Santa Maria Cruise
Santa Maria is a double-sized replica of the ship with which Christopher Columbus sailed to America. It cruises on the Osaka Bay, allowing you to enjoy the amazing bay views and the sunset over the sea. Besides, you can learn about the history of navigation in the ship.What’s in Santa Maria Cruise Ship
Sarah de Colon
View of the Osaka Bay
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Sala de Patio
Sarah de Colon is a large restaurant on the second floor. The restaurant provides meals, snacks, and drinks. It is a good choice to pick the seat next to the window with a cup of drink and enjoy the view of Osaka Bay.Sarah de Vista
Sarah de Vista refers to the VIP Room on the third floor. You need to pay an extra 500 yen to enter it. It usually has less visitors and is equipped with sofas. Besides, you can get a cup of free drink. The entrance of the VIP Room is next to the Statue of Columbus.Top Deck
The Top Deck provides seats and you can enjoy the sea wind. Besides, it is a good choice to stand on the bow of the ship and look into the distance.Two Santa Maria Cruise Routes in Osaka Bay
Santa Maria has a day cruise route and a twilight cruise route and the two cruise routes are different. The day cruise takes about 45 minutes and the twilight cruise takes about 1 hour.
The Santa Maria day cruise will begin and end at Kaiyukan West Wharf and passes through Tempozan Bridge, Osaka Port International Ferry Terminal, Minato Bridge, and Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan.
Kaiyukan West Wharf is also where the twilight cruise begins and ends. In the twilight cruise, you can see more scenes than day cruise, like Konohana Bridge, Yumemai Bridge, Universal Studios Japan, and Ajigawa.
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Ticket
The ticket for a day cruise is 1,800 yen, and for the twilight cruise is 2,300 yen.*VIP tickets are available on weekends and holidays.
Sailing Time
The day cruise departs every hour from 11:00 – 17:00.The twilight cruise departs at 18:30.
Notes:
*The sailing time and departure time may be changed due to the weather and other reasons.
*Cruise stops from January 9th to February 2nd and on February 7th and 8th.
How to Get to the Santa Maria Cruise Pier
By Metro
You can take the Osaka Metro Chuo Line and get off at Osakako Station, then come out from Exit 1. It then takes about 10 minutes to walk to the pier.By Bus
You can take the Kansai International Airport Limousine Bus, and get off at Tenpozan (Kaiyukan) station. A single way takes about 1 hour.Nearby Attractions to Visit after Santa Maria Cruise
1. Osaka Aquarium KaiyukanOsaka Aquarium Kaiyukan is next to the ticket office of Santa Maria Cruise, and it is one of the largest aquariums in the world. You can watch about 30,000 marine creatures here, like penguins sharks, jellyfish, and seals.
2. Tempozan Ferris Wheel
Tempozan Ferris Wheel is the largest Ferris wheel in the world about 112.5 meters (367 feet) high. It has 60 gondolas, among which 8 gondolas have transparent floors. It takes about 15 minutes to ride it and you can overlook scenes around Osaka Bay.
3. Universal Studios Japan
Universal Studios Japan is a large theme park that contains varied recreational facilities and famous cartoon characters. You can take Captain Line from the Kaiyukan West Pier to get to Universal Studios Japan, which takes about 10 minutes.
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