With its prime location near all of the fun of California
as well as Mexico,
San Diego is great place from
which to take a cruise. A San Diego cruise can include
a San Diego harbor cruise, a San Diego Mexico cruise,
or cruises to ports even further away. For locals or visitors
looking to see more of San Diego, a San Diego dinner cruise
can be a unique way to dine out.
Perhaps the most famous way to take a San Diego harbor cruise is through the Hornblower Cruise line. Operating throughout the day, the Hornblower San Diego harbor cruise makes one and two hour trips through the harbor on board one of their seven gorgeous yachts. Types of yachts for this San Diego cruise include everything from an enormous 880 passenger boat to a smaller 40 passenger boat. This San Diego cruise through the harbor is also narrated, and between the months of December through March special whale watching cruises can be booked through Hornblower.
Hornblower and other area cruise lines also operate a San Diego dinner cruise nightly throughout the year. Thanks to the temperate whether of San Diego, a San Diego dinner cruise can be enjoyed most nights of the year in warm, calm splendor. Be sure to book your dinner cruise reservations well in advance, particularly in the summer months. Dinner cruises tickets will include dinner, your cruise through the harbor, and often unlimited drinks. Dancing is also generally welcomed onboard.
Another popular destination from San Diego is Mexico.
A San Diego Mexico cruise can be arranged to just about
any popular town in Mexico, including Cabo
San Lucas, Puerto
Vallarta, Cozumel,
Acapulco and more.
A San Diego Mexico cruise to Baja is popular, particularly
among sport fisherman. If you are planning a cruise trip
to Mexico from the United States, note that you will need
a valid passport. In the past, cruise ship passengers
have been able to enter Mexico with only a birth certificate
and picture ID, but new regulations have increased security
and related requirements. Any children traveling with
you will also need their own passport.
San Diego cruise close to the shore or out from the country can be a fun way to explore the area. The port of San Diego is well suited to cruise travel, with both short term and long term parking available for cruise passengers, for a fee.
