We sailed the Sapphire Princess out of Los Angeles on December 4, 2010. This was the fourth cruise for my mother and I, the second Princess cruise this year. My husband and his mother were with us, the first time for both.
Embarkation was a breeze. We arrived at the port around 12:30 and got right on the ship, no problems, no waiting. We had arrived from Maui the night before the cruise and stayed at the Belamar Hotel in Manhattan Beach, just a mile or two from LAX and a much better location than the airport.
We used Sav-On Shuttle from the airport to the port and back and they are on time, honest, reliable and I highly recommend them for a shuttle to port.
C238 and C246 Inside JJ Category - Perfectly appointed, lots of storage space. However, in rough seas, the front of the ship suffers the most and it was very uncomfortable in cabin during rough seas.