Cruising, From San Diego and Beyond
A dozen years ago, I served as the anonymous cruise critic for a division of USA Today. The job sounds like a dream, and often it was, in spite of the busy schedule — up to three cruises a month, sometimes jumping off after a week on one ship to embark on another, often out of the same port, the same day. One embarkation port was my favorite. As a native San Diegan who grew up within eyesight of the bay, few journeys were easier than those that started with a taxi down to the Port of San Diego. Even when planned at the last minute, a winter week in Mexico with easy airport connections was a joy.