My wife and I are Elite Captain Circle members and we booked this cruise while we were on the Tahitian Princess in Tahiti, November 2007. We booked a mini suite on Baja. The itinerary was terrific and we liked the round trip, 19 days, from San Pedro. We live in San Francisco, so it was easy to drive to L.A.  When we booked this cruise it was offered as a full transit through the Panama Canal. That was later changed to a partial transfer through the Pacific locks and an overnight stay in Lake Gatun. This was later changed to a morning transit through the Pacific locks and a late afternoon transit out with an overnight, anchored in the waters off of Panama City. More changes were made to the itinerary with ports in Mexico being switched before we finally sailed on April 26, 2009.

One note on us; we travel a lot and when we travel we always travel with low expectations so we won't be disappointed if the trip isn't that great. So most of the time the trip exceeds our expectations. This trip did not exceed our expectations.

We arrived in San Pedro the day before and stayed at the Doubletree Hotel. Great place where they let you park your vehicle for as long as your cruise lasts. They also have a shuttle that will take you to the port and pick up when you return.  Read more