caltnl Posted December 28, 2016 #1 Share Posted December 28, 2016 We will be on the March 18 sailing of the Ruby Princess. Wondering how it goes with tendering into Santa Barbara, This is our first Princess cruise. we are 3 star Mariners on HAL so a whole new ball game for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted December 28, 2016 #2 Share Posted December 28, 2016 It's been almost two years, but is about a 10minute trip. The ocean could be rough or not. It's tendering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shredie Posted December 28, 2016 #3 Share Posted December 28, 2016 (edited) It's been almost two years, but is about a 10minute trip. The ocean could be rough or not. It's tendering. That's about right. Watch for the sea lions asleep on the buoys. Edited December 28, 2016 by shredie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltd Posted December 28, 2016 #4 Share Posted December 28, 2016 When we went the trip to shore was rough. The day was cold and rainy. If you are taking a tour you should be fine. We decided to walk. Was hoping to hop the trolley around town but too many people wanted to ride it so we were unable to get on. Made it to the pier then went back to the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted December 28, 2016 #5 Share Posted December 28, 2016 We've tendered into SB several times & sometimes fog delays or slows down tendering which is a consideration if you've booked an independent tour. We use their public transportation system & walk around town so delays don't affect us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Yoda Posted December 28, 2016 #6 Share Posted December 28, 2016 March - April usually have the nicest days on CA Central Coast. Tendering into SB is no different that HAL tendering. One note is that Princess tenders have room for 15-20 up top - not down in the smelly depths but you have to go up/down a 4' ladder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzsnooze Posted December 28, 2016 #7 Share Posted December 28, 2016 (edited) March - April usually have the nicest days on CA Central Coast. Tendering into SB is no different that HAL tendering. One note is that Princess tenders have room for 15-20 up top - not down in the smelly depths but you have to go up/down a 4' ladder. But we're not in central calif which hass a very different climate then Southern calif coasts. Southern California, often abbreviated as SoCal, is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises California's 10 southernmost counties. The region is traditionally described as eight counties, based on demographics and economic ties: Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. Edited December 28, 2016 by cruzsnooze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted December 29, 2016 #8 Share Posted December 29, 2016 We had fog a couple of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hag Posted December 29, 2016 #9 Share Posted December 29, 2016 We've hit it lucky in Santa Barbara, with gorgeous weather and pretty tame seas for tendering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellbeachjim Posted December 29, 2016 #10 Share Posted December 29, 2016 But we're not in central calif which hass a very different climate then Southern calif coasts.Southern California, often abbreviated as SoCal, is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises California's 10 southernmost counties. The region is traditionally described as eight counties, based on demographics and economic ties: Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. The Central Coast is generally Monterey, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. Sometimes Ventura County is included - but I personally don't think it really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrivesLikeMario Posted December 29, 2016 #11 Share Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) OP - Tendering varies a little from ship to ship, but generally, you'll go to a main public lounge to get your tender tickets the morning of your port of call. You pick up your tickets and depending on the time, you are called to the tender from this room only. Like HAL, the tenders hold a lot of people. If you wait awhile, you can sometimes just walk right on the tender and not have to wait for your number to be called. At that point, they'll usually start having people go directly to the tendering location instead of the public lounge. If you want to take the trolley (nice little tour), it's easiest to book it ahead of time through the cruise line. There were a lot of people hoping to get on it and couldn't because the cruise line had first dibs at the trolleys. Edited December 29, 2016 by DrivesLikeMario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damiross Posted December 29, 2016 #12 Share Posted December 29, 2016 We tendered to Santa Barbara when we were on the Grand in March 2016. Very rough water. One of the tenders ahead of us actually hit another tender when we returned to the ship. No one was hurt (I don't think any passengers were on either of the tenders.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shredie Posted December 29, 2016 #13 Share Posted December 29, 2016 We've tendered into SB several times & sometimes fog delays or slows down tendering which is a consideration if you've booked an independent tour. We use their public transportation system & walk around town so delays don't affect us. The public bus is very cheap, like 50 cents or something. We take it to the zoo and then back. It's a short ride. Their little zoo is really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted December 29, 2016 #14 Share Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) The public bus is very cheap, like 50 cents or something. We take it to the zoo and then back. It's a short ride. Their little zoo is really nice. Only $0.25 for seniors; $0.50 for others. :) http://sbmtd.gov/maps-and-schedules/waterfront-shuttle.html http://sbmtd.gov/maps-and-schedules/maps/30-31-32-largemap.pdf We enjoyed a docent led tour of the SB Courthouse that is Trip Advisor's #1 rated thing to do in SB. Or a 0.5 mile walk from the tender pier to the wine tasting rooms off State Street. Here's a link to the SEA Landing including a map showing where the tenders drop off passengers: http://sealanding.net Edited December 29, 2016 by Astro Flyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Yoda Posted December 29, 2016 #15 Share Posted December 29, 2016 But we're not in central calif which hass a very different climate then Southern calif coasts.Southern California, often abbreviated as SoCal, is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises California's 10 southernmost counties. The region is traditionally described as eight counties, based on demographics and economic ties: Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. Thank you for the lesson... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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