San Diego-based Carnival Elation will offer a new three- and four-day schedule starting Feb. 12, 2009. The ship currently operates four- and five-day cruises and will continue that program through the departure of Feb. 7, 2009.
On its new route, Carnival Elation will depart Thursdays on three-day cruises to Ensenada. Four-day cruises will depart Sundays and visit Ensenada and Catalina Island.
Carnival Cruise Lines has offered a similar program from Southern California for a number of years, currently on Carnival Paradise based in Long Beach, with departures on Fridays and Mondays.
"Between the two ships, consumers will have a choice of two very popular departure points, Long Beach and San Diego, as well as four different departure days each week to select from,"said Terry Thornton, Carnival's SVP marketing planning.
He added: "These will be the only ships in the Southern California market offering three- and four-day cruises starting in 2009, and with short getaways currently a trend among North American consumers, combined with the inherent value of a cruise, these voyages represent an extremely desirable vacation choice."
Carnival also operates longer cruises from Southern California. Carnival Pride sails weekly Mexican Riviera cruises from Long Beach year-round (to be replaced by the new Carnival Splendor in March), and Carnival Spirit offers seasonal eight-day Mexican Riviera voyages from San Diego.
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