We expected to do a late afternoon tour, arriving at the Casino around 3:15 to purchase tickets for the next available tour. Our group of 4 was going to do the basic tour after having done lunch and a city tour earlier and spending some time 'walking the town'.
There are 2 tours available at the Casino, one for $10 (basic tour to enjoy the art deco styling, etc.) and one for $25 ('behind-the-scenes' tour - not sure what could be very 'behind the scenes' considering the use of the Casino today, so didn't expect it to be worth $25).
Having taken the 10:00am Catalina Express over from Long Beach, we expected to spend to enjoy lunch then do a couple of tours, including the Casino, and some walking around, gallery visits and shopping. We were very disappointed during our 'day trip' to Avalon on Catalina Island on Wed., 8/28/13.
