San Francisco is important to us and we wish other cruise lines would stop here as it is so close, no plane required to board the cruise. This pier is efficient and easily accessed, but a bit busy as so many around here want to cruise from a local port. The embarkation and disembarkation went very smoothly. Princess has this one down. ...
Walked Pier 39, visited the Old Time Mechanical Toy/Vending machine museum (cool and free!); ate clam chowder and generally just took in the air and ambiance. ...