I am confused, too. When I went (I think 2001 or 2002)we were sent to both. The ones with balcony cabins were sent to Meridian. While I was not crazy about the hotel or the food (we also had a ground floor room) my experience was not quite as bad as Uma's. My son and girlfriend had a cabin without balcony, and were sent to the Beachcomber. They really liked it, but it was under major refurbishment at the time. Pictures looked good, though! Once you are off the ship, it is just a matter of passing the time to get on the plane. When we were there, they sent some people out on Friday night after the early show if they got the gratis hotel in LA before coming in for the cruise. If I were to do it again, this would not bother me at all. Not sure they still do this.