USS Iowa at Los Angeles World Cruise Terminal

It was a sunny Los Angeles day when we headed for the cruise port from Santa Monica.

Our son Jay offered to give us a ride, and we happily accepted.   Grandson Owen came along to see our "big boat."  Of course, Royal Princess is so big, it looks more like a large hotel than a boat.

Owen wanted to go aboard, but cruise ships ceased allowing "Bon Voyage" visitors to come aboard years ago.

Instead, we took Owen to see the USS Iowa, permanently moored close to Royal Princess.

While it may be overpriced for adults, Owen's free admission proved to be the most valuable ticket, because we had fun following him around the old battleship.

Owen loved climbing ladders, twisting nobs and running through the ship.

While our family has enjoyed many games of "Battleship" over the years (and still do!), the last United States battleship was the USS Missouri, decommissioned in 1992.  Missouri is also Iowa-Class.  

Montana-Class was supposed to follow Iowa-Class as the next class of battleships, but Navy priorities shifted to aircraft carriers and submarines.

At the end of our self-guided tour, Owen had a snack before he and his pop dropped us off at the terminal door for Royal Princess.