Port of Vancouver: Canada Place Declared “World’s Leading Cruise Port” in 2023
For the first time in history, the World Travel Awards (WTA) named Canada Place the “World’s Leading Cruise Port.” (more…)
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Vancouver company to repurpose cruiseferry ship to floatel
A Vancouver company that specializes in refurbishing ships into floating hotels for industrial work forces plans to convert an Estonian cruise ship into a floating work accommodation by the end of this year. (more…)
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Disney Cruise Line Earns Port of Vancouver’s Blue Circle Award for Environmental Stewardship
Disney Cruise Line (DCL) received the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s Blue Circle Award for the 10th consecutive year, recognizing the cruise line’s participation last year in the port’s voluntary EcoAction Program and Energy Action Initiative. (more…)
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Cruise ship terminal still a possibility for Delta, British Columbia. The need to accommodate newer, much larger ships seen as a long-term priority
Prior to the pandemic, the port was looking into the feasibility of building a new cruise ship terminal in Delta, but things were put on hold. (more…)
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Holland America Line Kicks Off 2023 Alaska Season with 150th Anniversary Welcome Events in Seattle and Vancouver
Holland America Line kicked off its 2023 Alaska cruise season today with the arrival of Eurodam at Port of Seattle. (more…)
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Record cruise ship visits to the Port of Vancouver expected in 2023
More passengers than ever before could visit the award-winning Canada Place cruise terminal in Vancouver this season, as the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority continues to improve Canada’s premier homeport and its accessibility for all visitors. (more…)
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B.C.’s 2023 cruise ship season officially launches, more than 300 visits expected
Cruise ship season officially launches in British Columbia as the Sapphire Princess berths in Victoria for a one-day visit. (more…)
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Vancouver expecting a record 331 cruise ship visits in 2023
The arrival of Princess Cruises’ Sapphire Princess at the Canada Place cruise terminal on April 12 will be symbolic of a hoped-for continuation of tourism’s rebound in Vancouver. (more…)
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Record cruise ship visits to the Port of Vancouver in 2022, as cruise returns to Canada’s west coast. Cruise ship occupancy rates increased throughout the year, as COVID-19 restrictions eased and consumer confidence in the industry returned
The final cruise ship of the season will depart from the Port of Vancouver tomorrow (November 2, 2022), completing a comeback year for the local cruise industry, following a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. (more…)
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Tugboat workers’ strike delays Celebrity cruise departure in Vancouver (Video)
There was frustration among cruise ship passengers Monday after “on-water picketing” prevented the departure of a vessel bound for Alaska. (more…)
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