Cruisers from the LEFT COAST of the USA- let's talk about our CRUISES..

[cctn]

Good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise - Next Year! :):):)

 

 

Yay for you!! that's hubby's goal too - c.

[gottagoacruzn]

Hi guys, I see other folks here as well, just wandering around and look what I found.

[Toothfairy754]

Sorry for those of you on the CA board.. but I am so excited SF is going to build another Pier. It will be 27 and will be done in 2012.

Gives us more options!

[cctn]

if we can cruise out of SF more often, that means we can visit our neighbors and friends in Or, WA, Canada - ... and also our friends going south of SF... I love that news! carol

[CruisinMinnie]

Sorry for those of you on the CA board.. but I am so excited SF is going to build another Pier. It will be 27 and will be done in 2012.

Gives us more options!

 

It can't come too soon for me! :D

[cctn]

It can't come too soon for me! :D

 

 

It'll be so convenient - we won't have to fly - I don't care if we go to the same places, as long as the sailings are more often = driving to and fro SF is so ideal! carol

[O2Bcrusin]

Sorry for those of you on the CA board.. but I am so excited SF is going to build another Pier. It will be 27 and will be done in 2012.

Gives us more options!

 

I heard this on the news yesterday and was so excited. Finally SF is getting their act together and encouraging tourism in the city. Do you all think this will bring more cruises leaving from the city and to different places?

[cctn]

I heard this on the news yesterday and was so excited. Finally SF is getting their act together and encouraging tourism in the city. Do you all think this will bring more cruises leaving from the city and to different places?

 

 

Hi Karin:

Yes, I hope we will have more cruises leaving from SF - I loved being able to drive to LA to sail away, what more of the 55 miles from our place to SF! it'll be great!

I notice you were on the Fair Princess - so were we in '95 Alaska cruise SF to SF- that was so convenient. I know there are Princess cruises that do that but I also want the option of other cruise lines -

carol

[O2Bcrusin]

Hi Karin:

Yes, I hope we will have more cruises leaving from SF - I loved being able to drive to LA to sail away, what more of the 55 miles from our place to SF! it'll be great!

I notice you were on the Fair Princess - so were we in '95 Alaska cruise SF to SF- that was so convenient. I know there are Princess cruises that do that but I also want the option of other cruise lines -

carol

 

Hi Corky, Our Fair Princess was out of LA and to Mexico. We have left out of SF and done Mexico twice now. Once on the Dawn Princess and once on the Star Princess. So convenient. Last fall we left out of SF and did the Panama. Came home from Ft. Lauderdale. We have left several times out of Long Beach and that is not too bad but would be so nice to have more cruises out of SF.

[cctn]

Hi Corky, Our Fair Princess was out of LA and to Mexico. We have left out of SF and done Mexico twice now. Once on the Dawn Princess and once on the Star Princess. So convenient. Last fall we left out of SF and did the Panama. Came home from Ft. Lauderdale. We have left several times out of Long Beach and that is not too bad but would be so nice to have more cruises out of SF.

 

 

Yes, I agree - can't wait til they actually start with their plans -- wasn't the Fair Princess cute? I remember being on a deck where they couldn't put the twin beds together!!! carol

[O2Bcrusin]

Yes, I agree - can't wait til they actually start with their plans -- wasn't the Fair Princess cute? I remember being on a deck where they couldn't put the twin beds together!!! carol

 

We had the best dinner companions on that cruise. I have never laughed so hard. We all got along so well. Our waiter thought we all had known each other from before. One of the couples we met called their room the "RV". It had bunk beds and was tiny. As I remember our room had twin beds that didn't go together.

[cctn]

Karin: that's funny -about the beds that would not go together - I remember reading that they built that ship in 1957 - the closet space was huge tho' and so was the restroom - the room itself was big, just that the beds could not be put together.

we met the nicest couple on that cruise too - from the moment we met from having lunch together, we stayed friends since 1995 .

carol

[surfcitylady]

Thanks. Now I really feel welcome..lol

Tahiti and I would not do so well together it sounds like.

I would not mind even doing a cruise up the west coast ... San Francisco and Seattle. Do they have those?

Maybe start in San Diego and stop in LA and up the coast. Would that not be cool to have an overnight in SF and Seattle both and then back to SD or LA? I would do that in a heartbeat. Maybe they don't do those because the casino would have to be closed while at port all that time.

Laura

 

Hi Laura,

I am planning to book the Mariner for the anniversary cruise 2011.

Two of my sons and I went on the Mariner again last September.

They loved it! I loaned my "Inaugural" shirt to one of them and he got many comments and questions!

Thanks again for making those shirts, they were a great idea. Will you be doing it again for 2011?

I am going on the Infinity for a two week cruise through the Panama canal April 11th (6 weeks away!)

This one is for my 75th birthday!

We leave from San Diego (one hour drive), then fly home from Ft. Lauderdale.

Love Celebrity! They have the best in personal service.

Frances (surfcitylady)

[surfcitylady]

Thanks. Now I really feel welcome..lol

Tahiti and I would not do so well together it sounds like.

I would not mind even doing a cruise up the west coast ... San Francisco and Seattle. Do they have those?

Maybe start in San Diego and stop in LA and up the coast. Would that not be cool to have an overnight in SF and Seattle both and then back to SD or LA? I would do that in a heartbeat. Maybe they don't do those because the casino would have to be closed while at port all that time.

Laura

West coast cruise sounds good to me too.

Frances

[surfcitylady]

Thanks. Now I really feel welcome..lol

Tahiti and I would not do so well together it sounds like.

I would not mind even doing a cruise up the west coast ... San Francisco and Seattle. Do they have those?

Maybe start in San Diego and stop in LA and up the coast. Would that not be cool to have an overnight in SF and Seattle both and then back to SD or LA? I would do that in a heartbeat. Maybe they don't do those because the casino would have to be closed while at port all that time.

Laura

 

 

West coast sounds good!

[Toothfairy754]

Hi Laura,

I am planning to book the Mariner for the anniversary cruise 2011.

Two of my sons and I went on the Mariner again last September.

They loved it! I loaned my "Inaugural" shirt to one of them and he got many comments and questions!

Thanks again for making those shirts, they were a great idea. Will you be doing it again for 2011?

I am going on the Infinity for a two week cruise through the Panama canal April 11th (6 weeks away!)

This one is for my 75th birthday!

We leave from San Diego (one hour drive), then fly home from Ft. Lauderdale.

Love Celebrity! They have the best in personal service.

Frances (surfcitylady)

 

You will love the Infinity. We did her last year through the PC east to west and ended in SF.

We just got off her sister ship the Millie after an 11 day So Caribbean.

Enjoy your cruise :)

Barb

[CruisinMinnie]

Hello Left Coasters. Ideally, I would like more west coast ports, ships, cruise lines, itineraries, etc.....Can you tell I don't like flying for hours to reach a port? :D

[Aussiemick]

:)

It'd be interesting to gather here and find out how many of us who live on the LEFT Coast - CA, OR, WA... who love to cruise and how often - and when you have completed a cruise, do you then plan another one as a ritual - I DO. Corkey Carol

We now live in the Baja so the west coast is most convenient if one doesnt want to fly. I owned a travel agency in Seattle and Goodyear, AZ and flew enough to get my fill. The last time we went to Seattle for a funeral I swore that was as much flying as I could stand at my age, and my last year in the corporate world I posted 70k miles and flew Australia 9 times when with the TA. We did a Mexican Riveria on Princess last year and are doing RC 11 nights next week. Our third Mexico cruise will be HAL that goes part way up the Sea of Cortez. After that, who knows, just so we don't have to fly-might find a Panama Canal that is RT.

[cctn]

I hate all the restrictions re: flying -

the weight limit on baggages, the extra fees - all the security ..

west coast sailings - more of them - would be ideal --

I think we all agree on that.. carol

[CruisinMinnie]

I hate all the restrictions re: flying -

the weight limit on baggages, the extra fees - all the security ..

 

west coast sailings - more of them - would be ideal --

 

I think we all agree on that.. carol

 

I agree!

 

[cctn]

I agree!

 

 

 

what I hate the most are the luggage fees - yuk!! are they really necessary - I say NO --

c.

[CruisinMinnie]

what I hate the most are the luggage fees - yuk!! are they really necessary - I say NO --

 

c.

...and now an airline is charging for carry-on luggage...:mad:

 

[cctn]

...and now an airline is charging for carry-on luggage...:mad:

 

 

 

I think one airline is proposing charging for using the restrooms! it'll never end - blankets, food (awful food), etc etc.. Carol

[sammamishcruiser]

Hi Carol!

Have not been over here for a while, just say Hi!

 

We just booked another cruise, hehe:cool: Going on Celebrity Silhouette (new, has not been built yet, maiden on Aug 1, 2011) September 27, 2011!!

 

We have canceled our Equinox one, need more time to save more$ LOL!

I just can't figure out how to get the countdown clock for it to go away!

 

Are you all packed yet and ready to board the Infinity? you go in May, right?

 

Melody:D

[cctn]

Hi Carol!

Have not been over here for a while, just say Hi!

 

We just booked another cruise, hehe:cool: Going on Celebrity Silhouette (new, has not been built yet, maiden on Aug 1, 2011) September 27, 2011!!

 

We have canceled our Equinox one, need more time to save more$ LOL!

I just can't figure out how to get the countdown clock for it to go away!

 

Are you all packed yet and ready to board the Infinity? you go in May, right?

 

Melody:D

 

 

Hiya!! saw you on another thread and I butted in and said HI to you there! heehee!! Yes, we leave in one month! can't wait= our first Celebrity!

Our cruise group from back east is planning on the Silhouette for Thanxg'g - NOv 18 - I believe is the date they are looking into - sounds like a nice ship - hope our plans go thru - you are most welcome to join us = it's only 2 months after your initial plans!!!!

carol