Yesterday, we went to Canada Place to wave good-bye to our friends Liz and Mike. They boarded the Noordam for a 14 day cruise to Alaska. It was a fabulous itinerary with some interesting ports: Kodiak; Anchorage; Valdez; Glacier Bay; Skagway; Sitka; Ketchikan; and Prince Rupert! They asked us to go with them but I was already booked on the Crown Princess. We will cross paths in Ketchikan in a week and a bit.
The Port of Vancouver had four ships in town, but the cruise port only has berths for three ships. The Viking Orion had to anchor off North Vancouver. I didn't see how they were boarding them but it must have been a tender shuttle! The Celebrity Eclipse, Royal Caribbean's Brilliance of the Seas and Holland America's Nordam were all berthed at Canada Place. You can see the Viking Orion on the left of this picture below, a long way from Canada Place!
We had a nice lunch at the Coal Harbour Tap and Barrel and on our way home, we saw Hullo the new fast ferry from downtown Vancouver to downtown Nanaimo. Prices for seniors is $43.06 return including seat selection! That will make a nice day out.
