giblert

We geocache on all cruises. It's our primary shore excursion. We've done it in Madeira, Rome, New Orleans, Alaska, England, Mexico, everywhere!

I love Bard on the Beach. It's pure magic to be sitting on your chair (not bench, not ground) and watching the sun set behind the actors. The back of the stage is open air.

Festival seating means "first come, first served" at this venue. So if you want to sit in the prime seats, come early. If you come just before the start, you'll end up on the far sides of the stage.

The Bard on the Beach website provides explicit transit instructions -- which appear quite easy.

As for taxi fare, I would guess it would cost $10-15 depending on the traffic. However, once the event is over I'm not sure if there would be taxis waiting. Maybe?

Two tips: this is best done during sunny weather. And even if it's sunny, break a blanket to cover your lap as it's cool in the tents after the sun sets.

Enjoy! I love going to the Bard in the summer. A beautiful Vancouver experience.

Marie

Hi Vancouverites!

I'll be visiting your fair city June 28-30 prior to a cruise. I was interested in live theatre and couldn't really find anything of interest (to me)in town that weekend except Bard on the Beach. Can you tell me about "festival seating"? It looks like a beautiful venue. Is it easy to get to via public transportation or how much would cab fare be to Hyatt Regency downtown? Saturday tickets seem to be be "limited" according to the website so it looks to be crowded(?) Are they bench seats or are we sitting on the ground? Thanks for your help

Can you post their web site? We are going in September and need transportation from London to Gatwick.

London to Gatwick is easiest on the train. Google for "Gatwick Express" train leaves every 15 mins from Victoria Station.

Gatwick to Southampton is also pretty easy by train, about 2 hrs, direct train, and it's fairly cheap (20 GBP). Very comfortable, and way more interesting and relaxing than being in a car.

There's a lot of construction going on by the cruise ship terminal (assuming you mean Canada Place) so you might have to pop up onto the streets before coming back down to the water. One of these days there will probably be nice paths right there. That's assuming you're heading west/north (i.e. towards Stanley Park). The nicest walk would be to take a cab (or hop on/off bus) to Stanley Park and do the loop around the park. It's beautiful and shows you what a magical city Vancouver is. You could even rent bikes if you wanted.

Marie

If you headed east, you can't walk on the waterfront much as there are train tracks and industrial areas.

I read someplace on cc about walking around vancouver from the cruise ship terminal. Is it possible to do that, and is there a nice walk on the water front? Have't been there for a couple of years and we never were near where the ships were I don't think. We will just have a day, not even after we arrive and just want to find something that won't be too time consuming. Thanks.