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Enjoy the Osaka Bay with a cruise on “Santa Maria”
Cruising around the Osaka bay area
There are many interesting places at Osaka bay area, ranging from Kaiyukan aquarium, Tempozan bridge, and Universal Studios Japan.
The cruise ship Santa Maria goes around this area from 11 am to sunset on an hourly basis.
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Inspired by Christopher Columbus’s ship “Santa Maria”
The design of Santa Maria has been inspired by the ship of Christopher Columbus which found the American continent and constructed it in a 2-times scale.
Inside the ship, there are items related to Columbus and the Age of Discovery, so the tourists can enjoy the ship itself in addition to the amazing view outside.
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The exhilarating deck
- Name of the facility
- Osaka Port Cruise Santa Maria
- Address
- Kaiyukan Entrance Building 2F 1-1-10 Kaigandori, Minato-ward, Osaka-shi
- Tell
- 06-6942-5511
- Nearest station
- Osakako Station (Osaka Metro Chuo line)▶10 min. walk from exit 1
- Nearest bus stop
- Right by Tempozan Harbor Village bus stop (City bus)
- Business hours
- ■Day Cruise 11:00-17:00(Possible for irregular operations) ※Only the Countdown Cruise on December 31st.
- Admission fee
- ■Day Cruise (45 minutes) Adult 1,600 yen/ Child (Elementary school student) 800 yen ■Twilight Cruise (Reservation needed, 60 minutes) Adult 2,100 yen/ Child (Elementary school student) 1,050 yen