Cruise Ship Route

[musikfans]

I'm cruising to Alaska aboard the Carnival Legend. We're doing a Seattle-Seattle route to Glacier Bay. I was wondering if anyone knows which route the ship takes around Vancouver Island as it heads both North and South? We have a portside balcony. We're curious if we'll have a land view as we head North or not.

 

Thanks

[wolfie11]

Normally you would go on the outside of Vancouver island

[Putterdude]

Itineraries from Seattle will sail up thru Puget Sound, out into the Pacific thru the Strait of Juan de Fucia then up the west side of Vancouver Is. You will likely enter the inside passage north of Vancouver Is. via Queen Charlotte Sound. While on the west side of Vancouver Is. both northbound and southbound there will be no scenery.

Edited May 22, 2016 by Putterdude

[musikfans]

Itineraries from Seattle will sail up thru Puget Sound, out into the Pacific thru the Strait of Juan de Fucia then up the west side of Vancouver Is. You will likely enter the inside passage north of Vancouver Is. via Queen Charlotte Sound. While on the west side of Vancouver Is. both northbound and southbound there will be no scenery.

 

That's what I was thinking based on the past reports.

Thanks for your help and the quick reply!

[xlxo]

both northbound and southbound there will be no scenery.

So is it like Oregon where the ships sail 30 miles off shore where Vancouver Island is beyond the horizon?

 

Hmm.... just went to http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-126/centery:49/zoom:8 looking at the Crown and the Jewel's path... they appear to travel about 20 to 30 miles away from shore.

Edited May 22, 2016 by xlxo

[trophy_23]

Yes pretty much. You can see the island on a nice clear day but it is small on the horizon. Do keep an eye out for whales though!

[Putterdude]

Unfortunately the waters off the west coast of Vancover Is. can be and often are shrouded in haze and fog which seeing the island pretty difficult.

[Jasperdo]

It is possible to see some land on the first sea day leaving Seattle. However, as others have said, the weather usually doesn't cooperate, and you're quite a bit offshore. If you're lucky, though, you might see some land that day. Here's a photo passing north Vancouver Island:

 

 

And a bit later in the day, we caught a glimpse of the Queen Charlotte Islands:

 

[xlxo]

Hmm.... I guess there is one bonus to Vancouver departures..... cell service between Vancouver and Port Hardy while enjoying the inside passage's scenery.

 

You don't need to be on the ships internet to communicate with home.

[Putterdude]

Hmm.... I guess there is one bonus to Vancouver departures..... cell service between Vancouver and Port Hardy while enjoying the inside passage's scenery.

 

You don't need to be on the ships internet to communicate with home.

 

Hmmm, not sure what that has to do with the question asked by the OP or any subsequent responses .... :confused:

[VennDiagram]

Thank you for the pictures! The sailing we did from Seattle had unfavorable weather and we couldn't see anything. I appreciate knowing what the view is in good weather :)