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Change of location for Carnival Inspiration and Paradise in Fall 2011

For the Fall 2011 Carnival Cruise Lines is to reposition Carnival Inspiration to Long Beach, California, for three and four-day Baja departures, and Carnival Paradise to Tampa, Florida, for four and five-day Caribbean voyages.

Carnival Inspiration is currently based in Tampa while Carnival Paradise operates from Long Beach.

To reposition to their new homeports, each ship will offer a 14-day Panama Canal voyage that will provide consumers with a highly attractive longer cruise option, with the unforgettable experience of transiting the Panama Canal.

The Carnival Paradise Panama Canal cruise will sail from Long Beach to Tampa departing November 28, 2011, while Carnival Inspiration’s Panama Canal voyage will depart December 3 and operate from Tampa to Long Beach.

As well as transiting the Panama Canal and crossing the 163-square-mile Gatun Lake, the world’s largest man-made lake, each voyage will visit Cabo San Lucas and Acapulco, Mexico; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; Cartagena, Colombia; and George Town, Grand Cayman.

Early Saver rates for these voyages start at $949 per person based on double occupancy.

Carnival Inspiration to Long Beach

Carnival Inspiration, main picture, will bring an exciting new dimension to West Coast cruising when it launches year-round three and four-day Baja cruises from Long Beach Dec. 19, 2011.  On this route, three-day cruises depart Fridays and visit Ensenada while four-day voyages depart Mondays and call at both Ensenada and Catalina Island.  The ship will operate a special one-time two-day cruise to Ensenada Dec. 17-19, 2011.
Carnival Inspiration was the first ship to undergo the line’s extensive “Evolutions of Fun” refurbishment and includes a WaterWorks aqua park with a 300-foot-long Twister water slide, a tropical resort-style main pool area, and an exclusive adults-only retreat.

Carnival Paradise to Tampa

In turn, Carnival Paradise, pictured left, will assume Carnival Inspiration’s popular year-round four- and five-day western Caribbean cruise schedule from Tampa beginning Dec. 12, 2011.  On this route, Carnival Paradise will depart Thursdays on four-day cruises to Cozumel and on Mondays and Saturdays on five-day voyages to Cozumel and Grand Cayman.
Carnival Paradise offers a distinctive décor with dramatic public spaces that pay homage to great ocean liners of the past, with memorable venues such as the Queen Mary Lounge, Normandie Theater, and Rotterdam Bar.  The ship also offers Serenity, an exclusive adults-only retreat. 

Reservations are already being accepted for the new schedules of the Carnival Inspiration and Carnival Paradise as well as the 14-day Panama Canal cruises.

Cruising on Carnival Inspiration