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''Catalina Channel Express'' is a passenger ferry service that operates scheduled passenger service between Avalon and Two Harbors on Santa Catalina Island and San Pedro, Long Beach and Dana Point on the California mainland. The service was founded in 1981 with one sixty-passenger retrofitted vessel to make the channel crossing between the mainland and Catalina Island in about an hour and fifteen minutes, with 2 departures daily. The current fleet now includes eight high-speed vessels that make the channel crossing in under an hour, with multiple trips daily. Catalina Express controls ninety percent of transportation between the mainland and Catalina Island. ==Background== ''Catalina Express'' has various ports that are located in Long Beach, San Pedro, and Dana Point, and vessels depart from all to the Avalon,Two Harbors and many Ports on Santa Catalina Island.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.visitcatalinaisland.com/island-info/getting-here )〕 ''Catalina Express'' runs throughout the entire year, and runs up to thirty trips a day in peak season. The ferry service transports over one million passengers each year,and over 17 million in their first thirty years. The company has reported is has transported over 25 million passengers as of August 2015. The service celebrated its thirtieth anniversary in July 2014, being founded in the year of 1981. The founders of this company include Doug Bombard, Greg Bombard, and Tom Rutter. The most popular port of departure is the Downtown Long Beach Landing, offering the most trips daily. The San Pedro Terminal underwent renovations in 2012, and is the only port to offer daily service to Two Harbors. The Fleet The company began with only one vessel that held about 60 passengers, but now the company runs over eight high-speed vessels.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.catalinaexpress.com/company.php )〕 There is a bar and a snack bar on each ship as well as special commodore and captain lounges, depending on the vessel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Catalina Express」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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