticipate a gradual stream of recent releases as follows:
Week of February 17, 2025: Europe 2.0Week of February 24, 2025: Brief CaribbeanWeek of March 3, 2025: Seasonal CaribbeanWeek of March 10, 2025: ChinaWeek of March 17, 2025: SingaporeWeek of June 2, 2025: Australia
Needless to say Royal Caribbean has modified its deployment schedule fairly just a few instances already, so this schedule is topic to alter.
