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kaiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 3370

posted 03-17-2006 09:22 PM

I've just learned that Semester at Sea's Explorer will not be starting a cruise/voyage out of Vancouver for the forseable future. Their West Coast departure cities will be San Diego and Seattle.

Pacific Venus nor Nippon Maru will come to Vancouver neither. Every year for as long as I can remember at least one of these two ships visits Vancouver once in the summer.

Of course Crystal Harmony is gone as well.

And with more ships based in Seattle as well, I think that passenger numbers out of Vancouver will decline again this year.

However, with most sailings already virtually sold out from Vancouver this year (and the Alaska season hasn't even started yet) I think that within a year or two cruise lines will start adding ships to Vancouver again.

Regards, Kaiser

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Ernst
First Class Passenger
Member # 5369

posted 03-17-2006 09:26 PM

How are the passenger nummbers developing? (I guess this is what defines how much money is earned - sorry for the loss of the Crystal Harmony

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Ocean Liners
First Class Passenger
Member # 4013

posted 03-17-2006 09:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by kaiser:

Pacific Venus nor Nippon Maru will come to Vancouver neither. Every year for as long as I can remember at least one of these two ships visits Vancouver once in the summer.
Of course Crystal Harmony is gone as well.
Regards, Kaiser

Nippon Maru visits Victoria(not Vancouver) on June 26th/27th en-route from San Francisco to Ketchikan.

Pacific Venus calls Vancouver on June 29th/30th 2007 en-route from San Francisco to Juneau.

Asuka II also calls Vancouver on June 25th 2007 en-route from San Francisco to Juneau.

[ 03-17-2006: Message edited by: Ocean Liners ]

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kaiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 3370

posted 03-18-2006 09:53 PM

Thanks Ocean Liners. I wasn't aware that the Nippon Maru was going to be that close. Still, getting good photos in Victoria is a crap shoot compared to Vancouver and economically her visiting that city still hurts Vancouver.

I was aware that the Asuka II (formerly the Crystal Harmony) will be here in 2007, as will the Norwegian Pearl (based in Seattle but with a courtesy call in Vancouver in May) and the return of the Amsterdam. I've also heard a rumour that the Golden Princess will do Alaska sailings in 2007.

Regards, Kaiser

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Ocean Liners
First Class Passenger
Member # 4013

posted 03-18-2006 10:34 PM

Hi kaiser,

Cruise Lines always features different itineraries and introduces new ports so i understnd that Victoria is famous destinaions for us as well as Vancouver.

P.S. I belive you are aware of Topaz in Vancouver.

[ 03-19-2006: Message edited by: Ocean Liners ]

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gpcruisedude
First Class Passenger
Member # 3533

posted 03-20-2006 02:05 AM

One reason that I can think of for some companies positioning to Seattle is beacuse with new ports such as Nanaimo and Campbell River coming online it would not make a lot of economic sense to call on those ports and sail out of Vancouver. If u sail out of Seattle and say call on Nanaimo on the way up and say Campbell River on the way back it would make sense then u can still offer passengers ports of call that are not crowded and with less for docking fees, plus to sail from Vancouver to Nanaimo or Campbell River is too short of time after u leave Vancouver,Some lines sail out of Seattle cause the prime sailing days are booked in Vancouver and unless a company sails out of Ballantyne Pier not as fancy as Canada Place and on the edge of Vancouver then they have no choice but to go to Seattle!

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