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Featured Cruises: Port Chalmers, Emerald Princess, Avalon Affinity, Carnival Triumph and Grand Princess – January 12, 2017

Featured Destination: Port Chalmers, New Zealand

Upcoming cruises to Port Chalmers

October 30, 2017: Celebrity Solstice – 12 Night New Zealand from Sydney, Australia
November 7, 2017: Radiance of the Seas – 11 Night New Zealand from Sydney, Australia
November 11, 2017: Celebrity Solstice – 14 Night New Zealand from Auckland, New Zealand
November 11, 2017: Celebrity Solstice – 14 Night New Zealand from Auckland, New Zealand
November 18, 2017: Radiance of the Seas – 11 Night New Zealand from Sydney, Australia

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Cruise Ships to San Diego

San Diego is both a cruise departure port and a destination for cruises that begin elsewhere. Located on the Pacific Ocean at the southern end of California, it’s regularly ranked as one of the nicest places to live in the United States. Great for short visits, too.

  1. Ruby Princess – from San Pedro (Los Angeles), California
  2. Seven Seas Navigator – from Miami, Florida
  3. Grand Princess – from San Francisco, California
  4. Amsterdam – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  5. Sirena – from Miami, Florida
  6. Regatta – from San Pedro (Los Angeles), California
  7. Insignia – from San Pedro (Los Angeles), California
  8. Celebrity Infinity – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  9. Veendam – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  10. Eurodam – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  11. Disney Wonder – from Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia
  12. Crystal Serenity – from San Pedro (Los Angeles), California
  13. Nieuw Amsterdam – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  14. Maasdam – from Auckland, New Zealand
  15. Zaandam – from Valparaiso (Santiago), Chile

Featured Cruises for October 11, 2016: From New York, San Francisco, Port Canaveral and Civitavecchia

Given the weather systems we’ve seen in the Atlantic Ocean recently, we wish smooth sailing to those who are departing on the Queen Mary 2 from New York today! And to the folks sailing from San Francisco to Hawaii on the Grand Princess in January – we’re just plain envious.

Departing Today

Queen Mary 2 – Cunard
7 Night Transatlantic Eastbound
Departing from: New York, New York
Visiting: Southampton (London), England


Departing in 90 Days: January 9, 2017

Grand PrincessPrincess Cruises
15 Night Hawaiian Islands
Departing from: San Francisco, California
Visiting: Hilo, Hawaii; Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii; Nawiliwili, Kauai, Hawaii; Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii; Ensenada, Mexico


Departing in 6 Months: April 9, 2017

Disney WonderDisney Cruise Line
4 Night Bahamas
Departing from: Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida
Visiting: Nassau, Bahamas; Castaway Cay (Disney Private Island)


Departing in 9 Months: July 8, 2017

Carnival MagicCarnival Cruise Lines
7 Night Western Caribbean
Departing from: Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida
Visiting: Cozumel, Mexico; Belize City, Belize; Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras; Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico


Departing in 1 Year: October 11, 2017

Royal PrincessPrincess Cruises
10 Night Western Mediterranean
Departing from: Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Visiting: Naples, Italy; Messina, Sicily, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Kotor, Montenegro; Corfu (Kerkyra), Greece; Corsica; Toulon, France; Barcelona, Spain

Today’s Cruises – September 17, 2013

Tuesday’s are a light day for cruise departures, but there are still 8 cruises leaving port today, including a couple of interesting ones offered by Princess Cruises…

Looking ahead:  Four months from today you could be starting the new year with a real “Cruise of a Lifetime” as the luxury cruise ship Seven Seas Voyager departs from Auckland, New Zealand on a 136-night voyage that hits all the high spots in New Zealand, Australia, China, Vietnam, Thailand, India and the Mediterranean before arriving in Southampton, England.