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Cruise Passenger and Harbor Area Tourist Information

Frequently Asked Questions

Which cruise lines call at the Port of Los Angeles?
Where can I find a cruise ship schedule for 2012-2013?
How can I obtain driving directions to the World Cruise Center?
Where can I park if I take a cruise out of the Port of Los Angeles?
What rental car companies service the Port of Los Angeles’ World Cruise Center?
Which shuttles operate from LAX to the World Cruise Center?
What public transportation options are near the World Cruise Center?
What hotels are near the World Cruise Center?
What else is there to do while visiting San Pedro?

Which cruise lines call at the Port of Los Angeles?

More than a dozen cruise lines call at the Port of Los Angeles throughout the year, but two cruise lines have homeport agreements to operate ships during the 2012-2013 cruise season:

Disney Cruise Lines' Disney Wonder

Princess Cruise Lines' Sapphire Princess and Golden Princess

Where can I find a cruise ship schedule for 2012-2013?

Please visit the Ports America website below for up-to-date vessel information:

http://www.portsamerica.com/cruise/los-angeles-terminal.html

How can I obtain driving directions to the World Cruise Center?

The World Cruise Center at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro is approximately 18 miles (29 kilometers) south of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of downtown Los Angeles and 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Long Beach, with easy freeway access from both directions.

From LAX:
Travel southbound on the San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405), then southbound on the Harbor Freeway (Interstate 110). Exit at Harbor Boulevard and proceed straight through the Harbor Boulevard intersection. Turn right to enter the World Cruise Center.

From downtown Los Angeles:
Travel southbound on the Harbor Freeway (Interstate 110). Exit at Harbor Boulevard and proceed straight through the Harbor Boulevard intersection. Turn right to enter the World Cruise Center.

From Long Beach:
Travel westbound on Ocean Boulevard, Seaside Avenue and the Vincent Thomas Bridge (State Highway 47). Exit at Harbor Boulevard and proceed straight through the Harbor Boulevard intersection. Turn right to enter the World Cruise Center.

Where can I park if I take a cruise out of the Port of Los Angeles?

Overnight parking is available and no reservations are required. Most lots are open seven days/week, 24 hours/day. Courtesy shuttles are provided to and from the cruise terminal on scheduled ship days. Shuttles are not wheelchair accessible. Parking rates are $1 each hour for the first 10 hours, with a $12 daily maximum. Cash, Travelers Checks, and Credit Cards are accepted. For more information, call Parking Concepts at 1-800-540-PARK.

What rental car companies service the Port of Los Angeles’ World Cruise Center?

Enterprise Rent-A-Car operates a location near the World Cruise Center, and offers free customer pick-ups and drop-offs to the terminal. This convenient location is open Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Saturday on Sunday, from 9 a.m. to noon. To book a reservation, call (310) 548-8060, or visit www.enterprise.com.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
235 W. 6th Street
San Pedro, CA 90731

Which shuttles operate from LAX to the World Cruise Center?

SuperShuttle® Transportation Systems operates door-to-door ground transportation throughout Los Angeles. Reservations from the airport to a residence, hotel, or business are not required unless accessible van service is needed. At LAX, SuperShuttle® is located outside the baggage claim area at the van stop on the outer island. For more information, call 1-800-BLUE-VAN or visit www.supershuttle.com.

What public transportation options are near the World Cruise Center?

Visit the Los Angeles County MTA website at www.metro.net, or call 1-800-COMMUTE. Use the following address for the World Cruise Center: 600 N. Harbor Blvd., San Pedro, CA 90731. Nearest intersection is at Harbor Boulevard and Swinford Street. For more information on public tranportation, click here.

What hotels are near the World Cruise Center?

The following hotels are located within three miles of the World Cruise Center:

Best Western Sunrise Hotel
525 S Harbor Blvd.
San Pedro, CA 90731
Phone: (310) 548-1080
sunrisesanpedro.com

Crowne Plaza Los Angeles Harbor Hotel
601 S. Palos Verdes Street
San Pedro, CA 90731
Phone:(310) 519-8200
crowneplaza.com

Doubletree Hotel San Pedro
2800 Via Cabrillo Marina
San Pedro, CA 90731
Phone: (310) 514-3344
doubletree3.hilton.com

San Pedro Inn and Suites
111 S. Gaffey Street
San Pedro, CA 90731
Phone: (800) 248-3188
sanpedroinnandsuites.com

What else is there to do while visiting San Pedro?

Only a 20-minute drive from downtown Los Angeles, the Port not only boasts a bustling cruise center serving destinations to the popular Mexican Riviera and beyond, but also the scenic Cabrillo Beach for public swimming, boating and fishing, a vintage Pacific Electric Red Car rail line, Ports O' Call Village, and entertaining summertime events for the entire family, including the nation's largest Lobster Festival. In downtown San Pedro -- all within a five mile radius -- you'll find historical landmarks, parks, museums, one-of-a-kind art galleries, shops and restaurants and unique treasures from yesteryear such as the Warner Grand Theater.

Los Angeles Harbor Cruises

The Port of Los Angeles features broad diversification in its seaport operation. Port visitors can watch longshore workers operating container cranes towering more than 200 feet high, Los Angeles City fireboats providing a dazzling waterspray escort for arriving vessels, seals basking and playing in the clean harbor waters, and much more. A cruise of Los Angeles Harbor provides an excellent waterside view of these kinds of activities at the busiest seaport in America. Contact any of the following companies for a cruise inside Los Angeles Harbor:

22nd Street Landing Sportfishing
Berth 36, Cabrillo Marina, San Pedro
(310) 832-8304
www.22ndstreet.com

Fiesta Harbor Cruise
Berth 79, Ports O' Call Village, San Pedro
(310) 831-1906

L.A. Harbor Sportfishing
Berth 79, Ports O' Call Village, San Pedro
(310) 547-9916
www.laharborsportfishing.com

Spirit Cruises
Berth 77, Ports O' Call Village, San Pedro
(310) 548-8080
www.spiritdinnercruises.com

Whale Watching

Whale watching tours are offered during the annual migration of the Pacific gray whale from December to March. For more information, contact the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium at (310) 548-7563, or visit www.cabrilloaq.org.