San Diego, CA – Day 17 For some reason, I really like San Diego. I'm sure it’s because of the consistent weather. San Diego was kind of a screwed up port-of-call for us on this trip. We were told that because we travel as Canadians we had to wait until the ship cleared everyone before we could get off the boat. As an American, we were told that Jean needed to get off the boat about 9:00 a.m. but for what reason we’re really not sure as nothing ...

Day 2 – Arrival in Victoria We pulled along side the dock here in Victoria on time at 7:00 a.m. after a short trip of just 53 nautical miles. The weather here today will be just about perfect – sunny and 19 degrees C. We're not quite sure what they did for seven hours in the Strait of Juan de Fuca but we made it on schedule. We’re in cabin 1938, which means we are on the first floor and closer to the water than we’ve ever been. This could...

We're half way there.

I finally have been able to add my photos to the various destinations so for those who are interested have a quick look - Mexico can be very beautiful. We arrived on-time into Long Beach (Pier 92) on schedule and our departure time was set for 10:20 a.m. so we had some time for breakfast before heading to our departure point, The Explorer's Lounge. With a pretty long lineup and an announcement that they were running behind by some 45 minutes, we decided that ...

We arrived at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro on the hotel shuttle. The boarding process went pretty smoothly with the exception of a few line-ups but we were on-board by 1:00 p.m. – just in time for lunch. Other than getting acquainted with the ship our first couple of days has been fairly quiet. Yesterday afternoon I went to the Serenity section of the ship for a swim in their lap pool and then for a steam and sauna – literally the best deal ...