Vancouver, BC, Canada

Cruises from Vancouver travel to Alaska each summer, from May through September. Travelers can choose an Inside Passage itinerary through Alaska’s glacier country, which travels as far north as Skagway or Juneau, or they can opt for a Gulf of Alaska vacation that cruises through the Inside Passage and beyond to Seward/Anchorage. Get a more in-depth look at Alaska with a cruise tour, which combines a sailing with a land tour to Denali National Park, the Canadian Rockies or the Yukon. Land tours typically include travel by motor coach or rail, with stays in wilderness lodges.

Repositioning cruises from Vancouver are available at the end of the Alaska sailing season, when cruise lines relocate their ships to departure ports farther south.

Vancouver is located in the southwest corner of British Columbia in western Canada. It lies about three hours north of Seattle, WA, by car. If driving to Vancouver from the United States, allow for extra time at the border crossing, which can get busy, especially during holidays and long weekends.

Driving Directions and Parking Information

Port of Vancouver
Canada Place Ship Terminal
999 Canada Place
Vancouver, BC, CANADA

The Port of Vancouver is 25 minutes from Vancouver's International Airport (YVR). Parking is available at the Canada Place Ship Terminal for C$20.00 per day (for 3 days or more). Rates are subject to change by the Port Authority.

Traveling North from I-5 - Take I-5 which will become Provincial Route 99 N. Take the Marine Drive West ramp. Stay straight to go onto SW Marine Drive. SW Marine Drive becomes Granville Street. Granville Street becomes Granville Street/ Granville Bridge. Take the HWY-99N/Seymour Street ramp towards BC ferries/Horseshoe Bay/Whistler. Stay straight to go onto Seymour Street. Turn left onto W Georgia Street. Turn right onto Burrard Street. Burrard Street becomes Burrard Place which becomes Waterfront Road W. The Ship Terminal should be visible from Waterfront Road.

Sailings on Celebrity’s Millennium and Infinity and on all Royal Caribbean ships will depart from the Ballantyne Cruise Terminal. The Ballantyne terminal is located at 655 Centennial Road, east of the city center and close to Canada Place.

From Vancouver International Airport: Travel east out of the airport on Grant McConachie Way. Follow the Highway 99 North signs, which will take you over the Arthur Laing Bridge and onto Granville Street. Follow Granville Street north over the Granville Street Bridge, and take the Seymour Street exit. Proceed north to Hastings Street and turn right. Follow East to Clark Drive and turn left. Follow Clark Drive across the Clark Drive Overpass. At the bottom of the overpass, turn right at the stop sign onto Centennial Road. Follow Centennial Road to Ballantyne Pier.