The ride from downtown to the cruise port was pretty quick. We boarded the Golden Princess within an hour of leaving the hotel. We let ourselves get talked into a pair of hot stone massages right after sail-away. The spa people are VERY pushy this time. The massages were nice, but the sales pitch after not-so-much. Kellie was spoiled with her first balcony cabin and we watched the sun go down from out private balcony as we headed out to sea.