Sadly the Crown Princess has noravirus. So we allowed two extra hours to drive to ship. Not their fault but we missed the festivities before dinner. The ship itself was great. My 10th Princess cruise and 3rd on the Crown. Wonderful service as always. Due to the virus we were not allowed to even touch salt and pepper shakers, the buffet, they stood in front of it and served us. I wish Princess would make better coffee. We go to the International Café for the fresh brewed. 2 cups $3.08 not bad. We usually buy a coffee card but not worth it for a 3 or 4 night cruise.

Santa Barbara, we took the Trolley for a quarter(senior discount) and walked around State St. Go to the Courthouse and take elevator or walk all the way to the top to the tower. View beautiful murals, and the historic clock for the tower. The line is usually long for the Trolley. Friends who have gone to Santa Barbara before have not gone to the top of the tower and were glad they did. This is not the tour, but the public transportation service. If you walk back a few blocks you can get on trolley first.

Ensenada. Just did some shopping on the pier. Last year went into town for some shopping. There is a shuttle service right at the pier to take you into town. Read more