Located in British Columbia, Canada, the metropolitan city of Vancouver is a very popular cruise departure port, but there are also cruises that visit Vancouver in the middle of the cruise. Cruises from Vancouver are typically available from late-April through early-October. Hands down, Alaska cruises are the most popular and most featured cruises from this port. Short cruises along the US Pacific Coast are also fairly popular, while a limited selection of Hawaii and South Pacific cruises are also options. Since many desire to visit Vancouver in itself, most people that take cruises from here so they can stay a few nights in the city before or after their cruise.
Princess Cruises, one of the leaders in Alaska cruises, features a whopping four ships cruising regularly from Vancouver: Coral Princess, Royal Princess, Island Princess, and Pacific Princess. Princess also features Golden Princess and Grand Princess making irregular sailings from Vancouver. Most of the itineraries are 7- or 14-night Alaska cruises, some sailing round trip from Vancouver, with others sailing Northbound (ending in Whittier, Alaska). A few longer cruises are available with Princess, going to destinations such as the Panama Canal, Hawaii, and Asia.
Celebrity Cruises offers three cruise ships departing from Vancouver mainly on premium 7-night Alaska cruises, Celebrity Eclipse (sailing round trip), Celebrity Solstice (sailing Soutbound, ending in Oahu), and Celebrity Millennium (sailing Northbound, ending in Seward). Another premium cruise line, Holland America Line, offers a large selection of cruises from Vancouver. The majority of their cruises are 7-night Alaska cruises, aboard ships that sail round trip from Vancouver (ms Koningsdam) and those that sail Northbound, ending in Seward, Alaska (ms Nordam and ms Statendam). Holland America is also offering a few longer Alaska cruises, as well as a few Panama Canal and Hawaii cruises from Vancouver.
Royal Caribbean mostly features 7-night Northbound Alaska cruises from Vancouver aboard their beautiful Radiance of the Seas, plus a couple of 10- and 11-night Hawaii cruises. Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has four ships that cruise from Vancouver, just doing a couple of sailings each (5- to 15-nights in length).
If you are looking for a luxury cruise from Vancouver, you might consider booking with Regent Seven Seas Cruises (mostly 7-night Northbound Alaska cruises aboard the all-suite Seven Seas Explorer) and Silversea Cruises (7-night Alaska cruises aboard the all-suite Silver Muse).
Disney Cruise Line's Disney Wonder, is based out of Vancouver doing 7- to 9-night Alaska sailings for the summer cruise season. All of these Alaskan cruises will be round-trip.
Short cruises from Vancouver are available from both Princess Cruises and Holland America Line. Such cruises are 1- to 5-night Pacific Coast cruises, which typically end in cities such as Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego.
If you are looking to combine a cruise from Vancouver with a land package that explores Alaska even more in-depth, then an Alaska cruise tour is a fantastic option! Such Alaska cruise tours are currently available through Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean. View our Cruise Tour section for more information!
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These are just a few of the more popular tourist attractions in Vancouver, along with a brief description:
♦ Stanley Park
It would be disappointing to take a cruise from Vancouver without visiting one of its most popular areas. Over 10% larger than New York City's Central Park, Stanley Park is one of the best parks in the world. Among the many activities you can take part in there are running, walking, swimming, cycling, tennis, Pitch and Putt golf (as there's an 18-hole course), inline skating and hiking. There is even a petting farm and an aquarium in Stanley Park (Vancouver Aquarium, which happens to be the largest in Canada). One of the big attractions at the park happens to be its beautiful totem poles, which many visitors like to take pictures with.
♦ Granville Island
This island is a formal industrial site that is connected to Vancouver's mainland, which now happens to be a very popular place to go shopping. You can check out the great public market (which has over 100 vendors in it), as well as the marina, quaint shops and cafes, and various theaters. Beer enthusiasts might consider taking a tour of Granville Island Brewing Company's facility (Canada's first modern microbrewing facility). Granville Island is a fabulous area to visit before or after your cruise.
♦ English Bay
The beautiful English Bay is home to many events throughout the year. Each summer, hundreds of thousands of people go there for the Celebration of Light fireworks competition. English Bay Beach is downtown Vancouver's most popular place to go for some sunbathing, swimming and sunset-watching. If you are cruising from here and are looking for a great beach or relaxing place to walk around, you are certain to be satisfied with English Bay.
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