Cruises From California

Cruise Lines That Offer Southern California
Departures Or Arrivals

Cruises from California generally depart from one of the three major ports: Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco. Since this site is about Southern California beach vacations, we will concentrate on cruises from San Diego and cruises from Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles cruises leave out of San Pedro or Long Beach. Other ports of call include Catalina Island and Santa Barbara.

The following cruise lines offer cruises from Southern California: Carnival Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Cunard Cruises, Walt Disney Cruise Line, Holland America Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Seabourn Cruises, and Silversea Cruise Line.

Cruise Ship San Diego

Cruise Ship In San Diego

Now read on to get a general idea of which cruise lines go where from either Los Angeles or San Diego.

Carnival Cruises From Southern California

Carnival Cruises has "Fun Ships" that offer things like Vegas type shows, lots of nightlife, discos and casinos. Kids clubs are offered to teens and younger kids, plus there are spa services for adults, along with a fitness center.

From Los Angeles: Baja California

From San Diego: Baja California, Mexican Riviera

Celebrity Cruises From California

Celebrity prides itself on excellent cuisine and high class service. Artworks by famous artists decorate the ships. AquaSpa has various spa services for guests.

From San Diego: Miami Florida via the Panama Canal; wine cruises up the coast to Vancouver, British Columbia via Catalina and San Francisco; roundtrip to Hawaii

Crystal Cruises From California

Crystal cruise ships are more luxuriously appointed. Besides having a spa, casino, movie theaters and variety shows, the Creative Learning Institute offers various lectures and workshops on different topics, so you can enrich your brain while cruising.

Specialty wine and food pairings are offered in the Vintage room.

From Los Angeles: Tahiti via French Polynesia and Hawaii; a world cruise to England via Hawaii, French Polynesia, Tahiti, Bora Bora, the Cook Islands, the Tonga Islands, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Bali, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, Mauritius, Reunion Island, South Africa, Principe, Ghana, Senegal and Portugal.

Cunard Cruises From California

Cunard's 3 ships the Queen Mary 2, the Queen Victoria and the Queen Elizabeth give you old world elegance with modern day comforts. They offer sports, dancing, casinos and spas.

From Los Angeles: roundtrip to Hawaii; a New York to L.A. cruise via the Panama Canal, Mexico and Hawaii; England via Mexico, Curacao, Florida, various Caribbean Islands, Portugal and France; Florida via the Panama Canal; roundtrip to Ensenada, Mexico.

Disney Cruises From California

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Holland America Cruises From California

These ships are decorated with fine art. Classes are offered in dance, cooking and fitness. They also feature bingo and afternoon teas. Ships are being updated in 2011 with more entertainment spots and a new resort pool.

From San Diego: up the coast to Vancouver, British Columbia; Mexican Riviera; Mexican Riviera and Vancouver, B.C.; roundtrip to Hawaii; Mexico and Hawaii; Mexico, Hawaii and British Columbia; roundtrip to Hawaii, the Marquesas Islands and Tahiti; from Florida via the Panama Canal, Aruba, Cristobal, Balboa, Costa Rica and Mexico; from Florida like the previous one but include Guatemala and Columbia; from Florida through the Panama Canal, Turks and Caicos, Puerto Rico, St. Maarten, the Bahamas, Aruba, the Panama Canal, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Mexico.

Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian is also called NCL and has a large variety of dining and room options. Ship activities to be enjoyed include rock climbing, bowling, Broadway style shows or gambling in the casinos.

From Los Angeles: From Miami via the Panama Canal; roundtrip to the Mexican Riviera; from Vancouver B.C. to Los Angeles.

Oceania Cruises From Southern California

Oceania caters to experienced world travelers who are really interested in the destinations. Some of their ports of call include overnighters so passengers can really experience the culture, history, entertainment and cuisine of the area. On-ship lectures on various topics are also provided.

From Los Angeles: to Papeete via Hawaii and French Polynesia.

P&O Cruises From Southern California

P&O provides British service on its ships with a 2 to 1 ration of passengers to staff. They offer theme nights, lots of shows, and a cinema. Two of their ships are adults only.

From Los Angeles: to Port Everglades, Florida via the Panama Canal, Costa Rica, Roatan and Cozumel; to New York via Costa Rica, Cozumel, Port Everglades, Port Canaveral and Charleston; from Southhampton, England to Los Angeles via Portugal, Antigua in the Caribbean, St. Maarten, St. Lucia, Barbados, Aruba, Costa Rica, Huatulco Mexico, Acapulco, San Francisco, Seattle, several ports in Alaska, Victoria British Columbia and Vancouver.

Princess Cruises From California

Princess has many sizes of ships with tons of activities to enjoy. You can learn to golf or scuba dive. Some ships have an outdoor spa for adults only. Also casinos, shows and dance clubs.

From Los Angeles: roundtrip to Hawaii and Ensenada Mexico; roundtrip to the Mexican Riviera; to or from Fort Lauderdale, Florida via the Panama Canal.

Royal Caribbean Cruises From Southern California

Famous for their rock walls, Royal Caribbean has plenty of sports, activities, restaurants and spas. Kid and teen programs are popular also.

From Los Angeles: roundtrip to Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta

From San Diego: to Vancouver via San Francisco and Victoria; from Tampa Florida via the Panama Canal.

Seabourn Cruises From Southern California

This is a super luxurious cruise line with smaller, more intimate ships more like yachts. They stress the finest cuisine and superior service.

From Los Angeles: to Auckland, New Zealand via the Marquesas Islands, Cook Islands, Tahiti and Bora Bora; to Sydney Australia via the Marquesas Islands, Tahiti, Bora Bora, the Cook Islands and several ports in New Zealand; roundtrip via the Marquesas Islands, Tahiti, Bora Bora, the Cook Islands, several ports in New Zealand, the Milford Sound, Australia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, American Samoa and Hawaii.

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