1st cruise ship from California in months heads to Mexico

A cruise ship headed for the Mexican Riviera set sail from the Port of Long Beach on Saturday — the first cruise ship to depart from California in 17 months

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- A cruise ship headed for the Mexican Riviera set sail from the Port of Long Beach on Saturday — the first cruise ship to depart from California in 17 months. The Carnival Panorama is on a seven-day voyage and will stop in the Mexican ports of Cabo San Lucas and Mazatlan before returning to Long Beach, Carnival Corp. said in a statement. The 1,060-foot Carnival Panorama debuted in 2019. Passenger Bob Lechtreck said he and his wife were on the inaugural sailing on Dec. 11, 2019.