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What is the origin of Red and White's name?
The Red and White originated as a ferry and tug boat company on San Francisco Bay. In the 1940s, the name for the sightseeing business was derived from the red and white painted tug boats that the company used for so many years. Contrary to popular belief our company name does not derive from any affiliation with the local Bay Area rival universities, Stanford and UC Berkeley.
Is Red and White Fleet affliated with any other companies on the Bay?
No. Red and White Fleet is an independently-owned family business and has been a San Francisco institution since 1892. We offer San Francisco’s only multilingual cruise tours and take great pride in sharing the history of our wonderful city through well-researched headphone audio with 16 language options.
As a family-owned operation we take great pride in our vessels and in being certified as a San Francisco Green Business. We are proud to be the oldest operator of San Francisco Bay cruises.
In addition to our San Francisco Bay tours, we also partner with Big Bus San Francisco to offer Hop On Hop Off San Francisco bus tours, Muir Woods tours, Napa and Sonoma Wine Country tours, and also Yosemite Tours from San Francisco.
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