I am pleased to announce our launch of the initial phase of www.SFCT.com – San Francisco’s New Cruise Terminal Website. This year cruise ships will bring nearly a quarter of a million visitors to San Francisco, as well as over half a million crew members. The direct economic impact to the Bay Area in terms of – wages and benefits; the purchase of goods and services by each vessel; Consumer expenditures; Port Fees, State, and Local taxes – will exceed $60 million.

Now that San Francisco’s cruise business has expanded to include regular calls of cruise ships throughout all twelve months of the year (for the first time in over 35 years!), the Port’s immediate goal was to provide visitors with the latest cruise ship schedule; Parking and directions for all modes of public and private transportation; and the key contact information for questions and concerns.. Having completed this, we now look forward to expanding our website presence to include the promoting of Passenger Services, Crew Services, and Vessel Services Citywide.

Phase II of www.SFCT.com will focus on Passenger Services, where I am working closely with Steve Ziemba, Founding Director of SFmerchants.com on this component. Included in this will be Transportation, Lodging, Restaurants, City & Bay Area tours, Virtual Tours of San Francisco’s neighborhoods, and much more.

The integration of www.SFCT.com into the current neighborhood structure of SFmerchants.com is a natural progression. This seamless flow of available information will greatly enhance the advertising of passenger amenities and all services. I look forward to the future success of www.SFCT.com and every business in San Francisco.

Best wishes,



Gerard L. Roybal
Maritime Marketing Manager
Port of San Francisco

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The San Francisco Cruise Terminal will attract upwards of a 3/4 million visitors to San Francisco. Given their international visitor base, folks can now access their information 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, from anywhere in the world.

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With the integration of SFCT.com into the neighborhoods of SFmerchants.com, a link to your website allows visitors from around the world to learn more about your services 24/7.

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