We used the airport transfers to get on the ship. Horrible. Don't do it. We showed up by 8:30am hoping to get on a transfer bus at 9:30. It was noon before a bus came by with enough space for us (Terminal 2 - they filled up at Terminal 1 and would just take one or two people and then go without us). Take Uber or Lyft, as we did from Miami after the cruise, easier, faster, more efficient. ...
We enjoyed our pre-cruise day in San Pedro. Great hotel location (Crowne Plaza) with good food choices within a block of it. It was a short hotel shuttle ride to the cruise port the next day. ...
Princess had ALL shuttles to the LAX booked by 9 am the day they announced signup. Really? It's not like you provided this service for free (approx $70) and you can't support all of your passengers? There was no problem providing it from LAX to the ship but going back, nada. Ended up taking a nice taxi for $54 ...
This port was beautiful. We arrived early from LAX, dropped off our luggage, and took the passport bus to the Long Beach shopping area. We looked around and had lunch before heading back for our check in time. The embarkation ran very smoothly and quickly. Our room was ready on time as well. ...
