Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. Around 20 cruise ships visit Santa Barbara yearly, from September through May. They are bringing an estimated ...

The cruise ship Amadea came to Santa Barbara in March 2020, shortly before COVID-19 shut down such visits. The City Council on Tuesday will consider whether to allow such visits to resume. (Noozhawk ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Santa Barbara City Council voted to adopt new rules and regulations for visiting cruise ships including capping the number of ships to 20 per year Tuesday. The city currently ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The arrival of the Discovery Princess cruise ship in Santa Barbara waters this morning is a reminder of the months-long conversation that's been taking place to bring about ...

It’s been hard not to notice in the past two years that the number of cruise ships visiting Santa Barbara has exploded. In the 10 years covering 2010-2019, the average number of ships visiting ...

A ship’s tender, right, transports cruise ship passengers back to the MS Regatta, which was anchored offshore from Santa Barbara on May 2, 2022. Serena Guentz Noozhawk.com As cruise ship visits have ...