Guest Sharon Johnson and her husband are cruising again with HAL, this time on Zaandam’s 21-Day Collectors’ Voyage to Mexico and Hawaii. Sharon will chronicle their cruising experience for us on the blog. Enjoy!

Feb. 9, 2013:
We arrived at the cruise terminal in San Diego and after filling out our health forms, we were directed to the line for 4- and 5- star Mariners. The check-in process was very quick. We were thrilled to get on board the Zaandam so quickly after having arrived at the San Diego cruise terminal. It was such a beautiful day in San Diego that we made sure to go to the bow of the Zaandam to take photos of San Diego after the safety briefing as we would be eating in the Main Dining Room as the Zaandam departed San Diego for Mexico. – Sharon and Al Johnson

The Maritime Museum and downtown San Diego as seen from the Zaandam.

Here is a photo of the Star of India. We plan on going to the San Diego Maritime
Museum when we return to San Diego since it is within an easy walking distance from
cruise terminal.