Mexican Riviera Cruise 2024
ALL INCLUSIVE
Los Angeles-Puerto Vallarta-Mazatlan-Cabo San Lucas-Los Angeles
November 2 – 9, 2024
Join Casapinka and Wild Onion for a fun-filled sunny and warm all inclusive week in the Mexican Riviera, aboard one of Carnival’s newest and more elegant ships, the Firenze!
Cabin - Interior
$3500 ALL INCLUSIVE
- All inclusive (see below for details)
- Non-knitter companion $2350, all inclusive
- Price based on double occupancy
- As a single occupancy room $4000, all inclusive
- Registration and payment at the bottom of page
- The option exists to split up your payments and pay over time. Please choose Paypal, and click on their Pay Later option.
Cabin - Ocean View
$3725 ALL INCLUSIVE
- All inclusive (see below for details)
- Non-knitter companion $2550 all inclusive
- Price based on double occupancy
- As a single occupancy room $4200, all inclusive
- Registration and payment at the bottom of page
- The option exists to split up your payments and pay over time. Please choose Paypal, and click on their Pay Later option.
Cabin - Balcony
$3900 ALL INCLUSIVE
- All inclusive (see below for details
- Non-knitter companion $2750 all inclusive
- Price based on double occupancy
- As a single occupancy room $4875, all inclusive
- Registration and payment at the bottom of page
- The option exists to split up your payments and pay over time. Please choose Paypal, and click on their Pay Later option.875
Included in your Reservation
Accommodations
Come aboard Carnival’s newest ship, the Firenze. In addition to your beautiful cabin, all meals, classes, exclusive pattern, and most project supplies are included, along with all taxes and port fees, and Carnival travel coverage. Your crew gratuities are pre-paid..
Live music, movies, performers, and indoor/outdoor fitness facilities are all part of the Carnival Cruise experience.
Optional add-ons not included in the price of this retreat: WiFi, drink packages (specialty coffee, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages), spa services, laundry, and shore excursions. Read about the additional excursion packages available.
If you are adding packages or excursions to your cruise, be sure to charge your own credit card for these extras. Any incidentals charged to the Wild Onion Productions account will incur a $50 service fee, in addition to that incidental.
To add a drinks package, or travel insurance, download the Carnival App, or pay through our travel agent. Note that until you have your booking confirmation, you will not be able to add packages or insurance yourself.
To discuss hotel accommodations pre/post cruise, contact our travel agent, Janice, at 1(800)544-5140, or email her at Janice@captivatingescapes.com
WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND TRIP PROTECTION/INSURANCE.
Meals
All on board meals (except ship specialty restaurants, which require an additional fee) are included in the cost of the retreat. Snacks, coffee, tea, water, lemonade, and iced tea are available all day, at no cost. Soft drinks, specialty juices and coffee drinks, and adult beverages are extra, and are not included in the price of the retreat. There are various drink packages available for purchase; read about them here, and add them yourself through the Carnival app (once you have your booking confirmation number) or contact Janice to add to your cruise.
We will have a daily dinner reserved (time tba) in the Main Dining Room, with enough tables near each other to accommodate the group; you are welcome to eat with the group in the Main Dining Room, explore the buffet or other restaurants, or order room service (this would incur a service fee).
Our first night on board will be our meet n’ greet, so we’d like to have everyone attend this first dinner together in the MDR. After that, it’s your vacation, and you are free to dine at your pleasure!
Classes
Join Casapinka and Wild Onion for classes and projects that are sure to be fun and informative! We will upping our knitting game when Casapinka teaches us some interesting knitting techniques, we’ll work on a special colorwork project, and as an informal poolside class, Casapinka will take away our fear of steeking. When we cast away, we’ll cast on a special pattern from Casapinka and Sharon from Security. We also have 1-2 special projects planned that are knitting-adjacent: you may learn to dye silk, paint a project pouch, or some other interesting project that is sure to be a special memento. We’re also planning some evening activities to add to the fun!
Cruise schedule:
Embarkation day: Los Angeles (port of Long Beach, CA) Meet Casapinka (place tba) at 4:00pm for a Welcome party followed by a group dinner. After dinner, we’ll knit Casapinka’s special Cast Away pattern
Day 2 & 3: AT SEA (1/2 day knitting classes and projects)
Day 4: 9am – 9pm Puerto Vallarta (no knitting classes)
Day 5: 9:30 – 6pm Mazatlan (no knitting classes)
Day 6: 6:30am – 2:30pm Cabo San Lucas (afternoon casual knitting gathering “steeking by the pool”)
Day 7: AT SEA (knitting classes and projects)
Day 8: return to Los Angeles
Yarn Market and Swag
There aren’t any yarn shops in our port cities, so we’ll get you the class yarn requirements in plenty of time for you to order new yarn, or to stash pounce on your own yarn shelves.
We totally understand the importance of planning for your projects, so we’ll host a Zoom meeting about a month before the retreat, to answer your questions. Emails with material requirements, a special Cruise Handbook with tips on cruising, and more information that will make your travel planning easier, will be going out closer to the travel date.
Additionally, each reservation includes a fun Swag Bag, filled with special goodies selected by Susan and Bronwyn!
Ample Knitting Time
Of course, we’ve made plenty of time for knitting!
Enjoy the classes, then grab your knitting bag and head to the pub, lobby, pool, or outdoor space with some of your new friends. At night, we’ll knit and chat wherever we find a comfy fun spot.
Transportation Details
Janice is our wonderful travel agent and she can be reached at 1(800)544-5140, or email her at Janice@captivatingescapes.com She can help book you into the hotel Casapinka and Wild Onion will stay at the night before embarkation. We highly recommend arriving in Los Angeles a day or two early, to give you wiggle room to accommodate any flight disruption. Please note that the price of the retreat does not include any hotel, food, or transportation costs pre or post cruise.
In addition to hotel stays, Janice can help you with any additional drink, gratuity, wifi, or fitness packages.
The Carnival Cruise port address is 231 Windsor Way, Long Beach, CA 90802
Reserve a Spot
Before reserving your spot, please refer to our COVID-19 Policy.
- Please check with us before registering, to ensure that a cabin is available for you. wildonionproductions@gmail.com
- Payment is accepted through Paypal (as a guest, if you don’t have an account) using your account or credit card, or choose the Pay Later button, to break up your payments and pay interest-free over time; or Stripe, which is a Level 1 (highest level of security compliance) secure online credit card processor.
- Reservations include a non-refundable $500 Service Fee per person (note: this fee will only be charged for a guest’s cancellation)
- For rooms based on double occupancy, both roommates (knitter or non-knitter) must submit payment within 7 days of the first order. After these 7 days, if all roommates have not submitted payment, your reservation will be cancelled and refunded, excluding the $500 service fee.
- Looking for a room-mate? Head over to the Wild Onion Productions group on Ravelry, click on the Mexican Riviera thread, and post that you’re looking to share your cabin. Post your desire for a like-minded knitter to share your cabin with!
- ADA cabins are available. Check availability before registering.
- Non-knitters are welcome! They may not attend the knitting or project classes, but they will be welcome at meal-times and extra-curricular activities!
- What is included: cabin; taxes and port fees; on board meals and snacks; gratuities package; trip protection insurance; all classes and project patterns; Swag bag; cruise handbook; Zoom meet and greet!
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