Cruise Ship at Avalon

Catalina is the only one of the Channel Islands visited regularly by cruise ships. They anchor at Avalon 2 to 6 times per month, and drop off a small fraction of the several thousand passengers on board, who  do not travel far into the island but tend to crowd the parts they do reach.  The majority of the passengers remain on board.   cruisecritic.com describes one of the most frequent visitors: "Monarch of the Seas can best be described as a floating Las Vegas, complete with shows, gambling, drinking and fun. Think party, spring break and happy hour. Cocktails have names like "Sex on the Beach" and "Love Connection." Michael, a winner of the International Mr. Sexy Legs contest, summed up the atmosphere in his acceptance speech: "I'd like to thank my mom and everyone on the boat who came to paaaarty!!!"