Throughout the night the regular sound of the ship’s foghorn indicated that the sunshine we had experienced over the last couple of days had now been replaced by fog. As we were due to enter San Francisco Bay at around … Read More
Easter Sunday in Santa Barbara.
We were woken this morning at 6.30 by the sound of tenders being lowered into the water, we had arrived in Santa Barbara. Although the weather forecast said today would be cloudy with a chance of rain, we were greeted … Read More
Catalina Island.
This picturesque island lies some 35 Km off the coast of Los Angeles and is part of the Californian Channel Islands. The only major town on the island is Avalon which has a small harbour not large enough to accomodate … Read More
A Visit to an Old Queen.
The sun was shining brightly as we slowly docked at San Pedro pier in the midst of Los Angeles port, our first stop on this cruise.
We had all planned to do different things today. Victoria and her family had … Read More
Sea Day Number Two.
Although we have never previously sailed on the Star Princess, finding our way around her has presented few problems. This is because the basic design of the ship is the same as several others we have sailed on, such as … Read More