Carnival Radiance, Mexican Riviera

Carnival Radiance

Carnival Cruise Line · Carnival Radiance · Mexican Riviera

Typically 4 nights · Common departure: Long Beach

Representative itinerary — dates and stops shown are illustrative, not one specific booked sailing.

4-night Mexican Riviera round trip from Long Beach aboard Carnival Radiance, calling at Catalina Island and Ensenada, with one day at sea.

Why choose this cruise

Best for

Short Break

Why it fits

  • ✓ Catalina Island and Ensenada from Long Beach
  • ✓ Long Beach round trip — no open-jaw flights to arrange
  • ✓ 2 port calls and one day at sea across 4 nights

Experience tags

Typical itinerary

Ports, order and duration can vary by sailing.

Day 1 — Long Beach

Embark

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Day 2 — Catalina Island

Port of call

Day 3 — At Sea

Sea day

Day 4 — Ensenada

Port of call

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Day 5 — Long Beach

Disembark

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Food & Dining

Food Strength

AVERAGE

Dining is not the main reason to choose this ship.

Dining varies by ship generation, with newer ships stronger.

How we rate food ▾

Food Strength is an editorial comparison across cruise ships generally — not just within this cruise line.

This dining assessment reflects broader Carnival Cruise Line patterns where ship-specific evidence is limited. Individual venues and experiences vary by ship.

Ship Experience

Sunshine ClassBuilt 2000Refurbished 2021~2,984 guests

The former Carnival Victory, rebuilt bow to stern in a $200 million conversion and now running short Baja and Mexican Riviera cruises from Long Beach.

Best suited for

  • Active travelers
  • Families
  • First-time cruisers

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Ports & Experiences

The main experiences this itinerary is built around.

What's Included

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Included

  • ✓ Accommodation
  • ✓ Main dining room
  • ✓ Buffet
  • ✓ Standard entertainment

Usually extra

  • + Alcoholic drinks
  • + Specialty dining
  • + Shore excursions
  • + Wi-Fi
  • + Gratuities

Reviews & Traveler Perspective

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What’s included

Recent fare benchmark

US$538 pp

Median of 1 comparable sailing

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Long Beach, CaliforniaEnsenada, Mexico
Itinerary order, not the vessel’s navigational route. Ports and order vary by sailing.

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