When the cruise line announced six years later that it would be reviving sailings from San Diego, it said the decision was driven by various factors, including a fleet expansion that added four ships during the time the line had been absent from San Diego. The decline is due in part to the sale of four of its ships last year.Īt the time Carnival opted to pull out of San Diego in 2012, it was making 27 calls a year here.
For the upcoming 2021-22 season, Holland America has scheduled 33 cruise calls, down significantly from the 47 it had planned for 2020-21. In all, more than 40 of the line’s scheduled sailings out of San Diego have been canceled since the start of the current season, according to the Port of San Diego. Carnival has indicated it plans to eventually return to San Diego, and we look forward to that day.” “While we understand the decision to temporarily move back to Long Beach, it does not lessen the pain the Port feels from losing a great customer for the time being as the cruise lines recover from impacts of the pandemic. “The loss of Carnival Miracle from San Diego is another disappointing announcement from the cruise lines that is directly due to COVID-19’s impact on the industry,” said Joel Valenzuela, director of Maritime for the Port of San Diego.
The repositioning of the 2,214-passenger Carnival Miracle to Long Beach was one of several scheduling changes Carnival announced on Monday. Of the 137 calls originally scheduled for the current season, only 16 remain on the books, said port spokeswoman Brianne Page. Already reeling from a decimated cruise season that has cost the local economy about $211 million, the canceled Carnival voyages are yet another financial blow as the Port of San Diego looks to recover in the coming years.
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