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Pier 35 (San Francisco)
Pier 35 is a pier in Embarcadero (San Francisco), The Embarcadero, San Francisco, US, just to the east of Pier 39. Background Pier 35 served as San Francisco's primary major cruise ship terminal for eight decades, servicing several cruise operators including the W. R. Grace and Company#Shipping, Grace Line, Matson, Inc.#Passenger_ships, Matson Line, Pacific Far East Line, and Princess Cruises, whose ships ''Star Princess (2001), Star Princess'', ''Sapphire Princess'', and ''Sea Princess'' made regular stops at the pier throughout the year. The bulkhead wharf and pier substructure were built in 1914, and the bulkhead building and transit shed were built in 1915–1916. It was rebuilt by the Port of San Francisco#California Board of State Harbor Commissioners, State Board of Harbor Commissioners and dedicated as the new San Francisco terminal for the W. R. Grace and Company, Grace Line on October 19, 1933. , one of the line's large new liners, was present and the first of the big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of 2024, San Francisco is the List of California cities by population, fourth-most populous city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population, 17th-most populous in the United States. San Francisco has a land area of at the upper end of the San Francisco Peninsula and is the County statistics of the United States, fifth-most densely populated U.S. county. Among U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco is ranked first by per capita income and sixth by aggregate income as of 2023. San Francisco anchors the Metropolitan statistical area#United States, 13th-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., with almost 4.6 million residents in 2023. The larger San Francisco Bay Area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Princess
MS ''Dream'' is a cruise ship owned by Tianjin Orient International Cruise Line from 2023. She was built in Italy in 1998 as the ''Sea Princess'' for Princess Cruises, which operated her until 2020, except for a short period (2003–2005) with P&O Cruises as ''Adonia''. Sold in 2020 and renamed ''Charming'', the ship did not re-enter service until acquired by Tianjin Orient. History The vessel was delivered to Princess Cruises from Fincantieri and began operation in 1998 under the name of ''Sea Princess''. ''Sea Princess'' was transferred to P&O Cruises in late 2002/early 2003. P&O renamed her ''Adonia'' on 21 May 2003 (not to be confused with a different P&O vessel of a different class which was also given the ''Adonia'' name later in 2011). The Princess Royal and her daughter Zara Phillips renamed the vessel to ''Adonia'' at a launching ceremony with sister ship ''Oceana'', in the first double ship naming ceremony ever in the UK. ''Adonia'' filled the gap left in the P&O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piers In San Francisco
The piers in San Francisco are part of the Port of San Francisco and run along the Embarcadero (San Francisco), Embarcadero, following the curve along the eastern waterfront and roadway of the Port of San Francisco. The San Francisco Ferry Building, Ferry Building is considered the center with the odd-numbered piers going north of the building at Market Street, and the even-numbered piers going south. Piers Odd * San Francisco Ferry Building, Ferry Building and Pier 1 * Pier 1 1/2 (San Francisco), Pier 1 1⁄2 - Water taxi service * Pier 3 (San Francisco), Pier 3 - Offices of Hornblower Cruises * Pier 5 (San Francisco), Pier 5 - Central Embarcadero Piers Historic District * Pier 7 - :Commons:Pier 7 (San Francisco), Pier 7 Photos on the Commons * Pier 9 - :Commons:Pier 9 (San Francisco), Pier 9 Photos on the Commons * Pier 11 - :Commons:Pier 11 (San Francisco), Pier 11 Photos on the Commons * Pier 13 - :Commons:Pier 13 (San Francisco), Pier 13 Photos on the Commons * Piers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landmarks In San Francisco
A landmark is a recognizable natural or artificial feature used for navigation, a feature that stands out from its near environment and is often visible from long distances. In modern-day use, the term can also be applied to smaller structures or features that have become local or national symbols. Etymology In Old English, the word ''landmearc'' (from ''land'' + ''mearc'' (mark)) was used to describe a boundary marker, an "object set up to mark the boundaries of a kingdom, estate, etc." Starting around 1560, this interpretation of "landmark" was replaced by a more general one. A landmark became a "conspicuous object in a landscape". A ''landmark'' literally meant a geographic feature used by exploration, explorers and others to find their way back to their departure point, or through an area. For example, Table Mountain near Cape Town, South Africa, was used as a landmark to help sailors navigate around the southern tip of Africa during the Age of Exploration. Artificial st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Jeremiah O'Brien
SS ''Jeremiah O'Brien'' is a Liberty ship built during World War II and named after the American Revolutionary War ship captain Jeremiah O'Brien (1744–1818). Now based in San Francisco, she is a rare survivorThe tugboat '' Nash'', another National Historic Landmark ship located in Oswego, New York, is another survivor of the D-Day fleet,} as is the battleship near Houston, Texas. of the 6,939-ship 6 June 1944 D-Day armada off the coast of Normandy, France. Of the 2,710 Liberty ships that were built, only the ''Jeremiah O'Brien'' and the (both operational as of 2024) and the (a static museum ship) are still afloat. History World War II ''Jeremiah O'Brien'' is a class EC2-S-CI ship, built in just 56 days at the New England Shipbuilding Corporation in South Portland, Maine and launched on 19 June 1943. Deployed in the European Theater of Operations, she made four round-trip convoy crossings of the Atlantic and was part of the Operation Neptune invasion fleet armada on D-Day. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Ship
Liberty ships were a ship class, class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Although British in concept, the design was adopted by the United States for its simple, low-cost construction. Mass-produced on an unprecedented scale, the Liberty ship came to symbolize U.S. wartime industrial output. The class was developed to meet British orders for transports to replace ships that had been lost. Eighteen American shipyards built 2,710 Liberty ships between 1941 and 1945 (an average of three ships every two days), easily the largest number of ships ever produced to a single design. The Liberty ship was effectively superseded by the Victory ship, a somewhat larger, materially faster, more modern-powered vessel of generally similar design. Over 500 were built between 1943 and 1945. Liberty ship production mirrored (albeit on a much larger scale) the manufacture of "Hog Islander" and similar standardized ship types duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of San Francisco
The port of San Francisco is a semi-independent organization that oversees the port facilities at San Francisco, California, United States. It is run by a five-member commission, appointed by the mayor subject to confirmation by a majority of the board of supervisors. The Port is responsible for managing the larger waterfront area that extends from the anchorage of the Golden Gate Bridge, along the Marina district, all the way around the north and east shores of the city of San Francisco including Fisherman's Wharf and the Embarcadero, and southward to the city line just beyond Candlestick Point. In 1968, the State of California, via the California State Lands Commission for the state-operated San Francisco Port Authority (est. 1957), transferred its responsibilities for the Harbor of San Francisco waterfront to the City and County of San Francisco/San Francisco Harbor Commission through the Burton Act AB2649. All eligible state port authority employees had the option to bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pier 35 Sign - San Francisco, California
A pier is a raised structure that rises above a body of water and usually juts out from its shore, typically supported by piles or pillars, and provides above-water access to offshore areas. Frequent pier uses include fishing, boat docking and access for both passengers and cargo, and oceanside recreation. Bridges, buildings, and walkways may all be supported by architectural piers. Their open structure allows tides and currents to flow relatively unhindered, whereas the more solid foundations of a quay or the closely spaced piles of a wharf can act as a breakwater, and are consequently more liable to silting. Piers can range in size and complexity from a simple lightweight wooden structure to major structures extended over . In American English, a pier may be synonymous with a dock. Piers have been built for several purposes, and because these different purposes have distinct regional variances, the term ''pier'' tends to have different nuances of meaning in different parts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapphire Princess
''Sapphire Princess'' is a cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises that entered service in 2004 as the sister ship of . At the time she was one of the world's largest cruise ships, with a capacity of 2,670 passengers and is the second Gem-class ship built by Princess Cruises. ''Sapphire Princess'' was christened on 10 June 2004, in Seattle—the first cruise ship ever to be christened in that port. Design and construction ''Sapphire Princess'' was built in Japan by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the second Princess Cruises ship to be built in a Japanese shipyard. Her only sister ship is , with whom she swapped names during construction. She and her sister ship were the largest cruise ships to be built by Mitsubishi since the '' Crystal Harmony'' in 1991. The name swap occurred because a major fire swept through the original ''Diamond Princess'' (presently sailing as today's ''Sapphire Princess'') during construction, leading to a construction delay. Both sister ships were being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of San Francisco
The port of San Francisco is a semi-independent organization that oversees the port facilities at San Francisco, California, United States. It is run by a five-member commission, appointed by the mayor subject to confirmation by a majority of the board of supervisors. The Port is responsible for managing the larger waterfront area that extends from the anchorage of the Golden Gate Bridge, along the Marina district, all the way around the north and east shores of the city of San Francisco including Fisherman's Wharf and the Embarcadero, and southward to the city line just beyond Candlestick Point. In 1968, the State of California, via the California State Lands Commission for the state-operated San Francisco Port Authority (est. 1957), transferred its responsibilities for the Harbor of San Francisco waterfront to the City and County of San Francisco/San Francisco Harbor Commission through the Burton Act AB2649. All eligible state port authority employees had the option to bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Princess (2001)
''Carnival Encounter'' is a cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. She was originally delivered in 2002 as ''Star Princess'' to sister cruise line Princess Cruises in 2002 by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, and was the second ship in Princess' history to operate under the name. She had been the third ''Grand''-class ship to be added to the fleet, following and ''Golden Princess''. In 2018, Carnival Corporation announced that ''Star Princess'' would be transferred to P&O Cruises Australia to accommodate P&O's expansion plans in Oceania; however, amid the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent impact on tourism, Carnival Corporation accelerated the transfer of the vessel and ''Star Princess'' joined P&O's fleet in 2020, one year earlier than planned. Following a renovation and a renaming to ''Pacific Encounter'', she debuted in August 2022 upon P&O's staged resumption of operations. As of March 2025, she has been transferred to Carnival Cruise Line under the name ''Carniva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises is an American cruise line owned by Carnival Corporation & plc. The company headquarters are in Santa Clarita, California and is incorporated in Bermuda. As of 2025, it is the List of cruise lines#List of cruise lines by size, sixth largest cruise line by net revenue. It was previously a subsidiary of P&O Princess Cruises. The line has 15 ships cruising global itineraries that are marketed to both American and international passengers. In the 1980s, Princess rose in prominence after American television series ''The Love Boat'' was set primarily on the ''MS Pacific, Pacific Princess'' in its weekly episodes, and the brand has since continued to invoke its connection to the series. History 1965–1973: Early years Princess Cruises began in 1965, when founder Stanley McDonald chartered Canadian Pacific Limited's Alaska cruise ship ''Princess Patricia'' for Mexican Riviera cruises from Los Angeles during a time when she would have usually been laid up for the win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
