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Feb 21, 2024 · Cruise ships have been stopping off the Santa Barbara coast since 2002, though in the early years there would be only a handful of stops each season. After 2013, the city saw a jump in calls, with five straight years with more than 20 ship visits.
Seabourn Cruises: 1 (866) 755-5619. Viking Cruises: 1 (877) 668-4546. The Waterfront Department schedules cruise ship visits during the Fall, Winter, and Spring and typically does not schedule cruise ship visits during the busier summer months of June, July, and August.
Mar 20, 2022 · In a typical year, we host anywhere from 20 to 30 cruise ship visits. The Waterfront Department currently has 17 cruise ship calls on the schedule this spring. Cruise Ship Visits. After two years of inactivity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cruise ships are returning to the City.
Jan 31, 2024 · Since Santa Barbara is a leading light in the environmental movement, we ask the city to cap the number of cruise ships at the 2010-2019 average of 18, and to prioritize the ships that are doing their best to prevent air and water pollution.
Apr 9, 2024 · After two years of intense discussion between Waterfront staff, the Harbor Commission, and the Cruise Ship Workgroup, the city of Santa Barbara is preparing to change the rules governing cruise ships entering the channel — the biggest of which is a cap of 20 visits per year.
Jul 26, 2019 · Fans of the legendary soap opera Santa Barbara will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to cruise with some of the show’s most popular performers.
Apr 10, 2024 · The City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday to cap the number of cruise ships that visit annually to 20 and increase environmental protections for the ships’ discharge into ocean waters. For City...
