Travalerie Posted June 19, 2016 #1 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Do you still have to go through customs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langley Cruisers Posted June 19, 2016 #2 Share Posted June 19, 2016 If you are asking because Victoria is on your cruise as a foreign port stop (sometimes just a few hours), then you actually will be cleared (or not cleared) by local authorities. Before the ship docks in Victoria, a Customs card is sent to each cabin; you fill this in and turn it into Guest Services. They, in turn, turn them over to the local authorities and all passengers are cleared before anyone gets off the ship in Victoria. This means all guests are cleared "behind the scenes" so to speak, and you do not actually meet with a border patrol agent face to face at this port stop. It saves a lot of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travalerie Posted June 19, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Thanks. I am asking for a friend who is doing an inside passage cruise out of Seattle. They stop in Victoria the last night. She is not planning on getting off the ship and just wants to know if she had to do anything extra or if she could just continue relaxing onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4774Papa Posted June 19, 2016 #4 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Victoria is a great port, why miss it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langley Cruisers Posted June 19, 2016 #5 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Yes, she absolutely can stay on board and just relax, but please tell her Victoria is AMAZING and she absolutely doesn't have to do anything involving an excursion or money or anything. :) Victoria is beautiful and very "walkable". There are a number of threads here (with Victoria in the title) which she could read if she was at all interested in just stretching her legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travalerie Posted June 23, 2016 Author #6 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I agree! I told her she should get off even if only for an hour or two. We enjoyed it on our cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophy_23 Posted June 24, 2016 #7 Share Posted June 24, 2016 As a local(ish) Vancouverite, I have to agree, Victoria is a wonderful place to just go for a walk. It is a level, 15 or so minute walk to town, where from there you could really spend as little or as much time as you like just walking up and down the streets near the inner harbour and it is beautiful, especially in the summer when all the flowers are out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwestchick Posted July 11, 2016 #8 Share Posted July 11, 2016 As a local(ish) Vancouverite, I have to agree, Victoria is a wonderful place to just go for a walk. It is a level, 15 or so minute walk to town, where from there you could really spend as little or as much time as you like just walking up and down the streets near the inner harbour and it is beautiful, especially in the summer when all the flowers are out. What is there to see and do in town? Are there shuttles or buses that will take you to town from the cruise port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadowlander Posted July 23, 2016 #9 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Yes, she absolutely can stay on board and just relax, but please tell her Victoria is AMAZING and she absolutely doesn't have to do anything involving an excursion or money or anything. :) Victoria is beautiful and very "walkable". There are a number of threads here (with Victoria in the title) which she could read if she was at all interested in just stretching her legs. Amazing is a most appropriate description of Victoria and my opinion is formed only from the bus ride through the town onto Butchart Gardens. I "have to" get back to Victoria and experience the beautiful downtown area as well as the most beautiful Butchart Gardens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulubelle45 Posted July 23, 2016 #10 Share Posted July 23, 2016 What is there to see and do in town? Are there shuttles or buses that will take you to town from the cruise port? From a simple walk along the Breakwater just to the right of the pier, to a 15-20 minute stroll along the David Foster walkway to the left of the pier and check out Fishermans wharf, where there are a family of harbour seals poking up to say hello, the Inner Harbour which includes the famed Empress Hotel, the Legislature Building aka Parliament bldg which offers tours. The Royal BC museum is spectacular. There are many tours from pedi cabs, harbour ferries, Hippo buses (amphibians) tour buses out to Butchard Gardens or city loops including Craigdarrock castle. . Or just stroll the quaint shops on Government Street north of the Harbour. The only people who should stay on board are locals, and even they get off to be a tourist in their own town!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyIL Posted July 23, 2016 #11 Share Posted July 23, 2016 What is there to see and do in town? Are there shuttles or buses that will take you to town from the cruise port? https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g154945-Activities-Victoria_Victoria_Capital_Regional_District_Vancouver_Island_British_Columbia.html If you book a tour with CVS Tours, you can be picked up at the cruise port or at the Empress Hotel: http://cvstours.com/ I'm planning an afternoon at Butchart Gardens (booked with CVS Tours), and either a morning ship tour or maybe the HOHO with Gray Line: http://www.grayline.com/tours/victoria/24-hour-vintage-double-decker-hop-on-hop-off-city-tour-pass-5888_1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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