Never been to San Francisco or Hawaii so this was an excellent 1st time experience to these places. Did not manage to get to the meet and greet, so didn't meet any of the fellow passengers on this cruise from the Roll Call which was a shame. Just the 2 of us so we were kept busy with activities on the Sea days. We had 2 days before and 2 days after our cruise so that was a bonus. I left my Heart in San Fransisco so will have to return. Our Cabin was a Balcony Baja deck Port Aft. Which was excellent as Quiet. Loved the new beds and did sight Dolphins early in Morning from Deck as we neared the Port of the Hawaian Islands. The Entertainment was Excellent. Enjoyed the Voice of the Ocean. The cruise director staff were great and looked after us. Jase was exceptional with his dance and craft expertise. Loved every thing on the cruise and will be doing this one again.
We booked up shore excursions with the ship every port day. We booked prior to the cruise to plan out our stay. As we were at 4 of the islands of Hawaii on separate days, They were more expensive than private tours, but we were anxious about missing the ship, as this was our first time to Hawaii. Transfer to and from the ship were taken by Taxi. The pier is easily reached for boarding and disembarking. We stayed in San Francisco for 2 days prior and after the cruise and stayed in the same hotel for both. We booked the Airport Express both ways to the hotel, which worked out really well . All our pre planning worked very well to our advantage. We will do this cruise again as we enjoyed it so much.