Day -1 1/1/22 San Diego

We rang in the New Year last night watching the Nashville New Year's Eve program followed by a small display of fireworks near the Little Italy area of San Diego.  Today there was no hurry to get out of bed so we didn't!  We watched the Rose Bowl parade and a couple bowl games on TV before heading out to stroll down to the cruise terminal using the really nice walking/biking path.  Lots of folks were out using it.  It was about a two mile stroll down there. 

Two luxury cruise ships were there:  The World and Regent Seven Seas Mariner.  We've seen The World in the Mediterranean and in Asia.  It's a condominium ship and units start at around $1,000,000 plus annual fees!  From there we headed downtown and passed by the very scenic vintage looking train station and found a 7-11 to enjoy a couple of sodas.  We continued walking the downtown area and found a Jack in the Box that was open for walk-in traffic.  My burger and Angela's chicken & rice were yummy.

Sunset was approaching as we began walking back to the Sheraton.  The twilight was beautiful but it was fully dark before we got back to the hotel.  We found a couple ladies in the hotel lobby who were registering Holland America passengers for the shuttle service.  We signed up for the service which will pick up our luggage at the hotel room and deliver it to the ship.  $19/person is the cost.  We may even be able to board the ship earlier than our scheduled 2:40 boarding time as the pickup time is 11:15am and the port is 5 minutes away.

We checked out the outdoor hot tub and Angela partook of it while I watched the Sugar Bowl football game.  I also purchased an annual travel insurance plan from Allianz.  It was priced quite reasonable at $475 for the year.

And so ended our restful day before embarking on this our third cruise since cruising paused due to the pandemic.


Tim Bowman

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