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51-464: The San Francisco Hornblower Hybrid is a 64-foot-long (20 m) catamaran, with a fully enclosed main deck, and covered roof deck. In 2008 the vessel was acquired by Alcatraz Cruises, a subsidiary of Hornblower Cruises . The vessel, which was previously a commercial diving boat, underwent a retrofit, repower and refurbishment operation, at a cost of USD 4 million. In addition to its main power train, which consists of Tier 2 marine diesel engines ,

102-501: A 49.9% interest to Saudi Arabian Sheik Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim , a brother of Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim and a brother-in-law of King Fahd ; the investment soon turned sour. After a protracted and aggressive lawsuit, Lurie lost his entire interest in 1993 in the development to Abdul Aziz. Marina del Rey falls within unincorporated Los Angeles County and is southeast of Venice and north of Playa del Rey , near

153-948: A Canadian subsidiary of Hornblower operates the Niagara Falls Gorge Boat Tour from the Canadian side of the Niagara River near Niagara Falls , similar to the Maid of the Mist cruises out of Niagara Falls, New York on the American side. Hornblower has two ships, Niagara Wonder and Niagara Thunder , which carries 700 passengers each. The boats are based on Elliot Bay Design Group design and built by Hike Metal Products of Wheatley, Ontario . Between 1997 and 2002 Hornblower operated in Lake Tahoe , beginning with

204-636: A competing charter yacht company in the Bay Area , Commodore Cruises . By acquiring existing charter yacht companies, Hornblower was able to expand into San Diego in 1984, followed by Newport Beach in 1987. Shortly thereafter the company acquired the Marina del Rey –based Marina Cruise Lines. By 1989 the company operated in Berkeley, San Francisco, San Diego, Newport Beach and Marina del Rey. The corporate headquarters were (and continue to be) located on

255-711: A diversified tourism business based in Adelaide , South Australia , known mainly for operating Australian interstate experiential tourism trains ( The Ghan , the Indian Pacific , The Overland , and the Great Southern ) but also with interests in cruise and air tourism. In turn, the company had been owned by Quadrant Private Equity since 2016. In January 2022, Quadrant Private Equity sold the business to Hornblower. On February 21, 2024, Hornblower Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy , also filing proceedings under

306-734: A division of the Department of Small Craft Harbors. The Harbor Patrol was merged into the Sheriff's Department with sworn Harbor Patrol officers becoming Deputy Sheriffs. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACFD) serves Marina del Rey and is based at Station #110, a part of Battalion 1, at 4433 Admiralty Way. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services has an office in Marina del Rey. The Marina Expressway , California State Route 90, terminates at Lincoln Boulevard ( California State Route 1 ) in northeastern Marina del Rey and links

357-584: A federal project. After seven years of legislative wrangling, Public Law 87-402 renamed the Playa Del Rey Inlet and Harbor as Marina del Rey, implicitly enshrining the authorization of the project into law. Groundbreaking began shortly afterward, during the early years of the Kennedy administration . With construction almost complete, the marina was put in danger in 1962–1963 by a winter storm. The storm caused millions of dollars in damage to both

408-552: A height of about 170 feet (52 m), 20 floors and can house a maximum of about 2,500 people (800 condominiums) which is almost 30% of the population of Marina del Rey. AHR is located across Admiralty Way from the harbor and is a bright green-aquamarine color. It was built in 2003. AHR, or specifically The Cove, was the main location in the film Skyline (2010). The specially-designed harbor has many kinds of moorings with significant cement pilings for pleasure craft and large boats, including Catalina Island multi-passenger ferry boats,

459-565: A large whale watching boat as well as a pelagic seabird watching boat, commercial fishing boats, harbor cruise ships, a US Coast Guard cutter ship, LA County Fire Department and Sheriff Department boats, and is surrounded by high-rise condos, hotels, apartments, shops, and restaurants. The area also includes the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute , the UCLA Marina Aquatic Center , and

510-867: A nautical collection to serve small boaters in the area. The Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library is in Venice. Marina del Rey is managed by the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors . All of the area's land is owned by the County of Los Angeles, which issues long-term leases. Marina del Rey is in the Second District of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors , represented by Holly Mitchell . In

561-670: A second route connects Lower Manhattan with Rockaway Park in Queens. A third route, which began on June 1, 2017, connects Lower Manhattan with riverfront communities in southern Brooklyn. A fourth route, connecting Manhattan with Astoria, Queens , began operating on August 19, 2017. Two additional routes to Soundview, Bronx , and to the Lower East Side of Manhattan started operating in August 2018. Marina del Rey, California Marina del Rey ( Spanish for "Marina of

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612-493: A square mile (2.2 km ) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km ) is water (40.91%). One of the highest and tallest building complexes in Marina del Rey (though it is technically just across the border, in the City of Los Angeles) is the high-rise condominium complex known as “The Admiralty High-Rise” or simply AHR. AHR is a large condominium complex of three buildings: The Azzura condos, The Regatta condos, and The Cove. AHR has

663-430: Is 168 feet long by 40 feet wide and designed to carry 600 passengers. It features two Helix wind 5-kilowatt wind turbines, a 20 kilowatt solar array, LEED certified carpets, LED lighting, and an interior made partly of recycled and sustainable materials. The Alcatraz Clipper Hybrid was originally constructed in the early 1970s as a vessel to serve Catalina Island . Hornblower Cruises subsidiary Alcatraz Cruises acquired

714-521: Is 90292. The 2010 United States Census reported that Marina del Rey had a population of 8,866, of whom 80% are White (75% Non-Hispanic White), 8% Asian , 8% Hispanic or Latino , and 5% African American . Marina del Rey had a median household income of $ 95,248, with 9.9% of the population living below the federal poverty line. The County of Los Angeles Public Library operates the Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library. The library has

765-582: Is a San Francisco –based charter yacht , dining cruise and ferry service company. In 2021, the company rebranded most of its services as City Cruises or City Experiences . In 2024, the company filed for bankruptcy protection . Kevin Rabbit (CEO as of 2021) The company began in 1974 in Berkeley, California with two ships. In 1980 the original owner, Ward Proescher, sold the business to Terry MacRae and P. Michael Watson. Proescher later went on to start

816-494: Is owned by Los Angeles County and managed by the Department of Beaches and Harbors (DBH), but the waters are environmentally regulated by the state and the federal governments through their many agencies and departments with overlapping oversight. The Los Angeles Times in a 1997 editorial called the harbor "perhaps the county's most valuable resource." The population was 11,373 at the 2020 census. For statistical purposes,

867-683: Is recyclable and meets the US Green Building Council LEED criteria for recycled content. A significant portion of the interior signage is printed on Plyboo , a composite material made from sustainable sources and containing no harmful chemicals. The lighting throughout the vessel is LED. The ship was mentioned among the Workboat Significant Boats of 2009 list. It was a finalist in the Sustainable Shipping awards. Two years after

918-821: The Battery Park City Ferry Terminal . Separately from its Liberty and Ellis Island service, Hornblower operates a fleet of six New York-based yachts operating from Pier 15 on the East River and Pier 40 on the Hudson River , offering scheduled sightseeing cruises and special-event charter excursions. Its vessels are the Hornblower Infinity , the Hornblower Serenity , the Hornblower Sensation ,

969-774: The California State Legislature , Marina del Rey is in the 24th Senate District , represented by Democrat Ben Allen , and in the 61st Assembly District , represented by Democrat Tina McKinnor . In the United States House of Representatives , Marina del Rey is in California's 36th congressional district , represented by Democrat Ted Lieu . Marina del Rey is in the Los Angeles Unified School District , although there are no schools in

1020-841: The Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act in Canada shortly after. Hornblower announced that it would be suspending all future operations for its American Queen Voyages brand and placed it up for sale as the company plans to focus on its other subsidiaries. Hornblower would later be sold to Strategic Value Partners that same day. Today, Hornblower operates out of 19 different ports: San Francisco, Berkeley, Sacramento , Marina Del Rey, Long Beach , Newport Beach, San Diego, DC, Alexandria, Boston, Chicago, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Toronto, Baltimore, Port of New York and New Jersey , London , Poole and York. The company's entire fleet now includes more than 80 boats. Hornblower Canada Company,

1071-699: The Hornblower Hybrid to the fleet—the first hybrid ferry in the United States. The Hybrid runs off of solar power , wind power , and low-emission diesel fuel. In 2007 the company was awarded a concession from the National Park Service to operate ferries to Liberty Island and Ellis Island , the only public access to the national historic sites in the Port of New York and New Jersey . This replaced Circle Line , which had operated

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1122-425: The Hornblower Hybrid uses power generated by two ten-foot-tall twisted Savonius wind turbines and a photovoltaic solar array covering the awning on the top deck. That supplementary power is converted and stored in batteries which power the navigation equipment, lighting, and electronics on board. Excess power can be stored in the main propulsion battery banks. The ship was presented as the first passenger boat in

1173-606: The Hornblower Hybrid , the Hornblower Esprit and the John James Audubon. In 2015, Hornblower Cruises was selected to operate New York City 's NYC Ferry service, which started operations on May 1, 2017. It is the company's first commuter ferry operation. One route connects Lower Manhattan and Midtown Manhattan with nearby points across the East River in northern Brooklyn and in Queens , while

1224-552: The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors , referred to the area as mud flats , but the area would today more properly be referred to as an estuary and wetland . Port Ballona was made by Louis Mesmer and Moye Wicks and then sold to Moses Sherman . Sherman purchased 1,000 acres (400 ha) of land around the Ballona lagoon and Port Ballona in 1902 under the name the Beach Land Company . Sherman and Clark renamed

1275-623: The Loyola Marymount University boathouse. The Polynesian double-hulled canoe Hōkūleʻa docked in Marina del Rey in October 2023 as part of a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific. The community is served by the 3-mile-long (4.8 km) Marina Freeway (State Route 90), which links Marina del Rey directly to Interstate 405 and nearby Culver City . The area codes of Marina del Rey are 310 and 424. Its ZIP code

1326-480: The United States Census Bureau has defined Marina del Rey as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name; for example, the 90292 ZIP code includes all of Marina del Rey and portions of neighboring Los Angeles, such as Del Rey , and has a population of 21,576, more than double that of

1377-643: The Ballona Development Company in 1888 to develop the area, but three years later the company went bankrupt. The area became frequented by duck hunters, including their hunting club, as well as by birdwatchers of the Los Angeles Audubon Society and the southern chapter of the Cooper Ornithological Club. Burton W. Chace , a former councilman of the City of Long Beach who later became a member of

1428-507: The CDP. Many residents of the 90292 ZIP code consider themselves to live in Marina del Rey even if they in fact live outside the official boundaries of the CDP. Prior to its development as a small-craft harbor, the land occupied by Marina del Rey was a salt marsh fed by fresh water from Ballona Creek . The area was frequented by the Tongva , who used plank boats, known as te'aats , to traverse

1479-733: The King") is an unincorporated seaside community in Los Angeles County, California , with an eponymous harbor that is a major boating and water recreation destination of the Greater Los Angeles area. The port is North America's largest man-made small-craft harbor and is home to approximately 5,000 boats. The area is a popular tourism destination for both land and water activities such as paddle board and kayak rentals, dining cruises, and yacht charters. Land activities include bicycling on several bicycle paths, walking paths along

1530-619: The MS Dixie - the primary long-standing competition for the Tahoe Queen . In 2006 Hornblower won the National Park Service concession for ferry service to Alcatraz Island when the contract with Blue & Gold Fleet expired. Under the name Alcatraz Cruises, the company provides ticketing service and transportation to the one and a half million visitors to the island every year. In 2008, Alcatraz Cruises introduced

1581-470: The Marina del Rey Harbor concept lost out to San Pedro as a commercial harbor and development funding went to the Port of Los Angeles instead. In 1949, the US Army Corps of Engineers submitted an elaborate $ 23 million plan for a marina with mooring space for over 8,000 small-craft boats. In 1954, President Eisenhower signed Public Law 83-780, authorizing the study of the creation of the Marina as

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1632-492: The US to use both wind and sun power. The drive system allows the captain to monitor the energy needs of the vessel and select the most appropriate power sources. For example, when the boat is idle at the dock, the engines may shut off so that the motors may run on energy stored in the battery banks. The vessel also contains a number of other environmentally friendly materials. The carpeting contains post consumer recycled materials,

1683-483: The acquisition of Lake Tahoe Cruises Inc. and the vessels Tahoe Queen and Tahoe Princess . Business expanded to include ferry service across Lake Tahoe and land shuttle services between South Lake Tahoe and Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort . Lake Link ferry service was launched across Lake Tahoe, and was the fastest passenger boat on the lake. In 2002 the Lake Tahoe port was sold to Aramark—the owner and operator of

1734-518: The area proper. Students from Marina del Rey attend either Anchorage Street Elementary (now Westside Global Awareness Magnet School) or Coeur d'Alene Avenue Elementary School , Marina del Rey Middle School, and Venice High School . The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) has a substation in Marina del Rey. Prior to 1985, maritime and land law enforcement was provided by the Los Angeles County Harbor Patrol,

1785-580: The area with Culver City . A water shuttle service , the WaterBus, operates on select days, typically weekends and holidays, during the summer months. Bus shuttle services operate on the roads within the marina and between the nearby sites of Playa Vista , and the Venice Pier. Washington Boulevard bounds the Marina to the northwest, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Ballona Creek to

1836-541: The east side, Bali Way ends at Lincoln Boulevard, Fiji Way ends at the Marina Freeway and Mindanao Way turns into Short Avenue in Los Angeles after crossing Alla Road. Admiralty Way lies north of the harbor and forms an arc that intersects the roads that lead to either Washington Boulevard or Lincoln Boulevard. The suburban area (adjacent to Marina del Rey in the city of Los Angeles) bounded by Admiralty Way to

1887-445: The harbor and port development and sold 60-year leaseholds to willing developers. Real estate developer Abraham M. Lurie was the single largest leaseholder responsible for the building of three hotels, two apartment complexes, 1,000 boat slips, and several shopping centers, offices, restaurants; his holdings also included the last undeveloped piece of waterfront land in Marina del Rey. He eventually ran into cash flow problems and sold

1938-628: The historic ferry Santa Rosa , which is moored at Pier 3 in San Francisco. In 1992 Terry MacRae became the sole owner of Hornblower Yachts, Inc, which was rebranded as Hornblower Cruises & Events to more accurately reflect the products and services offered. In 1996 Hornblower Marine Services (HMS) was created to fill a need as a consultant to the booming riverboat casino and ferry service operations industry. By 2003, HMS grew to 80 employees, with offices in San Francisco, New London, Boston and Jacksonville . Three years later, HMS had become

1989-480: The introduction of the San Francisco vessel, Hornblower Cruises subsidiary Statue Cruises announced works on a second ship. The New York Hornblower Hybrid was completed on October 26, 2011. In addition to using solar power, wind power, and low-emission diesel, the New York Hornblower Hybrid also runs on hydrogen fuel cells , making it the first hydrogen hybrid ferry in the world. The Hybrid

2040-837: The land " Del Rey ." Port Ballona was then renamed Playa Del Rey . The port was serviced by the California Central Railway opened in September 1887, this line later became the Santa Fe Railway , that later became the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad . The rail line ran from the port to Redondo junction . A street car tram line was made to the Port by the Redondo and Hermosa Beach Railroad company, that had incorporated on February 21, 1901. This company

2091-671: The leading worldwide provider of high-speed ferry services. In 2019 Hornblower Cruises & Events acquired Entertainment Cruises and all the operations encompassing it. The purchase of Entertainment Cruises doubled the number of ships and locations that Hornblower operates. In October of the same year, Hornblower acquired English tour boat operator City Cruises who have operations in London , Poole and York . In 2020, Hornblower expanded in Boston by acquiring Boston Harbor Cruises. In 2022 Hornblower acquired Experience Australia Group Pty Ltd,

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2142-490: The marina and the few small boats anchored there. A plan was put into effect to build a breakwater at the mouth of the marina, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors appropriated $ 2.1 million to build it. On April 10, 1965, Marina del Rey was formally dedicated. The total cost of the marina was $ 36.25 million for land, construction, and initial operation. Los Angeles County then solicited bids for

2193-440: The mouth of Ballona Creek . The harbor and port is located four miles (6.4 km) north of Los Angeles International Airport . The harbor and the unincorporated residential and business community of Marina del Rey is bounded on all sides by the city of Los Angeles . The beach-style homes, on the inner portion of the coastal strand and the beach (see photo), west of the harbor, are within the city limits of Los Angeles, but share

2244-594: The same ZIP code as Marina del Rey. The name of this coastal strand (surrounding an estuarine inlet known as the Ballona Lagoon Marine Preserve ) is the Marina Peninsula . The city street, Via Dolce, forms the boundary between Los Angeles and the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County known as Marina del Rey. According to the United States Census Bureau , Marina del Rey has an area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km ). Nine-tenths of

2295-713: The service since 1953. Under the name Statue Cruises, the company provides ticketing service and transportation for visitors to the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island Immigration Museum . Boats depart from either Communipaw Terminal , Liberty State Park in Jersey City or Castle Clinton , Battery Park in Lower Manhattan . All ferry riders are subject to security screening, similar to airport procedures, prior to boarding. The affiliated Liberty Water Taxi operates between Liberty State Park and

2346-510: The southeast, Lincoln Boulevard to the northeast, and Admiralty Way along Yvonne B. Burke Park to the north. Marina del Rey separates into two distinct regions, the harbor area and the suburban area (just outside its boundaries). The harbor area has eight basins separated by six strips of land, each of which has at least one street on it. From the northeastern end of the Marina, going clockwise, these streets are: Bali Way, Mindanao Way (with west terminus at Burton Chace Park ), Fiji Way (bordering

2397-453: The southeastern edge of the Marina), Bora Bora Way, Tahiti Way, Marquesas Way, Panay Way, and Palawan Way. Panay Way, Marquesas Way, Tahiti Way, and Bora Bora Way are all on the western side of the Marina and all terminate at Via Marina, which in turn terminates at Washington Boulevard. Palawan Way is also on the west side, but it terminates directly to Washington Boulevard east of Via Marina. On

2448-475: The vessel in 2008 and retrofitted it to have Tier II engines with a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) units. In 2011 Alcatraz Cruises implemented Hornblower's Hybrid technology. In 2008, the operator announced it hoped to achieve 75% fuel consumption reduction thanks to the San Francisco Hornblower Hybrid ' s technology, however no independent evaluation of the vessel's ecological impact has been published. Hornblower Cruises Hornblower Cruises

2499-438: The waterfront, and birdwatching (birding). Wildlife watching opportunities include California sea lions and harbor seals . Dolphins and whales occasionally visit the deeper waters of the harbor. This Westside locale is approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Santa Monica , 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Los Angeles International Airport , and 12.5 miles (20.1 km) west-southwest of Downtown Los Angeles . The harbor

2550-402: The waters and to paddle out to the Channel Islands . Fishing and shellfish harvesting were common. The village of Guashna was a major regional trade center between villages on the islands and the mainland. With the increasing arrival of European settlers, Moye C. Wicks thought in the mid-19th century of turning the estuary and the wetland of Playa del Rey into a commercial port. He formed

2601-431: Was part of the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad owned by Sherman. The tram line opened December 1902 departed downtown at 4th and Broadway. In 1916, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers revisited the idea of a commercial harbor, but declared it economically impractical. In 1936 the U.S. Congress ordered a re-evaluation of that determination, and the Army Corps of Engineers returned with a more favorable determination; however,

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