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Disney will sail to Hawaii in 2015

By Tom Stieghorst

Disney Cruise Line plans to return to Hawaii in the fall of 2015 for two 10-day cruises.

Disney Wonder will sail Sept. 7 from Vancouver for Oahu, with stops at two other Hawaiian islands. It will make the reverse journey on Sept. 17.

Disney Cruise New Itinerary Announced

Disney Cruise New Itinerary Announced

The ship will also offer six cruises on the U.S. West Coast to Baja Mexico and then do nine sailings from Galveston, Texas, to the Bahamas, Key West and Castaway Cay.

In October, the Wonder will sail several cruises from San Diego on itineraries that include Ensenada and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

It will transition to Galveston in November and do mostly seven-day cruises to the Bahamas, Key West and Castaway Cay, with a sprinkling of other lengths and itineraries mixed in.

Carnival to deploy third ship in Long Beach, Calif.

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Carnival to deploy third ship in Long Beach, Calif.

By Johanna Jainchill
Carnival Cruise Lines will deploy a third ship from Long Beach, Calif, in 2014, expanding its West Coast short-cruise program.

The 2,052-passenger Carnival Imagination will operate three- and four-day cruises year-round from Long Beach beginning in January 2014. The Imagination will move from Miami, where it has been offering short cruises to the Bahamas and Western Caribbean.

The 2,052-passenger Carnival Ecstasy, currently sailing from Port Canaveral, Fla., will reposition to Miami to take the Imagination’s place.

Gerry Cahill, Carnival’s CEO, said that Carnival is the only line to offer a year-round, short-cruise program from the West Coast, and that the sailings are especially popular with cruisers who drive to the port.

Carnival said it will carry approximately 550,000 guests annually from Long Beach in 2014, more than any other cruise operator.

The vessel will offer three-day cruises to Ensenada, Mexico, and four-day voyages to Catalina Island and Ensenada. The Imagination’s sister ship, the Inspiration, will continue to offer similar three- and four-day cruises out of Long Beach.

Carnival’s seven-day Mexican Riviera and 15-day Hawaii itineraries, currently operated by the 3,006-passenger Carnival Splendor through February 3, will continue on the Carnival Miracle from October 2013 through April 2014.