Several cruise lines offer repositioning cruises from LA. The destinations of these one-way cruise are Florida, New York, Canada, Japan, Australia, Peru and Chile.
A repositioning cruise is one that shifts a ship from one departure port to another. Out of Los Angeles, the cruises often go through the Panama Canal to the East Coast. Repositioning cruises are usually good bargains because one-way cruises are not as popular as round-trips.
October 4, 2023: 24-day cruise to Japan on Oceania. One-way from Los Angeles to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Astoria (Oregon), Victoria (Canada), Vancouver (Canada), Ketchikan (Alaska), Sitka (Alaska), Seward (Alaska), Kodiak (Alaska), Dutch Harbor (Alaska), Muroran (Japan), Miyako (Japan), Sendai (Japan) and Oarai (Japan).
January 12, 2024: 15-night cruise to Florida on Norwegian. One-way from Los Angeles to Miami (Florida). Visit Cabo San Lucas (Mexico), Puerto Vallarta (Mexico), Acapulco (Mexico), Puerto Quetzal (Guatemala), Panama City (Panama), the Panama Canal and Cartagena (Colombia).
March 31, 2024: 5-night cruise to Canada on Norwegian. One-way from Los Angeles to Vancouver (Canada). Visit San Francisco (California) and Victoria (Canada).
April 22, 2024: 4-night cruise to Canada on Royal Caribbean. One-way from Los Angeles to Vancouver (Canada). Visit Monterey (California) and Victoria (Canada).
May 1, 2024: 12-day cruise to Canada on Oceania. One-way from Los Angeles to Vancouver (Canada). Visit San Francisco (California), Astoria (Oregon), Sitka (Alaska), Icy Strait Point (Alaska), Juneau (Alaska) and Ketchikan (Alaska).
May 4, 2024: 6-night cruise to Canada on Celebrity. One-way from Los Angeles to Vancouver (Canada). Visit Santa Barbara (California), San Francisco (California), Astoria (Oregon) and Victoria (Canada).
May 9, 2024: 15-day cruise to Florida on Princess. One-way from Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale (Florida). Visit Puerto Vallarta (Mexico), Huatulco (Mexico), San Juan del Sur (Nicargua), Puntarenas (Costa Rica), Fuerte Amador (Panama), the Panama Canal and Cartagena (Colombia).
August 22, 2024: 18-night cruise to Japan on Carnival. One-way from Long Beach to Tokyo (Japan). Visit Ketchikan (Alaska), Sitka (Alaska), Icy Strait Point (Alaska), Kushiro (Japan) and Aomori (Japan).
September 19, 2024: 15-night cruise to Florida on Celebrity. One-way from Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale (Florida). Visit Puerto Vallarta (Mexico), Huatulco (Mexico), Puntarenas (Costa Rica), the Panama Canal, Cartagena (Colombia) and Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands).
September 28, 2024: 14-night cruise to Louisiana on Royal Caribbean. One-way from Los Angeles to New Orleans (Louisiana). Visit Cabo San Lucas (Mexico), Huatulco (Mexico), Puntarenas (Costa Rica), the Panama Canal and Cartagena (Colombia).
October 5, 2024: 16-night cruise to Florida on Royal Caribbean. One-way from Los Angeles to Tampa (Florida). Visit Cabo San Lucas (Mexico), Mazatlan (Mexico), Puerto Quetzal (Guatemala), Puntarenas (Costa Rica), the Panama Canal, Colon (Panama), Cartagena (Colombia) and Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands).
October 8, 2024: 21-day cruise to New Zealand on Princess. One-way from Los Angeles to Auckland (New Zealand). Visit Honolulu (Hawaii), Maui (Hawaii), Tahiti (French Polynesia) and Pago Pago (American Samoa).
December 6, 2024: 15-night cruise to Florida on Norwegian. One-way from Los Angeles to Miami (Florida). Visit Cabo San Lucas (Mexico), Puerto Vallarta (Mexico), Acapulco (Mexico), Puerto Quetzal (Guatemala), Panama City (Panama), the Panama Canal and Cartagena (Colombia).