Rated it high because we love Santa Barbara, met my cousin for lunch. Highly recommend the Clearwater Grill. Oysters on the half shell, fresh sea urchin, chowders, pastas, great drinks, great people watching from terrace. Read Less

I live near Santa Barbara and think it is a wonderful port! I met friends for lunch and a visit to the Maritime Museum. Standing in line to board the tender back to the ship the comments I heard all around me were very positive on Santa Barbara. Read Less

Got to see wine country and vineyards good trip, but pricey Read Less

Beautiful place to walk around in. The Court House was interesting to visit. We did not take a tour because there was not much time in Santa Barbara. Read Less

A beautiful city with lovely beaches, many opportunities for water-related activities. Great shopping and restaurants along the main strip called State Street. It's very easy to explore downtown Santa Barbara by foot. Read Less

Jeep tour awesome Read Less

It's a tender stop which is always a pain. And this was a long tender to get to and from the ship/dock. We took an excursion, to Solvang. Cost $98/pp and is not worth it to go to a rip off, tourist town. I highly recommend you not take it. Read Less

I did the ship's Solvang Tour. It was alright. I wouldn't do it again. I thought I was going to see a Dutch town and all it is are a bunch a touristy stores, selling souvenirs. Read Less

Had an independent tour of the city and beach near the port. Great time. Read Less

We took the Bon Appetit and Wine Tasting Excursion. Nina was our guide. She was knowledgeable, friendly and made the entire experience wonderful. Read Less

Took the Monticito Tour in a bus. Very good tour! Read Less

Santa Barbara is a lovely community with mostly mild warm weather. We chose the trolley ride which gave us an overview of the town. Read Less

A very nice small town, clean, Took the free shuttle up the Main Street, to the museum, then did some shopping, caught the shuttle back to the ship. Read Less

City trolley tour was a bit chilly. it is basically open and it was a foggy chilly day. We saw the city and a mission and some beautiful homes. Read Less

Cute little town. Trolley ride was fun. Not a lot of good shopping. Read Less

Tender from the ship. Nice area to walk around. Wharf, shops and restaurants are all within walking distance. Read Less

Went on the trolley for a narrated tour of Santa Barbara with a brief stop at the mission. It was ok, nothing special. Average tour.. Read Less

We had rain but still went off and enjoy on our own. Read Less

Fun shopping and a beautiful place. Read Less

We went to Solvang on your own darling town. We just enjoyed local pasties and coffee and shopping Read Less

In Santa Barbara we tendered into the marina. One of the tenders lives just under the balcony of our mini suite D608 so we woke up to it being lowered into the water on winches. We’re pretty good natured about that kind of thing because we’re on a ship. And happy to be going into Santa Barbara. The tenders have an open upper deck, which I like more than being squeezed into the hold. Once ashore we took one of the new electric city busses as far up State Street as they would take us, which cost 50 cents. From there we took a leisurely stroll thru some lovely upscale neighborhoods to the mission. We took an Uber back from the mission to the middle of State for $8 and had tacos and margaritas at Sand Bar. Then on to wine tasting in the Funk Zone, which is the newly revitalized industrial area of lower State nearest the ship. Read Less

Beautiful little town, great lunch, beautiful scenery as we drove to a winery and enjoyed wine tasting and cupcakes. Tendering was very well done. Read Less

Enjoyed the day shopping on State St and eating a Mexican lunch at Carlitos Cafe. Read Less

We did a walk around town and along the front. Read Less

We took a trolly tour of the surrounding area of the city and enjoyed the history and sights. Read Less