Princess Cruises Island Princess Departs Pier 27 #cruiseship #travel #cruise #tourism #sanfrancisco
VISITING San Francisco’s Pier 27 Cruise Ship Terminal on the Embarcadero Waterfront Princess Cruises Island Princess departing from the Pier 27 International Cruise Terminal Thank you for watching About San Francisco If you would like to support the channel's growth, please consider a donation on Buy Me a Coffee. https://buymeacoffee.com/aboutsanfrancisco The Port of San Francisco welcomes hundreds of thousands of passengers every year to the Bay Area. Cruises from the Port sail along the California Coast and to Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean, and destinations far beyond. Pathfinder 1 is a modern rigid airship, designed by LTA Research, with assistance from Luftschiffbau Zeppelin. It is the first massive rigid airship of its kind to fly since the Graf Zeppelin II in August 1939, and the largest aircraft in the world. Pathfinder 1 is designed as a solitary testbed airship, along with its sister ship Pathfinder 3, which is planned to be 1/3 larger. In development since 2017, it first flew on 24 October 2024. The Pier 27 James R. Herman Cruise Terminal opened in 2014. Ships can plug into the Port’s 12-megawatt shore power system to receive the cleanest source of power. The terminal is available as an event space during non-cruise days. Part of the Metro Events portfolio, Pier 27 is a great event space for corporate, social, and fundraising events, as well as conferences and more. Pier 27 offers indoor and outdoor event spaces with amazing views of the San Francisco skyline and the Bay Bridge, accommodating 100 to 3,000 guests. Cruise Terminal Plaza is 2.5 acres of open space outside the James R. Herman Cruise Terminal at Pier 27. The plaza has a large lawn with benches for relaxing and watching visiting cruise ships at the waterfront. Signs around the park tell stories about prominent cruise ships that have come to the Port of San Francisco. During the 34th America’s Cup, in September 2013, which was contested on San Francisco Bay, Pier 27 was used for two purposes – first as the starting & finishing line for the America’s Cup competition and subsequently as San Francisco’s premier cruise ship terminal. The Port of San Francisco retained the services of Public Works to oversee the development of the existing Pier 27 into a new primary cruise ship terminal and public plaza. We provided overall project management and landscape architectural services for the construction of this significant capital project. The joint venture of KMD Architects and Pfau Long Architecture provided the architectural and engineering services. These teams will work collaboratively to deliver a complete, efficient, functional, and operational facility that meets the project's targeted quality, budget, and schedule goals. With our leadership, the Port transformed the existing 10-acre Pier 27 site into a vibrant year-round cruise terminal, public plaza, and community facility that meets the security and passenger-handling demands of the cruise industry while also supporting public recreation and special-event uses. The terminal is a 21st-century, brand-new, fresh face for the cruise line's visitors, designed to streamline embarkation and disembarkation and enhance their San Francisco visit. The new terminal serves as the main point of entry for ships during the cruise season, but will also be available for rent most of the year for special events such as conventions, nonprofit fundraisers, private parties, and community festivals, including Fleet Week and the International Arts Festival. In September 2007, the Mayor formed a panel that recommended the Port of San Francisco develop a new primary cruise terminal to meet increased demand for cruise ships. The panel selected Pier 27 as the primary site because it is the most cost-effective and strategic location on the San Francisco waterfront. The site is located at the intersection of The Embarcadero, Lombard Street, and Battery Street. The project was constructed in two phases. As a part of the agreement with the America’s Cup, the terminal was ready for their use in January 2013. At the close of the event, the terminal building was returned to the Port, and Phase 2 began. Phase 2 included completing interior spaces tailored to the cruise terminal's needs, landscaping, and a public plaza. TAGS #sanfrancisco #travel #cruiseship #walking #bay #bridge #tour #tourism #tourist #embarcadero #walkingtour #ferry #building #levis #park #plaza #waterfront #views #beautiful #scenery #telegraph #hill #hills #coit #tower #transamerica #pyramid #clock #clocktower #live #view