Here's where we're going!

This is what we're going to do.

For those arriving early and staying on the "Queen Mary", our official pre-cruise hotel, we'll be having an extra Celebration Dinner Party the night before we sail. This part is optional and not included in GALACTICRUISE. More information can be found on the Pre-Cruise Hotel page.

• 10:00 - 12:00 : Champagne/Brunch

• 13:00 - 18:00 : Registration "Queen Mary"

• 18:30 - 21:00 : Celebration Dinner Party

Board the "Paradise" to begin our adventure! We meet and greet our fellow fans and the cast members at our Opening Ceremony followed by the Celebrity Panel. Then we'll enjoy our first 5 course dinner at sea with the stars as we set sail to Catalina Island.  

• 12:00 - 12:30 : Opening Ceremony

• 12:30 - 14:00 : Celebrity Panel

• 15:00 - 16:30 : "Stu Phillips and the music of Battlestar Galactica"

• 18:00 - 20:00 : "Welcome Aboard" Coctail Party

• 20:15 : Dinner Seating

Catalina Island. Travel Channel calls Catalina "a Mediteranean Island off the California Coast." See the vacation homes of movie stars and shop in the historic town of Avalon amid stunning scenery. Later, return to Paradise for more special GALACTICRUISE events with our guest cast members. 

• 08:00 - 17:00 : Catalina Day, unspecified shore excursions

• 09:00 - 11:00 : "Terry Carter presents: A Duke name Ellington" Screening and Q&A

• 12:30 - 13:30 : "Jack Stauffer and his Cabaret"

• 15:00 - 17:00 : Richard Hatch presents "Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming" and "The Great War of Magellan"

• 20:15 : Dinner Sittings

Ensenada, Mexico. Warm and friendly hospitality greets you as we visit this scenic tourist and fishing port "South of the border". Immerse your self in Mexico's culture as you dine or shop for souvenirs in the tourist district or stop for a drink in Mexico's oldest continuously operating cantina! Later on, special GALACTICRUISE events will be held onboard to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the  premiere of "Battlestar Galactica"

• 08:00 - 17:00 : Ensenada Day, unspecified shore excursions

• 10:00 - 12:00 : "Aaron Douglas Seminar and On Shore Excursion" (extra costs)

• 12:00 - 14:00 : Battlestar Galactica Movie and 30th Anniversary Celebration

• 15:00 - 17:00 : Cahoots

• 20:15 : Dinner Seating

The highlight of this day at sea will be special programming, like seminars from Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict, panels, and autograph sessions all day with the cast members from "Battlestar Galactica". We'll conclude our special GALACTICRUISE programming with a farewell 5 course  dinner with the cast.

• 10:00 - 11:30 : "Dirk Benedict Seminar: Where have all the Starbuck's gone?" (extra costs)

• 12:00 - 13:30 : "Richard Hatch Seminar: Battlestar to Battlestar: My story" (extra costs)

• 14:00 - 17:00 : Autograph Session

• 17:30 - 18:30 : Panel Discussion

• 20:15 : Dinner Seating

• 21:30 - 00:00 : "Dirk Benedict Cigar Party" (extra costs)

Have a leisurely breakfast onboard as we return to Long Beach to start planning our next adventure! Our Closing Ceremony will conclude GALACTICRUISE and give all a chance to say goodbye.

• 08:00 : Group Breakfast and Closing Ceremony