I really enjoyed Prince Rupert. I need some time away from the crowds there are easy nature trails as well as areas you can get right down to the water away from all the other tourists. I also enjoyed the port information building. Port Rupert is a busy place with grain terminals, coal terminal, wood pellet terminal as well as a major container terminal. ...
We were supposed to go to Juneau but got rerouted to Prince Rupert, very much a disappointment to say the least. No excursions I would want to do here so got off the boat for an hour just to walk around town but nothing to see or do so got back on the boat to take more advantage of its amenities. ...
This is not a port that was designed for tourism. There are no offerings or sights to see on the island at all. There wasn't even an actual port! We had to take a water taxi from the ship to the island. The one thing on the island that you can do is tour a Canadian naval trip, but it was closed while we were there because the governor was visiting. Just another disappointment for a cruise that ...
I'm giving little PR 5 stars for the exquisite Museum of Northern British Columbia; a short walk from the dock. In fact, there are stairs from the dock leading right up to it. The building itself is built much of wood, which adds so much to the ambiance of the north and its' exhibits of First Nations art. Absolutely beautiful. Then down the street barely a block, there is the firehall and a small ...