Cruise Lines Cutting Back on Mexican Riviera Voyages

Carnival has already announced it is making a big change to its Mexican Riviera cruises out of San Diego for the coming winter. The Carnival Spirit, which operates seasonally out of San Diego, will switch from eight-night Mexican Riviera voyages out of the city to alternating five- and nine-night voyages.

Royal Caribbean announced it would be pulling its only ship sailing to the Mexican Riviera -- the 3,114-passenger Mariner of the Seas -- out of the region in January.

Now add Crystal Cruises to the list of lines cutting back on voyages to the Mexican Riviera - and replacing 2 seven-night sailings scheduled for April 2011 with new trips along the West Coast of the USA between Los Angeles and Vancouver.