Cruise ships bolster Santa Barbara economy
By Marissa Nall / Friday, April 29th, 2016 / South Coast, Top Story, Tourism / Comments Off on Cruise ships bolster Santa Barbara economy
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Cruise control? Thirty ships slated to call on Santa Barbara in 2014
By Christine De La Cruz / Friday, January 31st, 2014 / South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Cruise control? Thirty ships slated to call on Santa Barbara in 2014
When 30 cruise ships float into Santa Barbara’s harbor this year, several will have poor-to-failing environmental grades. And all the ships will carry passengers that, on average, spend about a quarter of what day-trippers and overnight tourists do.