Take Your Class On An Environmental Field Trip!

Early education and experiences help shape children's values, perspectives, and their understanding of the natural environment and how to interact with it. As growing environmental challenges loom on the horizon for generations to come, it is absolutely crucial to integrate environmental education into early childhood experiences.

Educational Bay Cruise Flyer

Discover The Bay

Join Alcatraz Cruises and the Aquarium of the Bay for a unique interactive educational experience. Discover the Bay focuses on education through a series of hands-on activities onboard the Hornblower Hybrid, the nation’s first hybrid ferry. This 2 ½ hour educational cruise will include an introduction to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, activity stations that will focus on the San Francisco Bay and innovative green technologies to encourage environmental stewardship.

Activity stations include:

  • Food Web & Ecology
  • Water Sampling & Testing
  • Hybrid Technology
  • Wetlands

After the cruise, students may choose to have lunch at Pier 39 or Fisherman’s Wharf eateries which are all within walking distance. Alcatraz Cruises is proud to partner with Aquarium of the Bay, a local non-profit committed to environmental education. Students will take a one hour guided tour through the Aquarium and will get up close and personal with more than 20,000 local marine animals. All of the Aquarium's classroom programs and guided tours are aligned with California State Science Standards.

For more information or to book a cruise, please email getinvolved@respectourplanet.com.


Aquarium of the Bay