Category Archives: Canada

Vancouver by Train

Posted on August 27, 2021 by LBcruiseshipblogger

If you happen to live near the coast in Washington or Oregon, it’s pretty handy to take a train to the port when sailing out of Vancouver BC, especially if your ship leaves from Canada Place. The Amtrak Cascades runs … Continue reading →

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Killing Time in Vancouver

Posted on July 23, 2021 by LBcruiseshipblogger

My sisters and I disembarked the Royal Princess in Vancouver in the morning, with hours to kill before our evening train. During normal times Amtrak runs two trains daily on the Amtrack Cascades route from Eugene, Oregon to Vancouver BC, … Continue reading →

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A Couple Days in Vancouver

Posted on May 21, 2021 by LBcruiseshipblogger

VANCOUVER BC Vancouver BC has a popular cruise ship port with ships sailing mainly to Alaska docking there throughout the season. The port, called Canada Place, is a tourist attraction in itself as well as a cruise port. It’s also … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Cruise Ship Port

Posted on March 5, 2021 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Vancouver Vancouver, Canada is referred to as Vancouver B.C. (for British Columbia), at least by Washingtonians because Washington State in the USA also has a city named Vancouver. North of Washington and west of the Canadian mainland there is also … Continue reading →

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Cruising the West Coast

Posted on January 22, 2021 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Boarding the Royal Princess in Los Angeles, California was a much easier process than their pre-cruise emails made it sound. After having been told just a couple weeks before the cruise that we couldn’t get on the ship until 2:30pm … Continue reading →

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Capilano Suspension Bridge at Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2019 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Capilano Suspension Bridge spans the Capilano River at Capilano Bridge Park in Vancouver BC, Canada. A free shuttle picks visitors up from 4 locations in Downtown Vancouver. In the wintertime the park is strung with lights for their Canyon Lights … Continue reading →

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North Pacific Crossing

Posted on July 19, 2019 by LBcruiseshipblogger

We started our journey on the Amtrak Cascades train from Washington State into Vancouver B.C. on a rainy day. The train was full of people traveling to various cruise ships, some for that day and some for the next. One … Continue reading →

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Victoria Cruise Ship Port

Posted on January 11, 2019 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Victoria, British Columbia Canada’s southernmost city and British Columbia’s capital, Victoria, sits at the south end of Vancouver Island on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Cruise ships sailing out of Seattle pass through the straight on their way in … Continue reading →

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A Princess in Victoria

Posted on May 5, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Ships that cruise round trip from Seattle to Alaska all make a brief evening stop in Victoria on the way back. Victoria sits on the south end of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. While it is a touristy town … Continue reading →

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Quebec City

Posted on August 23, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Holland America Veendam cruised down the St. Lawrence river to Quebec City, where the ship spent a night before disembarkation. It was nice to have a port stop with no concerns over hurrying back to the ship before it left … Continue reading →

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