{"id":20,"date":"2019-05-07T18:53:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T02:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oaklandmofo.com\/?p=20"},"modified":"2019-05-08T02:21:25","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T10:21:25","slug":"port-of-oakland-free-harbor-tours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oaklandmofo.com\/blog\/port-of-oakland-free-harbor-tours","title":{"rendered":"Port of Oakland Free Harbor Tours 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Port of Oakland&#8217;s Free Harbor Tours are BACK for 2019<\/strong>!!!!<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s the full schedule. But there&#8217;s a catch. They won&#8217;t be selling tickets, you may only register online on the first Monday of each month at 7PM Pacific Standard Daylight time(that&#8217;s local time).<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left; display:block; text-align:center; margin-right: 15px;\"><strong>Oakland Cranes<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/oaklandmofo.com\/blog\/oakland-photos\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oaklandmofo.com\/images\/framed-oakland-cranes.jpg\" alt=\"port of oakland cranes photo\" width=\"120\" height=\"95\" \/><br \/>\nBuy Photo<\/a><\/div>\n<p>There are only 230 spaces available on each free tour of the harbor and you may reserve up to 4 tickets(per tour). You know how people are, each will reserve 4 even if they do not even know 4 people or plan on going. So these tickets will fill up within minutes.<\/p>\n<p>However, they know that half the list will fake and allow for walk-ins if you show up 30 minutes early on the date of the tour. They claim that on previous tours due to the fake factor, they have accepted most walk-ins, if not all.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\">\n<h2>Harbor Tours Schedule<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portofoakland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/logo.png\" alt=\"port of oakland\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"max-width:300px; margin:auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color:#065e93; color:#fff;\">\n<th style=\"text-align:center;\">Month<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center;\">Date<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center;\">Time<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">May<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">17th<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6:45pm-8:15pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">May<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">31st<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6:45pm-8:15pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">June<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">14th<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6:45pm-8:15pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">June<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">21st<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6:45pm-8:15pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">July<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">26th<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6:45pm-8:15pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">August<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">9th<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6:45pm-8:15pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">August<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">16th<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6:45pm-8:15pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">September<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">6th<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">5:30pm-7:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">September<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">20th<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">5:30pm-7:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">October<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">4th<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">5:30pm-7:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">October<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">25th<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\">5:30pm-7:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portofoakland.com\/2018-harbor-tours-may-october\/how-to-get-tickets\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:1px solid; padding: 2px;\" src=\"https:\/\/oaklandmofo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HLIC\/afdee87946961f6fb220d35a21039145.gif\" alt=\"free harbor tours at the port of oakland\" \/><br \/>\nBook Tour<\/a><\/div>\n<p>I myself used to work in IT at the Port of Oakland and was lucky enough to go on this tour a few times back in 2008. In fact, it is where my iconic <a href=\"https:\/\/oaklandmofo.com\/blog\/oakland-photos\">Port of Oakland Cranes photo<\/a> came from. Being on this tour.<\/p>\n<p>This tour was canceled for a great many years and this may be it&#8217;s grand return so it will fill up fast. It&#8217;s pretty amazing and you get to hear a lot of facts and history you just may have never learned otherwise. It is also a great chance to take pictures of the cranes! You won&#8217;t just take the normal ferry route, you will dip into the Port of Oakland to a part you&#8217;ve never had access to via ferry.<\/p>\n<p>If you love the Oakland Cranes, be sure to learn about the <a title=\"Port of Oakland Cranes\" href=\"https:\/\/oaklandmofo.com\/blog\/star-wars-at-at-walkers-port-of-oakland-cranes\">Star Wars rumor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>FAQs for the Free Harbor Tour<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Parking<\/strong>? You may park at the Jack London Garage or anywhere in Jack London Square. But at a price of course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Transit<\/strong>? <a href=\"https:\/\/oaklandmofo.com\/blog\/bart\">BART<\/a> does not go to JLS but AC Transit does from Downtown BART.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where do I get tickets<\/strong>? As mentioned, the link above, on the first Monday of each month at 7pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What if I could not get a ticket<\/strong>? As mentioned, show up 30 minutes beforehand(or more) and hope for the best.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How long is the tour<\/strong>? 90 minutes!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What boats will be used<\/strong>? You will be on one of the Blue &#038; Gold Fleet ferries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where do the tours start from<\/strong>? The Jack London Ferry Terminal in Oakland, CA across from the Port of Oakland building on top of BevMo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many tickets are available per tour<\/strong>? 230 per tour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When does registration open<\/strong>? First Monday of each month at 7pm. First come, first serve.<\/p>\n<p>There you have it folks! Get on the list for your free Port of Oakland Harbor Tour for 2019 and enjoy 90 minutes of inside information.<\/p>\n<p>Please share this with your fellow Oaklanders so they may experience this rare opportunity to explore the Oakland Harbor by ferry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Port of Oakland&#8217;s Free Harbor Tours are BACK for 2019!!!! Here&#8217;s the full schedule. But there&#8217;s a catch. They won&#8217;t be selling tickets, you may only register online on the first Monday of each month at 7PM Pacific Standard Daylight time(that&#8217;s local time). 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