pris993

Too back north California was not as good as is use to be, I was born in SF 75 years ago, still live on Peninsula. I long for better times and more affordability.

Like you I might not move to cruise. Living near SFO, cruising out of San Francisco is easy. I too would not want to move to Florida ref weather, tropical storms yearly would concern me. I like the politics in FLorida more than California and the cost of living in California is getting more and more difficult so some folks leaving here. Hear taxes are sky high in NYC too, maybe living somewhere else along east coast where one could get an easy get a flight or train to nearby ports. Possibly someone from east coast might have some ideas.

I see you are not from west coast. I was thinking getting off in Seattle, one could easily drive home in a day, if one lived in Washington State or elsewhere on west coast.

How can they stop you from renting a car and driving home?

Don't know for sure, about Tricare, I have a retired Federal Employee BCBS plan that supplements my Medicare. I did have a claim once when out of the country. Contacted BCBS when I returned, had to submit a claim to an international claims office in DC. Contact Tricare, suspect it does cover outside USA.