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The ''Catalina Flyer'' is a 500-passenger catamaran ferry operated by Catalina Passenger Service.
It has provided daily passenger service since 1988 from the 
The ''Catalina Flyer'' makes one round trip daily, leaving Newport Beach for Avalon in the morning and returning from Avalon to Newport Beach in the early evening. It takes approximately 75 minutes for a one way trip. In addition to regular passenger service, the vessel is also available for private charter.
In the fall and winter of 2010–2011, the Flyer's service was temporarily suspended, in order to upgrade the ship's engines to meet the environmental requirements of California's Commercial Harbor Craft Regulation..
Catalina Flyer's Website
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Balboa Pavilion
The Balboa Pavilion in Newport Beach, Orange County, California, is a California Historical Landmark and a National Historic Place. Established on July 1, 1906, the Balboa Pavilion played a prominent role in the development of Newport Beach by a ...
in Newport Beach, California to the city of Avalon
Avalon (; la, Insula Avallonis; cy, Ynys Afallon, Ynys Afallach; kw, Enys Avalow; literally meaning "the isle of fruit r appletrees"; also written ''Avallon'' or ''Avilion'' among various other spellings) is a mythical island featured in the ...
located on Santa Catalina Island. Prior to 1988, the same run was served by the ''Island Holiday'' from the mid-1950s until 1978, and the ''Catalina Holiday'' from 1978 until 1988, both also operated by Catalina Passenger Service.
The ''Catalina Flyer'' is the largest passenger-carrying catamaran on the West Coast of the United States
The West Coast of the United States, also known as the Pacific Coast, Pacific states, and the western seaboard, is the coastline along which the Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean. The term typically refers to the contiguous U.S ...
. and at the time it was launched it was the largest in North America. It carries an eight-person crew, and features a sundeck, full-service lounges and large view windows.
The ''Catalina Flyer'' makes one round trip daily, leaving Newport Beach for Avalon in the morning and returning from Avalon to Newport Beach in the early evening. It takes approximately 75 minutes for a one way trip. In addition to regular passenger service, the vessel is also available for private charter.
In the fall and winter of 2010–2011, the Flyer's service was temporarily suspended, in order to upgrade the ship's engines to meet the environmental requirements of California's Commercial Harbor Craft Regulation..
See also
*Catalina Express
Catalina Express (legally Catalina Channel Express) is an American passenger ferry service that operates scheduled trips between Santa Catalina Island and mainland California. The company began service in 1981 with a single sixty-passenger ves ...
, a different ferry service to Catalina from San Pedro, Long Beach, and Dana Point
References
External links
Catalina Flyer's Website
{{Coord, 33, 20, 40, N, 118, 19, 19, W, region:US-CA_type:event, display=title Individual catamarans Ferries of California Newport Beach, California Channel Islands of California Transportation in Orange County, California Transportation in Los Angeles County, California 1988 ships