Cruising makes for a great vacation, and what makes it even better is being able to do fun things before and after the cruise in the port city. Southern California offers three ports to choose from for cruises to Hawaii, the Panama Canal and Mexico. Interest in cruising to Mexico has been somewhat down due to perceptions about safety, but cruise lines are coming up with new ideas to draw vacationers to the West Coast such as Coastal California tours that focus on wine tasting. [Read more]
