Your day, step by step
08:30
Tender ashore and walk up to Crescent Avenue. Book the COAST shuttle or a taxi to the Wrigley Memorial before the crowds.
09:00
Wrigley Memorial and Botanic Garden (opens 08:00): climb the memorial for the view over Avalon Canyon.
10:30
Ride or walk back down to town. Walk the waterfront to the Catalina Casino and Casino Point.
11:15
Catalina Museum for Art & History on Metropole Avenue (opens 10:00, closed Mondays).
12:15
Lunch on the waterfront, for example fish and chips at Bluewater Grill or a snack at Eric's on the Pier.
13:30
Glass-bottom boat or kayak at Lover's Cove, or an hour at Descanso Beach.
15:15
Last coffee or shopping on Crescent Avenue, within a few minutes of the landing.
16:00
Join the tender queue, 90 minutes before all-aboard.
- Latest you can leave Crescent Avenue (Avalon waterfront)16:00
One port done
Your Avalon day is timed. Now the rest of your cruise.
The Cruise Pass times every port of one sailing, up to 10, to your all-aboard like this, with a Plan B if you run late, an offline copy, and live mode on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes.
€14.99 once, nothing renews. 30-day full refund.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Crescent Avenue (Avalon waterfront)Walk to the tender landing, under 4 min, then the tender queue16:00
- Lover's CoveWalk along the waterfront, about 5–10 min, then the tender queue15:50
- Descanso BeachWalk past the Casino, about 10–15 min, then the tender queue15:45
- Wrigley Memorial and Botanic GardenTaxi or COAST shuttle, about 5–10 min, then the tender queue15:50
- Buena Vista Point overlookWalk down, up to 30 min, then the tender queue15:30
Where people get Avalon wrong
Reaching the tender landing too late, when everyone returns at once and the queue is long.
Built from our Avalon guide, checked against 16 official sources (November 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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This is one port. The Cruise Pass times every port of your cruise.
You just timed Avalon to your own all-aboard. Every other port on your cruise needs the same, and your ship's times change at each one. The Cruise Pass does this for every port of your sailing, up to 10: each day timed to your ship, a Plan B if you run late, and live mode on the day with Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes. Every plan uses the same checked facts as this guide. Nothing is made up.
Cruise Pass
€14.99
One sailing, up to 10 ports. Pay once, nothing renews.
- Every port of your cruise timed to your all-aboard, in port time and ship time
- Live on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
- The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
- An offline copy for when there is no signal
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