Diamond bound for Mexico

Mike Matthews of Rancho Palos Verdes checks out a brochure for the new 116,000-gross-ton Diamond Princess, the largest cruise ship based at the Port of Los Angeles, Princess Cruises says. The 2,670-passenger vessel, shown above, last weekend began weeklong Mexican Riviera cruises. It shifts to Seattle in May for Alaska voyages, returning to L.A. in the fall. (800) 774-6237, www.princess.com.