Vancouver is the home port for the Vancouver-Alaska cruises from May to September – one of the world's premier cruise routes.
Close to a million passengers depart or arrive through the port of Vancouver on over 250 vessel calls every year and find plenty to do. Berlitz, the London-based travel publisher, designated Vancouver as the most passenger-friendly cruise port in North America.
There is also no argument that Vancouver is one of the world’s most beautiful cities, framed as it is by snow-capped mountains and trees as tall as the sky, and Pacific beaches. It’s one of the few cities in the world where you can ski, golf and sail – all in the same day. Some visitors come to do just that; others come to visit the Vancouver Aquarium, Science World and the Kids Market at Granville Island; or they stroll down Robson Street with its lively restaurants, stylish boutiques and chic cafés. Some walk or jog the Stanley Park Seawall, cross Capilano Suspension Bridge, bargain for bargains in Chinatown, the third largest in North America, or walk along the cobblestone streets of Gastown and watch its famous Steam Clock hiss and toot.
From downtown Vancouver the 75-mile drive along the scenic Sea-to-Sky Highway takes you to North America’s top-ranked ski resort Whistler which will share the Winter Olympics in 2010 with Vancouver.
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top Vancouver attractions
Granville Island
Stanley Park
Grouse Mountain
Capilano Suspension Bridge
Gastown
Steam Clock
Chinatown
Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Gardens
Vancouver Aquarium
Science World
Kids Market at Granville Island
Robson Street
Harbour cruises
CN/IMAX Theatre
Museum of Anthropology
Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver Maritime Museum
Vancouver Museum
nearest ports
Seattle (Washington)
Victoria (British Columbia)
cruise features
alaska – hot bouillon, icy waters (Holland America)
alaska – into the last frontier (Crystal)
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