By Guy Span - Bay Crossings, October 2005
In a move that shocked waterfront regulars, the National Park Service awarded a 10-year contract to provide ferry services to Alcatraz to a division of Hornblower Cruises & Events.
There were three competing bidders for the contract and Blue & Gold Fleet, the current operator and contract operator for a number of local ferry services, was considered the favorite. Blue & Gold Fleet had a number of advantages, including the ownership of sufficient vessels and the employed personnel, to provide the service.
Blue & Gold Fleet, along with Red & White Fleet, its smaller competitor and Alcatraz contract rival, both own landing areas in Fisherman’s Wharf. Hornblower, a relative newcomer to the Bay Area, will have to invest in both vessels and a landing area to provide the Alcatraz service.
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