Even though we had visited most of these ports before, we loved them all and wanted to visit again. Started out staying in San Diego 3 nights before the cruise. Visited the zoo, which is a must, La Jolla, just beautiful, Coronado island, Gastown, Old Town, and would really recommend staying here as there is so much to do and see. Embarkation went smoothly and by 1:00 we were in our room. 8122. Very nice room with adequate balcony. Dinner this night was good and entertainment good too, Celebrity singers and dancers, which were very talented.

Santa Barbara was our first port, which was a tender. Everything was run smoothly and we had a very enjoyable day just walking around this pretty little city. Volunteers right at the port were very helpful. Next stop was Monterey, where we rented a car with the couple we travelled with and took in Big Sur and Carmel for lunch. A must see. That night the dinner choices were not great and what we ended up with were the regular choices that are there nightly. Just average dinner. But our waiter happened to be the best waiter we have ever had for a cruise, and we have been on 40+. The show that night was fantastic, a young duo, male and female, 5 o'clock Somewhere, We, along with a good many people, followed and became "groupies" throughout the cruise. Unfortunately, the other venues were not very conducive to large groups of people which made it hard to listen and enjoy them.

Next stop San Francisco for two nights. We've been here a few times and had met a friend, so just enjoyed walking around city both days and eating our way through. Finally a day at sea. Again, disappointing as there really isn't much going on so we decided to brave the outside and watch a movie upstairs on the top deck which was newly renovated. Nobody was around to order a drink or adjust volume on big screen that we couldn't here. So downstairs to customer service. We were told they were so sorry but movie can be watched in conference room. We made our way there and proceeded to sit on very uncomfortable conference room chairs so we decided to forgo this idea as well. After going back to customer service and inquiring why movie is not in theater on sea day when nothing else is going on was told entertainers were practicing and there was a talk about excursions (making money). More important! Read more