zhuangcorp Posted August 23, 2022 #1 Share Posted August 23, 2022 This year Koningsdam has a handful of cruises out of San Diego. I'm new to the cruising scene, but is San Diego a permanent fixture for HAL? I'm sure places like Seattle, Vancouver, Miami are considered permanent bases for their cruises to Alaska and Caribbean. So is San Diego also a permanent base? or is it more of a one-off just this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted August 23, 2022 #2 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Holland America typically operates 2, sometimes 3, ships from San Diego from October to around May 1. So, more or less permanent. HAL doesn't sail from Miami. HAL operates out of Ft Lauderdale in roughly the same time frame it operates from San Diego. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KroozNut Posted August 24, 2022 #3 Share Posted August 24, 2022 We love it... very convenient! 🙂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roz Posted August 24, 2022 #4 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Of all the embarkation ports I've been to, San Diego is my favorite. So easy, and so much to do within walking distance of the terminal. Worth the cross country flight. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted August 24, 2022 #5 Share Posted August 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, Roz said: Of all the embarkation ports I've been to, San Diego is my favorite. So easy, and so much to do within walking distance of the terminal. Worth the cross country flight. Agree. Very easy to use for cruising, and, at least for me, a few times on business, and a few times on non-cruise pleasure trips. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstrong Posted August 24, 2022 #6 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Hopefully HAL will continue to cruise out of San Diego! Just wish they’d add more 10 day cruises to La Paz, Loreto, etc 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KroozNut Posted August 24, 2022 #7 Share Posted August 24, 2022 2 hours ago, lstrong said: Hopefully HAL will continue to cruise out of San Diego! Just wish they’d add more 10 day cruises to La Paz, Loreto, etc We did that one in April... awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchip Posted August 24, 2022 #8 Share Posted August 24, 2022 2 hours ago, lstrong said: Hopefully HAL will continue to cruise out of San Diego! Just wish they’d add more 10 day cruises to La Paz, Loreto, etc We booked the 10 day to LaPaz and Loreto for March 25, 2023. It’s a great itinerary. Much better than Princess out of San Francisco, which is our home port. We love sailing from San Diego. We always stay for a couple of days pre cruise to enjoy the city. Denise 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicd1969 Posted August 24, 2022 #9 Share Posted August 24, 2022 On 8/23/2022 at 3:03 PM, zhuangcorp said: This year Koningsdam has a handful of cruises out of San Diego. I'm new to the cruising scene, but is San Diego a permanent fixture for HAL? I'm sure places like Seattle, Vancouver, Miami are considered permanent bases for their cruises to Alaska and Caribbean. So is San Diego also a permanent base? or is it more of a one-off just this year? San Diego has the best west coast sail-away scenery for me, since I'm a naval history buff and there are plenty of navy ships plus the USS Midway is practically next to the cruise ship. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalspin Posted August 25, 2022 #10 Share Posted August 25, 2022 7 hours ago, lstrong said: Hopefully HAL will continue to cruise out of San Diego! Just wish they’d add more 10 day cruises to La Paz, Loreto, etc Our first cruise back after shut down is 9-day Sea of Cortez B2B with a repeat of Mexican Riviera. Although we live in SE Utah it seems our home-port is now San Diego! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLivermore Posted August 25, 2022 #11 Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) All the best prices are from HAL?? esp. w/ kids free https://www.cruisecritic.com/cruiseto/cruiseitineraries.cfm?depcity=199&sort=price Edited August 25, 2022 by JesseLivermore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLivermore Posted August 25, 2022 #12 Share Posted August 25, 2022 3 hours ago, crystalspin said: Our first cruise back after shut down is 9-day Sea of Cortez B2B with a repeat of Mexican Riviera. Although we live in SE Utah it seems our home-port is now San Diego! Better drive from AZ too. vs Long Beach traffic too. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLivermore Posted August 28, 2022 #13 Share Posted August 28, 2022 On 8/23/2022 at 12:05 PM, CruiserBruce said: Holland America typically operates 2, sometimes 3, ships from San Diego from October to around May 1. So, more or less permanent. so after AK season ends? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted August 28, 2022 #14 Share Posted August 28, 2022 1 minute ago, JesseLivermore said: so after AK season ends? Correct...from October to May, approximately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLivermore Posted August 29, 2022 #15 Share Posted August 29, 2022 55 minutes ago, CruiserBruce said: Correct...from October to May, approximately. interesting. HAL seem to have the lowest rates compared to other liners too, esp w/ kids free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DENIE Posted August 29, 2022 #16 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) On 8/24/2022 at 11:24 PM, JesseLivermore said: Better drive from AZ too. vs Long Beach traffic too. Agree. We go to San Diego often, but December will only be our 2nd cruise from there. Love the convenience and things to do! We are actually driving there as well for our December cruise and have a place to keep our SUV so we don't have to pay for parking! We have done Long Beach 3 times, and don't care for that port at all. Edited August 29, 2022 by DENIE clarification 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLivermore Posted August 29, 2022 #17 Share Posted August 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, DENIE said: Agree. We go to San Diego often, but December will only be our 2nd cruise from there. Love the convenience and things to do! We are actually driving there as well for our December cruise and have a place to keep our SUV so we don't have to pay for parking! We have done Long Beach 3 times, and don't care for that port at all. free parking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted August 29, 2022 #18 Share Posted August 29, 2022 1 hour ago, JesseLivermore said: interesting. HAL seem to have the lowest rates compared to other liners too, esp w/ kids free. Hmmm....others wonder why HAL is higher than many other cruise lines in certain markets. Its not possible for the average person to compare all the rates across all the cruise lines and markets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DENIE Posted August 29, 2022 #19 Share Posted August 29, 2022 1 hour ago, JesseLivermore said: free parking? Well, we are lucky there. Our San Diego friends have a boat in the Marriott Marina downtown, and that comes with a parking space at the hotel (we stay on the boat often). They don't need the space since they are on the cruise with us. Kind of a unique circumstance but works for us in this instance! 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhuangcorp Posted August 29, 2022 Author #20 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Couldn't you also just park in some random neighborhood and catch a Uber to the cruise terminal? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted August 29, 2022 #21 Share Posted August 29, 2022 12 minutes ago, zhuangcorp said: Couldn't you also just park in some random neighborhood and catch a Uber to the cruise terminal? For a week or more? That would invite a ticket at minimum. If the neighbors are paying attention. Perhaps worse. Anywhere near downtown San Diego, parking is pretty limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandiego1 Posted August 29, 2022 #22 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) 24 minutes ago, zhuangcorp said: Couldn't you also just park in some random neighborhood and catch a Uber to the cruise terminal? You can’t park on any street in San Diego for more than 72 hours. You may be ticketed or towed. The city of San Diego is very large, not just the downtown area. Edited August 29, 2022 by sandiego1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted August 29, 2022 #23 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) It's the same here where I live. Getting towed can be really expensive! Edited August 29, 2022 by oakridger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandiego1 Posted August 29, 2022 #24 Share Posted August 29, 2022 1 minute ago, oakridger said: While you can still edit @sandiego1check your post.....I'm sure you mean "can't park..."!! It's the same here where I live. I was fixing it as you posted 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KroozNut Posted August 29, 2022 #25 Share Posted August 29, 2022 We always park at the Wyndham San Diego Bayside hotel right across the street from the cruise terminal. Reasonable rates and quite convenient.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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