Checking luggage at the port of san francisco pier

I remember from our cruise out of Fort Lauderdale, FL that we dropped off our luggage with the longshoremen to be put in the bins and then onto the ship.

What about dropping off our luggage at the pier in San Francisco?

Does it work the same way...giving our bags to a longshoreman along with a tip ($5/ bag)...and then they arrive at our stateroom on the ship later in the evening of our first night at sea?

Any advice or suggestions specifically about dropping off luggage at the pier in San Francisco that any of you might have would be appreciated.

Yep, same thing. Same thing in virtually every cruise terminal in the world.

We dropped ours with the porter.... he left before we could give him a tip

but basically the same type of service everywhere

Basically works the same in San Francisco, as anywhere else.

The only suggestion I would make is if there are more than one ship in port, make sure the longshoreman know which ship you are going on.

Recently there were two Princess ships in port on the same day and some luggage went to the wrong one.

No matter where we leave from, we don't just drop our luggage like many people do. We make sure the luggage get to a bin for our ship.

Yes, it works the same way in San Francisco.

You can get there early.

Keith