Gateway to the legendary thousand-mile inside Passage - a wondrous maze of forested islands, glacier-carved fjords and frontier-friendly ports - Vancouver serves as the point of embarkation and disembarkation for extraordinary cruise vacations.

Select one of the following to find out more about cruises from Vancouver:

• Cruise Lines
• Cruise Ship Facilities
• Embarkation & Disembarkation
• Parking
• Transportation Services

Cruise Lines

The following Cruise Lines and ships depart from the Vancouver port. Select one to visit their website:

Cruise Ship Facilities

Canada Place and Ballantyne Pier are located close to hotels and the city's many attractions, galleries and designer retail outlets. From May to October vessels arrive and depart Vancouver's harbour as part of the Vancouver-Alaska route, the third most popular cruise in the world. Visit the Vancouver Port website for a complete schedule of sailings at www.portvancouver.com.

The 7-14 day Alaska cruises offer some of the world's most spectacular scenery - and a variety of travel packages with wide market appeal. Classic seven day cruises travel through the inside Passage when en route to or returning from Southeast Alaska's most popular ports: Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan and, of course, Glacier Bay. Each cruise line's itinerary varies slightly, offering passengers the opportunity to experience other sights and destinations such as College Fjord, the Kenai Peninsula, Anchorage, Yakutat Bay, Seward, Sitka or Valdez. See Cruise Lines for more information on tours.

Embarkation & Disembarkation

When embarking in Vancouver, allow approximately one hour for examination of travel documents. Most ship embarkations begin at approximately 1pm. Baggage handling is worry-free. After check-in at the cruise terminal, the next time you see your baggage will be in your cabin! When disembarking in Vancouver, you will be able to claim your baggage in the Customs area in the terminal. Individual baggage carts are readily available.

Parking

Need to park your car while on your cruise vacation?

Onsite:
Parking is available on site at Canada Place at a two level parkade housing 770 stalls. Contact: Citipark (Canada Place) at Tel: 604.684.2251 Fax: 604.684.2254 or Toll free: 1.866.856.8080

Transportation Services

Vancouver's International Airport, YVR, is about 30 minutes from the city centre, and taxis and limousines are readily available. There is also a regular bus service by Airporter bus company. Regular bus and air service between Vancouver's city centre to Seattle's SeaTac airport is available. Please contact us at comments@tourismvancouver.com or visit one of the Tourism Vancouver operated visitor infocentres upon your arrival in Vancouver.

It takes 3 hours to drive from Seattle to Vancouver and both cities offer a wide variety of car rental companies. Air shuttle service is also available between Seattle and Vancouver. For more information on Vancouver International Airport, visit www.yvr.ca.