What a fabulous cruise! Our Cruise Critic group ... The Happy CocoNUTS ... was the best ever. We were aware of other Cruise Critic folks on the cruise, but they never joined the thread beforehand or came and participated in the Meet & Mingle. What's up with that? Too bad ... we would have loved to have you join us!

We booked directly with the cruise line and had a very positive experience. We are within driving distance to Port of Los Angeles, but came down the night before and stayed/parked at the San Pedro Doubletree Hotel. Great place to stay and will definitely stay there again.

We were at the pier by 10:30 and on the ship by 11:15 a.m. Check-in was a breeze. We met up with several Happy CocoNUTS on the pier and boarded with them. The party had begun! Read more