Your day, step by step
08:00
Tender ashore at Sea Landing. Pick up a map at the information table.
08:30
Walk along the beachfront to Stearns Wharf; look at the Sea Center touch tanks and the view back to the mountains.
09:30
Walk up State Street towards downtown.
10:30
Free docent tour of the County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street (weekdays 10:30 and 14:00), then the clock tower view.
11:45
Taxi or rideshare to the Old Mission, 2201 Laguna Street, for the self-guided tour.
13:00
Ride back downtown or to the waterfront for lunch.
14:15
Wine tasting on the Urban Wine Trail, or time on West Beach.
15:30
Walk back to Sea Landing.
16:00
Join the tender queue, 90 minutes before all-aboard.
- Latest you can leave Sea Landing tender queue (harbour)16:00
One port done
Your Santa Barbara 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
- Sea Landing tender queue (harbour)Join the tender queue; ride about 15–20 min16:00
- Downtown State Street and the CourthouseWalk about 1.5 miles back via Stearns Wharf, or taxi, then the tender queue15:30
- Old Mission Santa BarbaraTaxi or rideshare to Sea Landing, then the tender queue15:00
Where people get Santa Barbara wrong
Reaching Sea Landing too late for the tender queue, or relying on the waterfront shuttle that older guides mention but which does not run in the cruise season.
Built from our Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara 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
Year Pass
€39/yr
Every cruise you take for 12 months. Renews yearly; cancel any time.
Everything in the Cruise Pass, for as many sailings as you like.
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