Drove up from san diego and stayed at the doubletree san pedro pre-cruise for one night. The hotel was clean , well kept and the staff was friendly and helpful. We chose the "park and cruise package" including accommodations, breakfast and champagne or cider. Bed was extremely comfortable and the location was great . Our room had a view of the marina. The hotel offered a free shuttle to and from local restaurants free of charge. Check in was great and arranging departure with the bell desk the following morning took only a couple of minutes. We met in the morning after breakfast and the bell man loaded our luggage and then it was only ten minute to the ship. We chose the 11:00 departure time from the hotel (you have a choice of times). Our luggage went directly to the ships baggage handler and away we went to check in. They allowed us to board around 11:30 which was early , the rooms are still not ready until 1:00. It gave us enough time to explore the ship, take photos and have a nice lunch at the buffet. By the time they called us to board it was only approximately a 30 minute wait.It takes quite a bit of time to deliver luggage to that many guests we found our own luggage at the staging point at the end of the hall. Not a big deal we just did not want to wait and those luggage handlers were working really hard. Amazing how much luggage some individuals brought. We have traveled on the larger RCCL class of ships and knew that the Vision was smaller and older. We also decided to try an inside cabin which was new for us. The ship was well kept for its age and we found the crew to be more pleasant and personable then on the larger ships we have been on. Also the food in the main dining room was also above what we had experienced on the larger vessels. The service was also a notch above. The buffet dining was great, you have your choice of eating healthy or not with plenty of choices for everyones tastes. We did not go to the dining room for breakfast so cannot comment on that, but is the past the buffet was better. There were always shows and activities for all age groups and we did see an excellent magician from Las Vegas. They had regular movie times in the theater with very current movies. The spa and steam and sauna rooms were great, clean and well kept. Even though this is a smaller vessel we never really felt overwhelmed by the rest of the passengers except in the main pool area. We mainly stayed in the enclosed adult solarium, which is very nice for a more quiet and relaxing area. People could nap in their loungers and read and they set up a buffet lunch in the afternoon. The gym was alittle bit smaller and I think would have been less crowded if those passengers that really did not want to work out and wanted to chat would have done so elsewhere. There was always the running deck which was nice and not crowded at all. Point is you could always get a good workout. The room attendant was excellent and very friendly. Our stateroom was always ready when we returned and any requests we had were promptly seen to. Its an older ship so do not expect everything to be sparkling new, expect some wear and have a little perspective. The inside cabin worked well for us and we always like to be mid-ship to avoid any motion. The tendering and docking at the various ports was on time and very efficient. They kept the guests informed overhead exactly as to what was going on. There is no need to crowd around the stairs and disembarking area of the ship but passengers continue to do so which only makes the situation worse for themselves. The ship has plenty of tenders for those ports that call for that and they are very efficient. The tenders hold quite a few people so if you rush to get on, you are just going to have to sit and wait for it to fill up. Bottom line everyone gets ashore and it goes real quick. RCCL does and excellent and safe job. In Cabo we did it "on our own" and walked around the marina to medano beach about 30 minutes and we also brought our own umbrella. You can read more on that at trip advisor. It was a fun day. In Mazatlan we also checked out the city "on our own" and went to the golden zone to start (not impressed) and then took the bus to solabado centro which is the central market for the locals and it is next to the big yellow church. We ate at a nice restaurant called Panamas (check out trip advisor). The we walked back to the ship. In Puerto Vallarta we di the eco-snorkeling tour on a 65 foot power cat to marietas island. Well worth it for an all day adventure with kayaking, snorkeling, beach time, open bar and great buffett.You can just hang on the boat and feed the fish, dive off, lounge etc. The boarding and disembarking the tour is right next to where the ship docks. We the changed and headed into town, taxis are pricey but if you walk to the head of the pier you can catch a bus for about 60 cents or so, we just gave the driver a dollar, no big deal. The days at sea were great and as always our trip exceeded our expectations. Travel with open mind, be a little more adventurous, do not set to high of expectations but be informed and more often than not you will be pleasantly surprised. Travel happy!