Grand Princess is in downtown LA

[ccruisequeen]

According to a location APP. Actually it's in Long beach!

 

 

I still cruise for Warm Chocolate Melting Cake (with 2 sugar free ice creams), lobster, and Creme brulee!

[Sea Hag]

Yeah, you know how those cruise ships are - take your eye off them for a second and they head out over dry land. Can't trust them. :D

[FoghornLeghorn]

LOL had to chuckle at that one....imagining the Grand on Rodeo drive....

[fishywood]

Well actually Grand Princess is at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro. Clearly seen on the webcam. Pretty big ship for you natives not to keep track of.

 

ETA: well if other posters confirm she is in Long Beach maybe she is. The San Pedro webcam definitely shows a Princess ship there right now. But the website with the port calendars for both have no cruise ships in either today.

Edited October 20, 2015 by fishywood

[Gimer]

My buddy Al just called from the Queen Mary. He was impressed with those old cruise ship models. He's heading back to Grand for lunch.

[dchip]

We really are in Long Beach. Here is the view from our balcony.

 

Cheers, Denise

 

 

 

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[fishywood]

Thanks for the picture. Worth a thousand words as they say (or an infinite number of my useless posts).

 

So the webcam I linked to which best I can tell claims to be San Pedro is actually showing Long Beach. I surrender.

[shredie]

Rodeo Drive is not in downtown LA. :) I guess the Princess ships will stop at Long Beach if they are continuing on after LA. Otherwise, they always dock in San Pedro (up the coast a bit.)

[waltd]

Thanks for the picture. Worth a thousand words as they say (or an infinite number of my useless posts).

 

So the webcam I linked to which best I can tell claims to be San Pedro is actually showing Long Beach. I surrender.

 

I think this has happened before. If the ship starts in San Francisco and visits Los Angeles they do dock in Long Beach. The attached webcan is San Pedro. No ship today.

 

http://www.lawaterfront.org/multimedia.php

Edited October 20, 2015 by waltd

[sonomaphil]

Well actually Grand Princess is at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro. Clearly seen on the webcam. Pretty big ship for you natives not to keep track of.

 

ETA: well if other posters confirm she is in Long Beach maybe she is. The San Pedro webcam definitely shows a Princess ship there right now. But the website with the port calendars for both have no cruise ships in either today.

 

 

It took me a bit of Princess decoding to figure this one out too. We're on a Coastal next year R/T San Francisco and it says it stops in "Los Angeles (Long Beach) California". I figured they meant San Pedro but they don't.

 

It appears on coastals they stop in Long Beach, yes actual Long Beach, where Carnival docks. They use San Pedro for embarkation and disembarkation but not port stops. It actually makes sense. There is nothing at all at San Pedro but Long Beach would be an easy walk downtown.

[FoghornLeghorn]

Rodeo Drive is not in downtown LA. :) I guess the Princess ships will stop at Long Beach if they are continuing on after LA. Otherwise, they always dock in San Pedro (up the coast a bit.)

 

as Foghorn would say:

It's a joke, son

:)

[SadieN]

It took me a bit of Princess decoding to figure this one out too. We're on a Coastal next year R/T San Francisco and it says it stops in "Los Angeles (Long Beach) California". I figured they meant San Pedro but they don't.

 

 

 

It appears on coastals they stop in Long Beach, yes actual Long Beach, where Carnival docks. They use San Pedro for embarkation and disembarkation but not port stops. It actually makes sense. There is nothing at all at San Pedro but Long Beach would be an easy walk downtown.

 

 

And Long Beach has the free Passport bus to take pax around.

[waltd]

It took me a bit of Princess decoding to figure this one out too. We're on a Coastal next year R/T San Francisco and it says it stops in "Los Angeles (Long Beach) California". I figured they meant San Pedro but they don't.

 

It appears on coastals they stop in Long Beach, yes actual Long Beach, where Carnival docks. They use San Pedro for embarkation and disembarkation but not port stops. It actually makes sense. There is nothing at all at San Pedro but Long Beach would be an easy walk downtown.

 

Less then 2 miles to walk to downtown. For some it might be easy.

[Pierlesscruisers]

LOL had to chuckle at that one....imagining the Grand on Rodeo drive....

 

Imagine having to wait while it backed into a parking space! :eek:

 

Tom

[Colo Cruiser]

as Foghorn would say:

It's a joke, son

:)

 

 

 

Oh Belvedere I say Belvedere, fetch me another mint julep. :D

[Cruisin' Chick]

I guess the Grand Princess wanted to visit Olvera Street. I'm surprised it didn't head to Farmers Market or to Canters for a little nosh.:)

[Woobstr112G]

Now that's funny.....:):):)

 

Bob

[tml1230]

Thanks Dchip for the cool photo….as we will be doing a B2B on the Grand next month ,we have been following and enjoying your other posts as well ..

continue to have a safe cruise...

[StanLaurel]

There is nothing at all at San Pedro but Long Beach would be an easy walk downtown.

 

Lived there 3 years and I can tell you there is a very good In-n-Out burger joint there on Western Ave. And Sushi 21 ($21 for all you can eat) is terrific! But no, not much else other than Fort MacArthur, which is very nice. Plus a high-speed boat ride to Catalina Island should be worth considering!

[beg3yrs]

There is nothing at all at San Pedro but Long Beach would be an easy walk downtown.

 

I think both the Battleship Iowa the Los Angeles Maritime Museum would take offense at being called "nothing".

 

That said, there's not much else at the San Pedro port.

[notentirelynormal]

With traffic what it is in downtown LA can you just imagine how long it would take traffic to get back to normal with a huge ship sitting on it's streets :eek:

 

Those of you with early flights - man you are so not going to make it LOL.

[ccruisequeen]

This was my view of the ship from my condo

 

 

I still cruise for Warm Chocolate Melting Cake (with 2 sugar free ice creams), lobster, and Creme brulee!

[Robinsoncruiseso]

We must have cruise ships on the streets of downtown Seattle as well. I have never personally seen one but there are signs on the freeway which say "Cruise ships use exit 156"

Better keep a watch out.:D

[shredie]

We must have cruise ships on the streets of downtown Seattle as well. I have never personally seen one but there are signs on the freeway which say "Cruise ships use exit 156"

Better keep a watch out.:D

 

Haha!:)

[Bruin Steve]

Okay...

It's only about 27 miles straight up the Los Angeles River from Long Beach to Downtown LA...

 

Absolutely no problem (see links below)

 

http://www.laweekly.com/news/the-los-angeles-river-is-a-navigable-waterway-indeed-according-to-the-epa-2392122

 

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/07/09/09greenwire-epa-declares-la-river-navigable-stretches-regu-42022.html

 

I am now looking for a cruise for 2016 that has Downtown LA in the itinerary...