Carnival expands in Long Beach

Carnival Cruise Line has opened an expanded cruise ship terminal at the Port of Long Beach.

The Miami-based cruise giant also has moved the 3,012-passenger Carnival Splendor, one of its jazziest ships, to Long Beach to sail weeklong Mexican Riviera cruises.

The cruise line plans to send the new 3,954-passenger ship Carnival Panorama to Long Beach in 2019.

Besides the Splendor, the 2,056-passenger Carnival Inspiration and the Carnival Imagination will continue to sail from Long Beach, mainly on three- to four-day cruises that visit Catalina and Ensenada. Reservations for Carnival Panorama are expected to open in late March.