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Cruise-ship review: city reports fewer calls, new database and continued limits under the 20-visit cap
Summary
Waterfront staff reported that cruise-ship visits to Santa Barbara remain below the newly adopted 20-visit annual cap, presented a public cruise-ship database, and said the city is implementing program improvements adopted by council while some environmental priorities remain difficult to enforce until demand increases.
Waterfront staff updated the Harbor Commission on July 2025 on the city’s annual cruise ship review, reporting that the number of calls remains below the council-adopted cap and introducing a public database of ship technologies and visit details.
Angela Rodriguez, cruise ship program coordinator for the Waterfront Department, summarized the two-year subcommittee process that led to a set of 20 program improvements the commission and council adopted. Rodriguez said the city has implemented measures including requiring advanced wastewater-treatment systems on visiting ships, continuing a local no-discharge rule within 12…
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