Review - with pictures - Sapphire Princess California Costal cruise - Apr/May 2012

[Cuizer2]

Lovely photos; I feel like I was right there with you -- just great.

 

I enjoyed your review, too. Your comment re not touching the polar bears had me laughing out loud. Do you have photos of the penguins/polar bears?

 

When I went through immigration in San Pedro two years ago, I was asked the same thing -- in fact, I was quizzed extensively by the little titmouse not only about why I cruised alone (he asked this more than once) but also about how I paid for the cruise, etc. I was all ready to tell him to take a long walk off a short pier, except for, you know, not wanting to go to jail.

 

Okay, here are my Sea World photographs ...

 

The otters ...

 

 

 

 

The dolphin petting tank ...

 

 

A Capybara - the world's largest rodent ...

 

 

The Beluga whales ...

 

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The polar bear ...

 

 

An unwanted visitor ...

 

 

One walrus feeding another walrus ...

 

 

Young Arctic foxes ...

 

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A small American alligator ...

 

 

A macaw ...

 

 

A monitor lizard ...

 

 

A poison dart frog ...

 

 

A couple of birds. I should have taken a picture of the sign that says what they are ...

 

 

A typical cruiser on formal night ...

 

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The penguins are soft ...

 

 

Hanging around on formal night waiting for the restaurant doors to open ...

 

 

All dressed up and nowhere to go ...

 

 

Up and over ...

 

 

Feed me, feed me ...

 

 

An uninvited guest ...

 

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Another uninvited guest ...

 

 

I'm ahead of that rabbit ...

 

 

Now where did that tortoise go ...

 

 

Again it is getting late and I'm tired. I still have more pictures to post (tomorrow).

Edited May 9, 2012 by Cuizer2

[claudio]

fantastic we did same cruise couple of years ago actually supposed to do mexican riviera bbut when we got there from australia princess cancelled so we did coastal instead we actually got 400 bucks credit from princess so im thinking the 7 niter we did was almost free. skywalkers was empty except for us some officers and about 20 americans i did dawn princess last year and noticed sanctuary was empty for the whole 14 days fish and chips is new though a

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[beshears]

Oh what awesome/grand pictures and review you did of the Sapphire. You must have a "great" camera.:)

 

It has been a couple years since I was on the Sapphire, but the pictures brought back GOOD memories.:)

[Cuizer2]

Oh what awesome/grand pictures and review you did of the Sapphire. You must have a "great" camera.:)

 

It has been a couple years since I was on the Sapphire, but the pictures brought back GOOD memories.:)

 

All the Sea World photographs, all the Santa Barbara port photographs and all the Ensenada tour photographs were takes with a Canon A590IS. All the San Francisco photographs (not posted yet), the San Diego port photographs and almost all the ship photographs were taken with a Nikon D5100 using an 18-105 zoom lens. I used both cameras in the port of Ensenada.

[indiaksue]

Thank you so much for posting your pics and review. Your camera takes great photos!

[dforeigner]

My sister and I will board the Sapphire in June and your photos were great! Do you know why the police were leading someone away in cuffs?

 

Although I am not the OP, I can provide you with some answers. Those are not Police officers, but rather Federal officers. Most probably the arrest was due to an active warrant somewhere in the US.

[rdsqrl]

I loved those photos! That first one of the otter floating on his back with his little flippers folded on his tummy -- so cute! Your pictures are just great; can't wait to see more.

 

 

You soooo crack me up!! :) (Apologies to the OP for this minor OT)

We were to sail with you on the Star recently (and we had to cancel) so I missed meeting you... darn! :p

Actually, I ended up having to cancel, too. Double darn! Hence my interest in seeing penguin photos, since I got cheated out of seeing real ones.

[dorisis]

Thanks for posting the review (a great one) and thanks for the many photos of the ship. We will be on her in October for her yearly 28 day trip to the South Pacific.

 

~Doris~

[Cuizer2]

Okay, continuing where I left off with the Ensenada pictures ...

 

More sea lions ...

 

 

 

 

 

This is the dock area ...

 

 

The sea lions from ground level ...

 

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A map of Ensenada ...

 

 

The tallest building in Ensenada ...

 

 

 

 

 

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The hotel across the street from the dock ...

 

 

 

 

And you find the mistake made by the tile setter ...

 

 

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The winery ...

 

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A machine to put corks in the bottles ...

 

 

The wine barrels are huge ...

 

 

 

 

Walking back to the ship from the shopping area ...

 

 

 

So, I've posted Santa Barbara, San Diego, Sea World and Ensenada. That just leaves San Francisco which I'll get to later.

Edited May 11, 2012 by Cuizer2

[MTJSR]

Thank you for taking the time to post pics and describe your adventure. I was just in Ensenada too but only jumped into the little dock store for a minute.

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Here is San Francisco ...

 

Good morning San Francisco ...

 

 

The Golden Gate Bridge ...

 

 

 

 

 

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We are here - pier 35 ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Alcatraz ...

 

 

Regent Seven Seas Navigator on the left - Sapphire Princess on the right (from Coit Tower) ...

 

 

Alcatraz from Coit Tower ...

 

 

Sapphire Princess from Coit Tower ...

 

 

Oakland Bay Bridge from Coit Tower ...

 

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Downtown from the Coit Tower ...

 

 

Alcatraz from the Coit Tower ...

 

 

Pier 39 from the Coit Tower ...

 

 

Alcatraz and pier 39 from the Coit Tower ...

 

 

 

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Found this photo opportunity of the Sapphire Princess as I was walking back to the ship ...

 

 

Sunset ...

 

 

 

The Oakland Bay Bridge at night ...

 

 

 

Edited May 12, 2012 by Cuizer2

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