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PORT OF VANCOUVER, BC • SHUTTERSTOCK/MARINA POUSHKINA

Instagramable scenery? Check. Intriguing ports
Cruising in of call that promise unique sites and excursions?

Check. How about a wide variety of vessels and
Canada: up-to-date facilities? Cruise ship passengers in
Canada can tick those boxes, too. Factor in the

Bon Voyage endless on-the-water options available in a country
that boasts Great Lakes, mighty rivers, plus three
oceans and it’s easy to see why this place adds up

to one incredible cruising destination.
BY SUSAN MACCALLUM-WHITCOMB

PACIFIC PLEASURES portion of the so-called Alaska Route, glacier-carved fj ords and abundant marine

Canada’s signature cruise is undoubtedly stunning vistas are guaranteed. Indeed, few life vie for attention. Luckily, the ports you
the west coast one that traces the British sea-going experiences can compare with visit en route are as appealing as the sights
Columbian shoreline from mid-April threading the island-studded Inside you see from your deck chair.
through mid-October. Since it covers a hefty Passage, where snow-crowned mountains, Take Vancouver. The nation’s busiest