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 week in the Mexican Riviera, aboard one of Carnival’s newest ships, the Firenze!

Cabin - Interior

$3460 ALL INCLUSIVE

All inclusive (see below for details)
Non-knitter companion $2000, all inclusive
Price based on double occupancy
As a single occupancy room $3970, 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

$3680 ALL INCLUSIVE

All inclusive (see below for details)
Non-knitter companion $2225 all inclusive
Price based on double occupancy
As a single occupancy room $4170, all inclusive
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The option exists to split up your payments and pay over time. Please choose Paypal, and click on their Pay Later option.

Cabin - Balcony

$3865 ALL INCLUSIVE

All inclusive (see below for details)
Non-knitter companion $2400 all inclusive
Price based on double occupancy
As a single occupancy room $4780, 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.

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. Your gratuities are pre-paid, as is your trip protection insurance.

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 package, you may pre-pay during registration, or wait until later and pay through our travel agent. To discuss hotel accommodations pre/post cruise, contact our travel agent, Janice, at 1(800)544-5140, or email her at Janice@captivatingescapes.com Note that until you have your booking confirmation, you will not be able to add packages yourself, however Janice will do so for you.

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 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 are currently curating 2-3 knitting classes, plus a special “cast on” knitting pattern exclusive to this cruise. 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 momento.

Tentative Cruise schedule:

Embarkation day: Los Angeles (port of Long Beach, CA) Welcome cocktail party and dinner; after dinner, we’ll knit Casapinka’s exclusive Cast Away pattern

Day 2 & 3: AT SEA (1/2 day knitting classes and projects TBA)

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)

Day 7: AT SEA (knitting classes and projects TBA)

Day 8: return to Los Angeles

Yarn Market and Swag

We are currently searching for yarn shops in the port cities; we’ll try to bring some yarn and project bags for sale, too.

We totally understand the importance of planning for your projects, so we’ll keep you posted with photos and information about purchasing yarn for the projects, in addition to getting you information if you prefer to stash dive! We’ll host a Zoom meeting about a month before the retreat, to answer questions.

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

Directions to the port

Reserve a Spot

Before reserving your spot, please refer to our COVID-19 Policy.

- Reservations must be placed before September 19, 2024
- 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.
- Early bird prices may increase after March 30, 2024
- Reservations include a non-refundable $300 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 $300 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. Hopefully, you’ll find 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!