Reading comments about west coast cruises I am reminded that there are very few west coast destinations. I have live in the LA area 5 times and you can only go to Tijuana and Ensenada just so many times. Sure if I am heading to or fro with Alaskan cruises it would start/end on the west coast but these are NOT 3 day cruises. I really appreciate the comment on how much free time is left after boarding when considering waiting for your luggage, unpacking and re-packing your stuff. I also lived in Titusville Florida (twice), Orlando Florida (3 times) and Key West. When I first lived in Titusville Port Canaveral was a mere rock jetty to breakup waves.