Pacific Salt Drift – Catalina & Ensenada

About this cruise

Sometimes you just need a few days out of your routine. This one sails from Los Angeles on September 7, 2026, spends 4 nights visiting Santa Catalina Island and Ensenada, and gets you back before anyone really notices you were gone. In between port days, the 1 sea days are where cruise life actually happens: reading, eating, napping, repeat. Craft coffee in one port, old-growth forest in the next. The West Coast has its own rhythm. Of the stops, Santa Catalina Island tends to be the one people talk about: An island escape just off the California coast. Roughly 9 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. There are 11 restaurants on Carnival Firenze, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 4 nights. Los Angeles itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And September is a good call. Still warm, less crowded, and usually cheaper too. Sometimes the best trips are the ones you just go ahead and book.