Iluvcruising2 Posted January 6, 2013 #1 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Our first ever cruise with Royal Caribbean was in Nov 2003, a 4-nighter on Monarch of the Seas, sailing out of Los Angeles. The ship sailed to San Diego, Catalina Island, a port in Mexico and back to LA. Recently, we looked at our old pictures from 2003 again and it certainly brought back many memories. Not sure if there is any interest for a quick picture review of that cruise. Anyway, I’ll start by posting some pictures and commentary for the fun of it. If the response is good, I’ll continue. Disclaimer – unlike my more recent reviews, I did not take that many photos during the 2003 cruise. My digital camera then wasn’t very good either. It was a Nikon 3 or 4 megapixel camera. But come on, this was 10 years ago! We flew from Singapore to Los Angeles on United, via Tokyo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 6, 2013 Author #2 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Upon landing at LA, we immediately transferred from airport to the pier. I believe this was the check-in counter before boarding the ship. There’s the Monarch of the seas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted January 6, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Which bridge is that? Yups, it was the Monarch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 6, 2013 #4 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Which bridge is that? That is the Vincent Thomas bridge. The ship in the left foreground is the S.S. Lane Victory, a WW2 merchant marine ship, now open for tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Citizen Posted January 6, 2013 #5 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Thanks for posting your photos. Our first RCI cruise was on the Soverign of the Seas, a Monarch sister ship. That was back in 1984 shortly after its inauguration and we thought that was the largest, most decadent ship ever. It was a wonderful cruise. We were on the Monarch when it repositioned from the West Coast to the East Coast. That was a 16 day journey through the Panama Canal. The ports, staff, food and entertainment were terrific. Last year, we took a 4 day cruise on the Majesty and thoroughly enjoyed it. Guess that means we sailed every ship in that class. While we've cruised on more luxurious ships, we have fond memories of our travels on the Sovereign class ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will773 Posted January 7, 2013 #6 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Loved your Voyager review! Keep it coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_K Posted January 7, 2013 #7 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Thanks for posting your photos. Our first RCI cruise was on the Soverign of the Seas, a Monarch sister ship. That was back in 1984 shortly after its inauguration and we thought that was the largest, most decadent ship ever. It was a wonderful cruise. We were on the Monarch when it repositioned from the West Coast to the East Coast. That was a 16 day journey through the Panama Canal. The ports, staff, food and entertainment were terrific. Last year, we took a 4 day cruise on the Majesty and thoroughly enjoyed it. Guess that means we sailed every ship in that class. While we've cruised on more luxurious ships, we have fond memories of our travels on the Sovereign class ships. Sovereign didn't start cruising until January, 1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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