![]() ![]() The parking is both good and easy and reasonably priced at 20/day (given there are no alternatives!).ĭownsides: The boats are getting on in years. The mainland terminal at San Pedro was very well organized. My ticket was rebooked (I missed the boat due to the paper ticket issue) without comment or charge. With dozens or a hundred other passengers, you can be sure there will be a line so arrive early. This early arrival is necessary so you can get your paper ticket in the main ticketing hall. The receipts and online checkout do not clearly encourage you to arrive 45 minutes early. Don't be a fool like me and assume you can show your electronic receipt and waltz aboard. This wasn’t a total disaster as the trip itself was vĮverything is done by paper in 20th century style. The trip itself was excellent, however I removed a point from the rating due to the excessive and misleading (in my opinion) parking charges. The Catalina Express certainly isn’t cheap and I appreciate the overheads to operate, but just be aware of parking charges that can potentially add a chunk to the trip. My stay was just under 8 hours and expected a charge of $16, however I was charged $22.Īfter questioning the lady on the machine, she said many people had questioned their parking charge on departing which clearly indicates a lack of transparency or a deliberate ploy to extract more cash from CE customers. On the day I visited, I checked the rate online and it stated the first hour was free and $2 per hour thereafter with a maximum of $20 per 24 hours. Last time, I used an outside parking facility which was reasonably priced, however, the parking they now use is a multi-story structure opposite the booking facility. It’s been a few years since using Catalina Express and the first noticeable was the different location from which they operate.
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