Catalina Island / Avalon · California, USA
First time on Catalina Island
Orientation for cruise callers — tender ashore at Avalon, protect return margin, and plan around honest hours ashore.
You are calling at Catalina Island / Avalon
Catalina Island is a California island off the Los Angeles coast. Cruise guests tender into Avalon — the harbor town on the island — not a mainland LA terminal and not a Mexican port.
Catalina Island cruise callers tender ashore at Avalon, California — not a mainland Los Angeles berth and not Mexico. Official arrival and departure times do not equal guaranteed usable shore time. Leave margin for tendering both ways. We do not invent a numeric tender buffer. Catalina is not Cabo.
What to expect ashore
After the tender, Avalon is walkable for many callers: harbor views, short water outings like the semi-submarine or glass-bottom boat, and town orientation. Inland wildlife safari or canyon/coastal scenery needs a longer printed window after tendering.
Before you book anything
Check your printed arrival and departure, then use Find my cruise with the published schedule when your date is listed — or enter hours manually when times are missing. Browse shore excursions for our curated set — enquire to book, no instant checkout.
Need help planning your Catalina call?
Tell us your ship date and how long you expect ashore after tendering — we will reply with an honest fit from our curated Avalon set, or suggest a simpler harbor-day option.