What People Are Saying About Blue & Gold Fleet
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Overview – Transporting more than four million passengers to Alcatraz annually, Blue & Gold Fleet is the largest ferry and passenger vessel operator serving the San Francisco Bay. While a streamlined booking process keeps the cruises packed--ships can hold up to 300 people--the draw lies in the variety of Bay tours at reasonable prices. – – Facts – Choose from a number of different tours designed to appeal to the sightseer with an hour to spare and day-tripper alike. The Alcatraz Island day tour lasts around three hours and includes award-winning audio commentary. For…
10/29/08
My friend and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
by raouls at Citysearch
My friend and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves riding the Blue & Gold Fleet. We took a ferry from San Francisco to Sausalito, stayed for a while, and back again later in the afternoon.
The boat rocked a little bit when we were pretty far along, which made my friend a little queezy, but as soon as we got to Sausalito, it was pretty nice.
We paid a fair price, I thought.
09/24/06
Unfriendly ferry staff
by moggy at Citysearch
My girlfriend and I went on the Alcatraz cruise earlier this month. The ferry had insufficient seating areas for the amount of people on board (we had to sit on the floor) but that wasn't really too bad as the journey was just 15 minutes. The thing that got to us was the HORRIBLY unattentive and unfriendly member of staff serving snacks behind the bar. When we asked for a hot cholcolate he grunted and pointed to a tray on the counter saying, 'its there', well there was only one and we wanted one each and of course when we asked if we could have another he was VERY annoyed because he had to do a bit of work. Terrible service. The actual tour of the prison wasn't very well organised and there were FAR too many people in there and again more unfriendly staff, this time the man working in the gift shop. As a whole this trip was a great disappointment and at over sixteen pounds each for the trip it wasn't worth it.
- Pros: Good to see the prison for yourself and the tour guides on the island were informative
- Cons: Awful customer service onboard the ferry
08/14/06
Good experience
by solarstorm at Citysearch
Visited in August'06, and took the "Bay Cruise" included in the Citypass (sightseeing tour, with great views of the bridge and city), and the night Alcatraz tour. The bay cruise was crowded and you couldn't hear the speakers, but the views and ride very nice. The night Alcatraz tour was one of our favorite excursions while in SF. The cruise took you directly to "The Rock", and the park rangers gave excellent, informative tours. The audio tour allowed you to take in all the important aspects of the actual prison, and the extra programs available at no charge were also worth the trip. We took the tour "Sharks, Shipwrecks and Skeletons",which discussed bay conditions, escapees' chances of survival and some history. Very cool!
The Details on Blue & Gold Fleet
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Blue & Gold Fleet used to provide service to Alcatraz Island but it no longer does. For information on visiting Alcatraz, call (415) 981-7625.
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