Ports of Call

Ports Visited

This cruise was a very port-intensive cruise visiting 6 different ports over our cruise. The embarkation and disembarkation process in San Diego was very quick and efficient. We took an Uber from home. The Uber drove directly into the cruise terminal and porters immediately took our luggage. The next time we saw our luggage was in our stateroom. The check in process was quick - the normal x-ray carry on inspection and personal metal detectors. We then just presented our passport, answered a few questions to an agent at a computer terminal, had our picture taken and went to an area with a short wait until the ship was ready for boarding. This was definitely the smoothest ship embarkation that we have ever experienced.

Since we have visited all of these ports many times, we decided to stay aboard the ship at several ports to enjoy the ship at a time when there were many fewer passengers aboard. The weather was pleasant at all of the ports. Several ports were heavily decorated for Christmas.

The ship arrived at all ports on time and was promptly cleared by port authorities. Two ports, Manzanillo and Cabo San Lucas, used the ship's tenders to transport passengers to shore and back, The ship docked at all other ports. For La Paz, we docked at Pichilingue and ship provided complementary busses transported passengers to and from La Paz. Shore excursions were available at all ports, but we participated in only one shore excursion.