Catalina Express
American passenger ferry service
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Catalina Channel Express, branded as simply Catalina Express, is an American passenger ferry service that operates scheduled trips between Santa Catalina Island and mainland California. The company began service in 1981 with a single sixty-passenger vessel. Its fleet includes eight high-speed vessels that can make the roughly 30-mile (48 km) crossing in approximately from an hour to 90 minutes, depending on the route.
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