California Coastal Pt 3

Note to self, "self, stay away from the International Cafe on deck 5!". Seriously, the deserts served in the cafe are in most cases better than served in the main dining room and I find myself somehow drawn to the place.

Last Saturday as we prepared to sail the extended forecast for San Francisco called for a 50% chance of rain. Well, we were in port from 07:00 until 11:00 PM and had maybe two hours of rain and mostly light rain at that. So mostly cloudy was something we could work with. Light jacket with a hood, camera, and cell phone would be all that I need.

When in vacation mode, and in a port that we have visited several times past, we are not in any way early risers (except me to watch the sail under the Golden gate). So once everyone was awake and ready for the day we went to the Horizon Court for breakfast and chose a table with an Embarcadero view. From our table we could see all the way to Fisherman's Wharf and see the vintage street cars rumbling along. MORE

The California Coastal Cruise - Part One

"Nothing will change!" Oh those infamous words had come back to haunt me over the past few years. In reality, the vacations changed dramatically from when we were just a couple to when we began traveling with our children in tow. Everything had to be more carefully planned out compared to a high level of spontaneity and adventure.

When our children both were over five years old, we began cruising again; our favorite vacation mode. The ships who are know to advertise as the Fun Ships provided us with many family cruise vacations that still hold special places in all of our memories. Now both children are teens and while the Fun Ships are still a favorite, we decided to expand their cruise experiences by taking them on a Spring Break Coastal Cruise on the Crown Princess. MORE