Live · sailing at 19 kn · Puerto Vallarta
Guests
3,930 – 4,716
Crew
1,450
Cabins
1,965
Length
322 m
Space ratio
28
Homeport pattern
Long Beach
Where she is right now
En route · Puerto Vallarta· 8/2/2026, 12:44:35 PM· Course 164°
Position
30.14°N, 116.73°W
Heading
164° · COG 161°
Speed
19 kn
Destination
Puerto Vallarta
Our take · opinion
West Coast Vista with Havana flair
We experience Carnival Panorama as Vista-class Fun Ship energy built for year-round Long Beach with SkyRide, Family Harbor, and the Havana lanai pocket. She's for California drive-to families who want activity and Mexican Riviera convenience more than quiet luxury.
Onboard, Panorama runs classic Carnival 2.0 with Guy's Burgers and BlueIguana for casual bites, a busy Lido, and SkyZone trampolines where the old IMAX story used to live. We send active groups toward SportsSquare and SkyRide when teens need a place to burn energy between Mexico port days. Adults who want a calmer sundeck should look at the Havana pool pocket aft instead of fighting for a chair on the main Lido.
Cabin strategy is where we earn our keep on this busy Vista hull for Southern California drive-to trips. Family Harbor staterooms near the lounge work for multi-gen trips that need snacks, games, and a home base away from the loudest decks. Havana cabins buy the private lanai scene, while Cloud 9 Spa rooms trade location for thermal access, so ask us about under-Lido noise before you grab a deal balcony.
Dining splits across Horizons and Reflections plus steakhouse nights and the Seafood Shack when you want a break from the buffet loop. Versus Excel-class megaships, she feels big but navigable, and she's the West Coast newbuild story Carnival wanted after reopening Long Beach. Confirm the Mexico sailing on this page, then ask us whether Havana or Family Harbor fits your group better on a week-long run.
She's for
- Southern California drive-to families
- Multi-gen groups who will use Family Harbor
- First-timers who want Fun Ship energy without Excel complexity
- Guests chasing Havana lanai access on a Vista hull
She's not for
- Quiet couples seeking spa-resort hush
- Travelers who dislike lively pool decks and lines
- Anyone expecting Excel-class scale and newest neighborhoods
Honest caveat
The wrong balcony can sit under late Lido energy or beside elevator banks on this busy Vista hull. Ask us about quieter Havana or midship banks before you lock a category, especially with light sleepers.
The record · ship backgroundVista-class Long Beach flagship
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The record · ship background
Vista-class Long Beach flagship
Show ship backgroundHide ship backgroundCarnival Panorama is the third Vista-class Fun Ship, delivered from Fincantieri Marghera in 2019 after steel cutting in 2017 and keel laying in early 2018. She joins Vista and Horizon in the core Vista family, with related Costa-built Carnival Venezia and Firenze as later cousins in the wider class story. By gross tonnage she sits among the largest ships Carnival built for the Fun Ship brand before Excel-class arrived.
Vista-class introduced fleet highlights Carnival still markets hard: SkyRide, expanded SportsSquare, Havana outdoor cabins with a private pool pocket, and Family Harbor lounges. Panorama's first major drydock ran December 2023 in Portland for mechanical overhaul and hotel upkeep. That work followed several years of Pacific Mexico service out of the reopened Long Beach terminal.
She has been homeported year-round in Long Beach since inauguration, the first newbuild Fun Ship based in California since the late 1990s. Confirm this sailing's dates and ports on the page when you compare Mexico itineraries. The Long Beach hub is the stable part of the West Coast deployment story for Carnival shoppers.
Build record
- Keel to delivery
- 2017 – 2019
- Inaugural
- Dec 2019, Long Beach
- Fuel
- Marine gas oil
- Sisters
- Carnival Vista, Carnival Horizon, Costa/Carnival Venezia, Costa/Carnival Firenze
Commerce
Upcoming sailings
9 itineraries · 87 sail dates on Carnival Panorama. Fares are live and change daily.
7 Day Mexican Riviera Cruise
Los Angeles · 7n · $112/n · Sep 6, 2026
From $782 inside · Balcony $1,277
| Sailing | Date | Depart | Nights | $/n | Inside | Balcony | Suite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-Day Mexican RivieraLong Beach (Los Angeles), Ca | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Ensenada, Mexico | Long Beach (Los Angeles), Ca · 36 dates | Aug 9, 2026 | Los Angeles | 6 | $143 | $855 | — | — |
| 7 Day Mexican Riviera CruiseLong Beach (Los Angeles), Ca | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Mazatlan, Mexico | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Long Beach (Los Angeles), Ca · 2 dates | Sep 6, 2026 | Los Angeles | 7 | $112 | $782 | $1,277 | $1,722 |
| 8-Day Mexican RivieraLong Beach (Los Angeles), Ca | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Mazatlan, Mexico | La Paz, Mexico | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Long Beach (Los Angeles), Ca · 7 dates | Sep 26, 2026 | Los Angeles | 8 | $111 | $890 | $1,260 | $2,230 |
| 6-Day Mexican RivieraLong Beach (Los Angeles), Ca | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Ensenada, Mexico | Long Beach (Los Angeles), Ca · 6 dates | Oct 4, 2026 | Los Angeles | 6 | $77 | $464 | $875 | $1,629 |
| 6-Day Mexican RivieraLong Beach (Los Angeles), Ca | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Ensenada, Mexico | Long Beach (Los Angeles), Ca | Nov 15, 2026 | Los Angeles | 6 | $93 | $555 | $795 | $1,595 |
| 8-Day Mexican RivieraLong Beach (Los Angeles), Ca | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Mazatlan, Mexico | La Paz, Mexico | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Long Beach (Los Angeles), Ca · 32 dates | Nov 21, 2026 | Los Angeles | 8 | $144 | $1,150 | $1,655 | — |
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