I'm a destination cruiser without brand loyalty, so I don't go on board to recreate Titanic, I go for the ports. I stayed in San Diego a couple of days before the cruise.

Embarkation: Not terribly difficult, but signs and information would have been nice. We had to wait in a rather large open area, arranged into holding cells, so to speak. At least we could sit down, but it was rather warm and stuffy. Once out of the holding cells (enclosed areas with benches, the lines moved quickly. I would suggest that there be a luggage drop closer to the entrance from Pacific Highway and more signs!

Room: I had stateroom 6160, which was the last stateroom on the port side aft before the corner suite. So I could look aft without a lot of heads and hands over the balconies. I liked how private the balconies were. Not much to do about it now, but the balconies need more drains. I had standing water on parts of the lower area by the rail, but there was no drain on my balcony, I assume a neighbors. Also, there is a crack (so they can open the balcony separators) but can't that be covered with a piece of rubber on the non-hinge side? The room was adequate. No bathtub as it is one of those that doesn't have it. Read more