Great city, lots to do and see, great food, very friendly people. Canada Place embarkation on this cruise was much improved over previous trips. Robson Street had many terrific food options, and we enjoyed the Vancouver Aquarium, Stanley Park and the downtown waterfront area. ...
Stayed 2 nights at the Auberge hotel previous to the cruise. Great hotel and near shopping streets and Canada place cruise terminal.
Had a lovely walk to Stanley Park down the waterfront.
Just be aware there is a massive drug problem in the city and as we drove in we passed hundreds and hundreds of people on the streets,a lot of them unable to move due to drug taking. Very sad but they are very ...
We left from Vancouver. We chose to stay at the Pan Pacific Hotel, so the morning of the cruise, we gave our bags to the porters (who delivered them right to our room on the ship), took the elevators down to the ground floor, went through princess check-in, US customs, and were on the ship with a drink in hand (and muster done) at Crooners by 10:25. I had heard nightmares about vancouver, but our ...
Always wanted to see Alaska.Stopped at Hubbard Glacier,Icy Strait,Inside Passage,Juneau,Ketchikan,from Vancouver.Did whale watching two tram rides. Ketchikan Duck boat tour.Delicious crab lunch at Tracys Crab Shack in Juneau and loved every minute of the excursions. ...
My first impression was - "Wow it's EXPENSIVE here!" My second was "Stanley Park on bikes in awesome!"
It has a lot to offer and the public transit here is very good! ...
Vancouver is getting far more commercialized, and most of the excursions are far more expensive than they used to be. If you are visiting, do some walking and look for some local things to do. ...