Today was a sea day that started out with some terrific sunshine and mild temperatures. As we sailed south of Point Conception, we encountered a heck of a rain squall that cleared everyone from the upper decks very quickly. Within 5 minutes it passed and most folks indoors we're suprised to see people walking around semi- drenched.
At breakfast we were given a notice about the galley tour which I hadn't seen before. The notice provided several quick facts about the volume of food consumed on a daily basis. Perhaps most interesting was that there are 57 crew members solely tasked with dish washing!
While on the topic of food I'll address a comment on CruiseCritic regarding hot water odor. We haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary so perhaps whatever has caused it in the past has been fixed/replaced. Tonight was the second formal night which entailed lobster and beef Wellington as main courses on the menu. I am not a huge lobster fan but anything with garlic butter tastes amazing. This cruise was different from past voyages and didn't include the garlic butter. Instead there was a glaze of sorts and a special version of risotto. All in all, the main course was marginal and the lobster nothing special without the garlic butter sauce. To add insult to injury, tonight was also Bavarian night in the Horizon court which I always try to eat at. I was disappointed in the limited food assortment and complete lack of any form of sauerkraut compared with previous voyages.
A few other small issues that we've noticed include an occasional garbage smell near some of the lower deck stairwells. It's not common but a tad off-putting. Also, the putting green has 3 holes in it which is down right lazy. Princess Links has always been an after thought but it's quite disappointing. I would love to see Princess out just a bit of effort into this area on their ships and come up with some sort of passive game that incorporates putting and shuffle board (because we haven't found those courts either)
Tomorrow we will be in San Diego and have planned to go over to Coronado island to walk through the neighborhoods and hopefully the namesake hotel. Supposedly there is a foot ferry to the island a few piers south of our pier.
For those keeping score, we have done all our excursions on our own on this trip and had memorable encounters in SF and Monterey.
With the slow upload speed of the ships wifi, there are no pictures in this post. Thanks for reading along.
My dad and I have done the ferry. There are a few nice shops, and a chart house restaurant, right where the ferry drops you off. You will need to take the local bus to the Coronado Hotel. Just walk out to the main street. The bus stop is across the street from the KFC. Don't cross the street. You want to get on the bus that stops on the side that you are already on. I hope that makes sense. If you come out to the main street and turn right, you can go about 3 blocks, turn left on to Orange Ave. You will find the Coronado Brewing Company and a wine shop next store. Have fun exploring.
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