Drove up from san diego and stayed at the doubletree san pedro pre-cruise for one night. The hotel was clean , well kept and the staff was friendly and helpful. We chose the "park and cruise package" including accommodations, breakfast and champagne or cider. Bed was extremely comfortable and the location was great . Our room had a view of the marina. The hotel offered a free shuttle to and from ...
This was our 6th cruise. 4-RCL, 1 Carnival, 1 NCL....and our daughter's first.
We began our vacation traveling to LAX from Denver. Delta dogged us by changing our nonstop flights to a short layover in Salt Lake (and a tiny little plane which freaked out the family) Upon arriving in LAX, we were surprised when our luggage was on the baggage claim carousel when we got there. BRAVO! Then we hopped ...
We sailed on the Vision of the Seas Nov 9, 2008 - Nov 16, 2008 out of San Pedro (Los Angeles Harbor), CA. We live in NJ and this was our 13th cruise. This was a last minute cruise for us and this was the first time that we had not chosen a cruise because of the ship and itinerary. We planned to visit the grandchildren in Seattle. The weather in Seattle is not conducive for a vacation in November, ...
We sailed on Vision of the Seas on the November 9 departure from Los Angeles. Embarkation was quick and efficient. We had spent a couple of days in advance in Anaheim, returning our rental car to the airport (LAX) and then catching the RCCL shuttle bus to the dock. We were on board shortly after 11am and since the cabins were not to be occupied until 1pm we explored the ship and had lunch in the ...
The good news is that we just finished a fabulous cruise on the Vision of the Seas. The bad news is that she's about to be replaced by Mariner (aka Monster of the Seas). My husband and I are Diamond members. This was our 3rd time to do this cruise in three years. We prefer the smaller ships and will sail the same itinerary several times in order to avoid the big ones. Ports don't matter to us that ...
We were first time cruisers with RCI on Oct 19,08 on the Vision of the Seas. Not our first time cruising or to the Mex Riv. Our port was San Pedro (LA) and the weather was just right for sailing. Embarkation went well especially since my companion was in a wheel chair. We were told of the luncheon buffet in the Windjammer and as soon as we dropped off our carry on bag we headed to the buffet. We ...
My partner and I just returned from a 7 night cruise out of Los Angeles, and visiting the Mexican Riviera.
We flew into LA a few days prior since we had never been, and stayed with a friend. We arrived at the San Pedro Port around 11:00 on Sunday to board the ship. The previous cruise, however, was delayed coming in due to fog. They gave everyone a group number, and began boarding, by ...
I am part of a group of 19 Australians that went on the 28th September sailing of the Vision of The Seas. Coming from Australia it was hard for us to decide which was the best cruise line to travel on. Our travel agent tried to talk us into a Carnival cruise but thanks to cruise critic we decided on RCCL. So thank you for all of your postings as it really helped us decide.
We arrived in ...
This was a long awaited vacation plus our honeymoon. We had went on the Carnival Legend out of NYC for our first cruise and loved everything about it, we were hooked on cruising. After our return everyone we had talked to stated to go on Royal as it was far better. Our trip consisted of leaving early to the West Coast to spend 3 days in L.A. before the cruise. It was like having 2 vacations!We ...
My wife and I just got back from our honeymoon on the 09/28/08 sailing. This was my 5th cruise with RCCL and her first cruise ever. (She did get some motion sickness but took Ginger Pills at every meal and found these to be very helpful). We flew in the same day from Sacramento, took a taxi to the San Pedro terminal and arrived at 12:15 p.m. Embarkation went smooth; we were on the ship within 20 ...