This was a retirement present to myself...28 day cruise to Hawaii, Samoa, and French Polynesia.
Spent a pre-night at the LAX Marriott (Princess preferred hotel) that included transportation to the ship. For some reason we had a 2 hour delay leaving for the ship and no explanation was given by the Princess reps. Once we reached San Pedro, the driver had no clue how to get to the ship! We drove round and round the USS Iowa. Finally after 30 minutes, security was called and we had to wait a further 30 minutes before being allowed to leave the motorcoach!
It was almost 4pm and the terminal was empty, so check-in was a breeze.