Multimillion-Dollar Expansion Project for Carnival’s Long Beach Cruise Terminal

Long Beach’s hospitality and tourism sector continues to surge, and is being further spurred by the February opening of Carnival Cruise Line’s upgraded and expanded terminal. The renewed facility will accommodate larger cruise ships and more passengers, and Carnival wasted no time in bringing that to fruition.

“Aside from the day that Carnival’s Long Beach Cruise Terminal opened for business in 2003 and ushered in cruising for the first time from the City of Long Beach, 2018 marks the next major growth spurt for the region,” said Carlos Torres de Navarra, vice president, strategic and commercial port development, Carnival Cruise Line.

The redesigned terminal welcomed the arrival of the largest cruise ship to be based in Southern California, with Carnival Splendor now calling Long Beach home and Carnival expected to carry more than 700,000 guests annually from Southern California, operating nearly 250 three- to 14-day cruises a year to Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska.

“In total, Carnival will generate nearly 1.4 million passenger movements a year in and out of Long Beach, along with thousands of crew members who stop in Long Beach for shopping and dining with every call,” continued Torres.

“By occupying and redesigning the entire interior space within what is the world’s largest, geodesic dome, Carnival dramatically enhanced the guest experience—providing seamless operational flow for check-in and security processing. The port enhancement project also includes an expansion of portside ‘cold-ironing’ capabilities to enable larger ships to plug into the local electric grid to reduce exhaust emissions while docked.

“All of these investments will allow Carnival to deploy larger vessels from Long Beach in the years to come, which further enhances not only Carnival’s leadership position, but also the overall economic impact in the region. In addition, Carnival continues to make donations to local charities and non-profit organizations as part of its ongoing commitment to support the homeport communities where we operate.”