Embarkation:

Vancouver originally had two embarkation terminals – Ballantyne Pier and Canada Place. The facility at Canada Place was extended to accommodate three vessels and Ballantyne was discontinued. Alas, the facilities at Canada Place are inadequate for handling 5,000 people disembarking and another 5,000 embarking within a few hours. Our family of three arrived around midday to find a traffic jam and off-loaded several hundred metres from the terminal. After dragging our suitcases into the facility, we joined long lines of cruisers who were forced to meander around the terminal before arriving at check-in. It was people-parking and very tiring. Time taken to board – about an hour. I stress, that this is a Port of Vancouver problem, not a Celebrity problem. My advice, skip the cruise ship lunch and embark between 2 and 3 pm. My wife did on a previous cruise and there were no delays.

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