First, I just wanted to share a few photos from our day at see as well as show the upper bed configuration in a mini suite.
Day 5, San Diego
The day started out with mostly cloudy skies and a constant westerly wind. We made our way off the ship as one of the first groups. We were so early in fact much of the port was not set up yet. The pier B building is quite old yet has a newish "jetway" style gangway. This odd juxtaposition led to walking on the gangway only to end at a stairway and elevator to go down. We found out later on that there is a sole escalator thats direction is adjusted based on crowd demands. Regardless, this probably is a difficult port for passengers with mobility issues or during peak disembarking hours.
Our goal today was to head to Coronado Island to see some interesting homes and attempt to get to the Hotel del Coronado. The ferry to the island picks up just south of the pier where we docked and for $9.50 roundtrip took us in a short ride to Coronado Island. It was about 9:15am when we docked so not much was open in the little shopping center near the ferry dock. We set off (again with strollers) heading toward the Hotel del Cornado. It's about a 20-25 minute walk along Orange Ave which is a main thoroughfare in Coronado.
After passing many lovely shops and restaurants as well as taking a playground break at a park halfway down Orange Ave, we made it to the hotel and went to the beach area to let the kids play. It's an impressive and iconic structure from the outside, but we found the inside to be dark and ambiguous; the cheery California beach town style of the hotel on the outside is replaced by a dark wood clad motif in the interior.
We finally headed back around 11am to catch the ferry back to downtown San Diego and reboard the ship. My wife and I went out on a run later in the day once the kids were at kids club and enjoyed the historic train station and the vibe in San Diego. Once back onboard we enjoyed a delicious buffet lunch by the Terrace Pool.
At dinner tonight I had an interesting stuffed trout entree that included shredded seafood and potatoes. It was nicely presented but fair at best.
The entertainment, which is always subjective, has been lacking on this cruise. The comedian last night, Robbie Printze was good but we haven't seen anything else that has impressed us. The cruise staff is marginal and not very visible.
Oh well, one day left, on to Ensenada!
Panoramic view of the Midway and the SD skyline at night
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