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It apparently varies by ship/cruise line. We sailed in May 2024 on the Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam and we dropped our luggage on the right side facing the terminal on the the 2nd floor below street level. We were able to drive right up to the drop point when the bags are handed to the porters because we were in a private car. It is my understanding that if you come by cab or ride share you get dropped at the street on the right side but pick up on disembarkation is a block and a half away on the opposite side.

We traveled by Lyft at 11:30 am on Sunday. I am sure if it was a week day and near rush hour it would be higher. As a comparison, we traveled from Central Pacific Station (Amtrak) at 4:45pm on Saturday to the hotel by the airport and the Lyft rate was $28.75 CAD. Still pretty decent. Ride took about 45 min with traffic.

Thanks @SuzD123 and @martincath ( hope I got that correct) for getting back to Mr. As an update, and for general info for others, on 5/5/24 we opted to take Lyft from our hotel near the airport (YVR) to the Canada place. The driver took us directly to P2 at baggage unload. The rate was $23.50CAD. In my opinion the few dollar difference vs skytrain and not having to drag 120+ pounds of luggage back to the airport, around Skytrain, to Canada Place and then down the various ramps to level P2 is a no Brainerd. On a separate note, this was also our first cruise out of Vancouver. While it was long, as in distance covered, HAL did a great job directing us and keeping us moving. With two ships loading at the same time , from arrival to on board was about 30 minutes.

Suzd123, I'm not sure if you are still following this but please clarify your advice above. You noted " skytrain exit waterfront station enter Pan Pacific", I google-mapped this and it appears about 5-6 blocks from WFS and PP. At 73 and dragging my wife and 4 bags that is quite a hall. Am I doing this correctly? Dropping bags in PP at CS sounds perfect but we are at YRV the night before sailing.