High cruise passenger numbers expected at Canada Place terminal at the Port of Vancouver during mid-to-late September
With a high volume of cruise passengers expected at and around Canada Place cruise ship terminal this month, travelers and locals should plan ahead to prepare for crowds and increased traffic in surrounding areas.
On Saturday, the Golden Princess, Ruby Princess and Nieuw Amsterdam will be docked at Canada Place, bringing 16,000 passengers into the downtown core. Three more ships — Celebrity Eclipse, Westerdam and Noordam — will sail Sunday with 14,000 passengers either ending or starting their Alaskan cruises in Vancouver.
More than one million cruise passengers on 290 ship visits are expected in Vancouver during the 2019 cruise season, which is a 21 per cent increase over 2018.
(Vancouver Fraser Port Authority)
