I moved this summer from PA to CA. I started a business in North Hollywood and needed a break. So, we decided to take a gamble on a West Coast Cruise out of LA. Wow, what a good decision that was!

The embarkation was flawless and fast. I was amazed at how easy it was compared to New York. We drove right to the port, parked there, were met by a guy with a luggage cart before we even crossed the street, breezed through security and onto the ship. We ate in the Versaillles Main Dining Room for lunch, and had a great waiter that earned my first Hero Card of the Cruise. All of the food in the main dining room was excellent, as was Cagney's. However, I was very disappointed in the La Cocina Specialty Restaurant. The meatballs were horrible, the pasta undercooked, and the temperature of the food was mildly hot. I complained to our waiter and he did take meatballs off the check. I also made note of our experience on a comment card.

The dinner was on Christmas Eve, so it was really disappointing since that has always been a very special dinner in my family. Additionally, I would not have booked it for Christmas Eve had I known that there was to be a special dinner in the main dining room. I mourned not having turkey that I know would have been better because their pasta was better than the specialty La Cocina's over-priced, undercooked pasta. Our waiter was also annoying at La Cocina. He kept getting confused in directing as to what our certificate entitled us to. That was really the sole negative food experience. I hope they correct the options to allow the rewards people to have anything on the menu, rather than making me pay extra for tiny meatballs and shrimp pasta. That did not make me feel good, especially on Christmas Eve. It would be very helpful for the weekly menu to be given to the people in charge of specialty dining reservations to improve dining choices, on the first day of the cruise. Read more