I've taken around half a dozen cruises from Carnival's Long Beach cruise terminal and I've noticed that most people tend to arrive for check-in between 11 a.m. and noon. To avoid crowds, I usually ...

I've sailed on Carnival Radiance out of Long Beach, California, twice in the last year. Recently, I booked an interior cabin with a king bed and paid $460 inclusive of taxes and fees. Here's why this ...

Radiance has a gross tonnage of 101,509 with a capacity for 2,984 guests, so it's slightly smaller than Carnival Panorama, one of my favorite ships, which has a capacity for 4,008 guests.

‘The ship’s team members cleaned the area and the pipe was fixed,’ said the spokeswoman. Carnival Radiance debuted in 2000 and had a $200million retrofit and refurbishment in 2020.

Carnival Radiance, which debuted in 2000 as the Carnival Victory but was later upgraded into a Sunshine Class ship and renamed, now offers guests new youth areas, sports facilities such as a mini golf ...

The Carnival Radiance cruise ship at Avalon Harbor on May 19, 2023, in Avalon, California. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images When it comes to cheap cruising, Carnival may be your best bet.