Catalina Express 100 Days of Summer Giveaway

You can win 100 days of Summer on Catalina! Travel on Catalina Express to Catalina as often as you like for 100 days! Enter HERE.

You can also still go to Catalina for FREE on your Birthday!

Here is a page with a Calendar of Events, specials, discounts and things to do on Catalina while you are there! It's the Centennial Travel Planner!

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Catalina Express Offer - Upgrade with Gift Card Purchase

Buy a $100.00 Catalina Express Gift Card and get a free upgrade to the Commodore Club Lounge! What a great Christmas present or gift to yourself. This offer is only valid on purchases from now until January 4, 2013. The gift card can be used for travel aboard Catalina Express, for upgrades to the Commodore or Captain's Lounges and at the eateries located in the terminals including the Catalina Bistro, Express Grill and Catalina Lounge.

Why not make Catalina your destination for New Year's Eve? I can't think of a more beautiful place to ring in the New Year! Celebrate in the historic Casino Ballroom. The December 31st Gala includes a buffet dinner, dancing, champagne split, one bottle of wine in a specially engraved bottle and party favors. Coat & tie are required, black tie is optional.

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Catalina Zip & Ship Package only $113.00 per person

Here is a special pricing package that you just can't pass up! For $113.00 per person, you can get round trip transportation for free with your zip line tour. This Zip and Ship package is an amazing savings! Click on the "Catalina Island Package" arrow below the picture of the boat, then click on the far right box that says "Ship & Zip Package". The round trip transportation is complimentary on either the Catalina Express or the Catalina Flyer! There are several departure options to choose from. 

I have done this twice and it is amazing!

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The helmets have tabs that you can connect your Gopro camera to, so that you can film your adventure! Yee Haw!

Catalina Express Free on Your Birthday Extended!

You read that right! Due the popularity of their 30th Anniversary offer, Catalina Express is extending their offer for another year!

Catalina Express continues to celebrate by giving a Free Pass to anyone who wants to go to Catalina on their birthday! To take advantage of this offer, you MUST pre-register online at www.CatalinaExpress.com. You will then receive an email confirmation from Catalina Express with your BIRTHDAY FREE PASS valid for round trip travel on your birthday, valid through April 30, 2013. (Even if you’ve registered your birthday for the 2011-2012 year, you MUST re-register to receive a Free Pass for the 2012-2013 year).

Read this flyer for more details!

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Catalina Express Specials & Free Upgrades!

Give your friends and family a trip to Catalina Island and get FREE Lounge Upgrades!
For a limited time, get 2 Free One-Way Commodore Lounge Upgrades valued at $30 with the purchase of each $100 gift card. Commodore Lounge passengers enjoy priority boarding, leather trimmed and wider seats in a more intimate lounge environment and a complimentary cocktail and snack for the ride.

CLICK HERE to see these Catalina Express special offers! Upgrades, free drinks and New Year's Eve specials are now available!

Catalina Day Pass Discounts

If you are still heading out to Catalina, check out the current specials and discounts being offered on adventures and activities on the island. You can still go free on your birthday too! Read the details on my previous blog.

http://fiftyandthrifty.blogspot.com/2011/04/catalina-express-is-free-on-your.html

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Vacation Destination California!

If you are anticipating a trip to California, or even if you already live here, visit the California Travel & Tourism website for some great travel tips and discounts!

There are pages for things to do, destinations, tools and deals. The deals page has coupons for attractions all up and down the California coast such as Seaworld, LegoLand, Catalina, Palm Springs, Knott's and San Francisco attractions. You can even enter the "Live Like a Califorian Sweepstakes" .

Play for weekly round trip flights and cash prizes. Take weekly quizzes, each featuring a different iconic Californian to earn your entries.

Earn up to 50 chances to win one of 8 trip-of-a-lifetime grand prizes. Play every week for a shot at rubbing shoulders with the likes of Glen Plake, Betty White, Jason Mraz, and other amazing Californians.

The more you enter, the better your odds of winning and living the dream.
(Remember, you can only take each week's quiz once!)

Choose the grand prize trip you want to play for each week. Consolidate your entries toward one trip or split them between several, it’s up to you.

I love it when you can find to deals for fun things to do, and California certainly has the perfect weather for fun!

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Catalina Express is still FREE on your Birthday!

FREE Catalina Express BIRTHDAY RIDE EXTENDED into 2015!


Due to overwhelming popularity, Catalina Express is extending its  FREE PASS to anyone who wants to go to Catalina on their birthday! Just pre-register online, then download and print your free birthday voucher.  You must bring valid ID to show your date of birth. Other restrictions apply. Here is a list of Avalon Activities!

If it's still available, buy a $100.00 gift card for the Catalina Express for $79.00 through Costco to take the cost of your ticket down even further. I would suggest calling to book so that they can answer any questions that you might have.

Check with AAA. If you have an auto club membership you can save additional money on your roundtrip transportation. Click here to print the required AAA coupon.

For additional discounts, keep checking with GROUPON in both the Orange County, San Diego and Los Angeles areas to see what discounts they are offering.

Catalina Express has frequent departures from San Pedro, Long Beach and Dana Point Harbors.  

Look at all of the fun stuff that you can do in Catalina. I have done the  "Zip Line Eco Tour" twice!  It's the only zip line in LA or Orange County and it provides a spectacular new view of the island. The Catalina Zip Line Eco Tour features five separate runs and drops a total of 440 feet while soaring you through Descanso Canyon toward the Pacific Ocean with heart-pounding speed. I booked my boat trip and zip tour at the same time through Catalina Express. That is the easiest way since they know both the boat schedule, tour capacity and spots left. Since I had already ordered my free voucher they took the reservation # from the ticket, but I still needed to bring it with me.

I know where I want to go on my Birthday! This offer is valid through December 31, 2015! Here is a list of additional Birthday Surprises available to you on Catalina. Use it! The offers are always changing, but include free things and discounts. When I went a second time I had a free lunch, a free ice cream cone and would have tried the rock wall for free if we could have found golf cart parking.(you can also get a golf cart discount).

You can even opt to upgrade your trip in either direction. I used mine in the Commodore Lounge on the trip back. You get priority boarding (like a fast pass at Disneyland) and it includes a beverage and snack. After enjoying a full day on the island, it was well worth it!

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