Despite the fact that we’re continuing on to Hawaii, we had to disembark by 9:30 and re-board after 11:30 today, so we took advantage of the glorious sunny weather to stroll the Embarcadero waterfront area of San Diego. The area has changed quite a bit since we last had an extended visit here about 20 years ago, with new restaurants, monuments, and updated parks, although the massive aircraft carrier USS Midway is still the dominant feature.

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New since our last visit: “Embracing Peace” towering 25 feet tall; a tribute to Bob Hope and his many USO tours entertaining the troops; and a monument to the USS San Diego.

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Further along the walkway we came to the Saturday fresh tuna market, where pelicans, cormorants, and shearwaters “fished” beside the pier, and loud, lazy harbour seals dined on scraps from the fish vendors.

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Once back on the ship, we had a quick lunch of pulled pork tacos, and then just lazed around until grabbing dinner from the buffet, which we carried out to the pool deck and ate while watching the Kansas City / Miami NFL wild card game.

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Once the football game was over, we headed to Billboard Onboard for their British Invasion-themed set.

An entertainment schedule for this Hawaii cruise was delivered to our room during turndown service. While there are quite a few repeats from last week (not unexpected), there are also some guest lecturers and Hawaii-specific events that should keep our long stretches of sea days to and from the islands interesting.