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Vancouver (BC) A Strong 2016 Cruise Season Marks Canada Place’s 30th Anniversary
The Port of Vancouver’s 2016 cruise season officially kicked off April 4 with the arrival of the Star Princess at Canada Place. This year, the port authority expects to welcome approximately 830,000 passengers on 228 calls, a 3.0 percent increase in passenger volume compared to 2015.
This year, the port will see the return of homeported vessels operated by Celebrity Cruises, Compagnie Du Ponant, Crystal Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Princess Cruises, Regent Seven Seas, Royal Caribbean International and Silversea Cruises.
Crystal Cruises returns to homeport in Vancouver this year, with eight sailings on the Serenity, bringing more than 13,000 passengers. It will be the first time Crystal Cruises has homeported in Vancouver since 2005.
Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam will bring more than 100,000 passengers on her 24 scheduled roundtrip sailings through Vancouver, beginning with her inaugural call on April 30.
Compagnie Du Ponant’s Le Soleal is set to call Vancouver for the first time on June 18.
The Vancouver cruise industry stimulates more than C$2 million in economic activity for each ship that calls at Canada Place.
View Vancouver’s 2016 cruise schedule.
Vancouver was recently awarded the Best Destination Experience by Cruise Insight Magazine at the 2016 Seatrade Cruise Global Conference in Fort Lauderdale.
The Port of Vancouver’s 2016 cruise season officially kicked off April 4 with the arrival of the Star Princess at Canada Place. This year, the port authority expects to welcome approximately 830,000 passengers on 228 calls, a 3.0 percent increase in passenger volume compared to 2015.
This year, the port will see the return of homeported vessels operated by Celebrity Cruises, Compagnie Du Ponant, Crystal Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Princess Cruises, Regent Seven Seas, Royal Caribbean International and Silversea Cruises.
Crystal Cruises returns to homeport in Vancouver this year, with eight sailings on the Serenity, bringing more than 13,000 passengers. It will be the first time Crystal Cruises has homeported in Vancouver since 2005.
Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam will bring more than 100,000 passengers on her 24 scheduled roundtrip sailings through Vancouver, beginning with her inaugural call on April 30.
Compagnie Du Ponant’s Le Soleal is set to call Vancouver for the first time on June 18.
The Vancouver cruise industry stimulates more than C$2 million in economic activity for each ship that calls at Canada Place.
View Vancouver’s 2016 cruise schedule.
Vancouver was recently awarded the Best Destination Experience by Cruise Insight Magazine at the 2016 Seatrade Cruise Global Conference in Fort Lauderdale.
Environmental stewardship is a priority for the Port of Vancouver. In collaboration with the cruise industry and BC Hydro, the port authority continues to work toward increasing the use of shore power by cruise ships calling Vancouver. Shore power reduces marine diesel air emissions by allowing ships to shut down their engines and connect to BC Hydro’s electrical grid while at dock. Since inception in 2009, the shore power installations at Canada Place have reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 14,000 tons.
Canada Place cruise terminal
Photo/Port of Vancouver
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