Few cruise arrivals beat sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay. The city stacks cable cars, fog-wrapped hills, and Victorian houses above a working waterfront, with Alcatraz brooding offshore. From the sea-lion-lined piers of Fisherman's Wharf to the food and culture of its neighborhoods — and the wine country just north — it's one of the great American ports.
Pack a jacket — San Francisco is famously cool and foggy even in summer. The Embarcadero, Ferry Building, and Fisherman's Wharf are walkable from the pier; if you want Alcatraz, book it before your cruise, as it sells out.
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