Getting too cold? Cruise out of town.

Fall is here and the pool parties are quickly coming to an end. We want to keep the summer rolling through the colder weather but nobody wants to dive into 30 degree water (YIKES!)

So how do we keep our summer spirits high during the Fall/Winter season? What better solution is there than heading out on a relaxing cruise? Here's our top suggestions from Princess Cruises for destinations that will keep your summer spirits alive during the dead of winter:

1.  Old Town
• Site of the first Spanish settlement in California in 1769, this historic district offers the finest in theater, shopping, dining and free live entertainment - all within easy walking distance.
2. Balboa Park
• The nation's largest urban cultural park, this 1200-acre park is home to 15 major museums, renowned performing arts venues, beautiful gardens and the world famous San Diego Zoo.
3. La Jolla
• Surrounded by ocean bluffs and soft sand beaches, this affluent, hilly, seaside resort outside of San Diego offers fine shopping and dining as well as year-round sunshine and watercolor sunsets.
4. San Diego Zoo
• More than a world-famous zoo, this is a sanctuary for thousands of animals, a landscape of rare plants from all climates and a living classroom that entertains and educates.
5. Sea World
• This gigantic adventure marine park offers close-ups with penguins, dolphins and sharks, sea lion and killer whale shows, rides and water coasters and the opportunity to feed sea mammals!
6. San Diego Zoo Safari Park
• This stunning 1,800-acre preserve where animals from around the world wander freely in surroundings similar to their natural habitats, features an aviary, a petting zoo, a railway, and animal shows.
7. Harbor Cruise
• Take a harbor cruise that offers up San Diego's history and highlights including a submarine base, the Coronado Bridge, the famous Hotel Del Coronado and area wildlife sightings.
8. San Diego's Countryside and Wine Tasting
• Explore San Diego's wine country which is know as the Valley of the Sun and is only 30 minutes from downtown San Diego.

What are some of your travel essentials that you pack for cruises?