Cruise Description

11 Night Cruise sailing from Vancouver to Seattle aboard Ocean Discoverer. Hotel stay pre-cruise in Vancouver.

Highlights of this cruise:

Vancouver
Vancouver is the largest city in Western Canada, and third largest in Canada. Located at the southwestern corner of the coastal province of British Columbia, it is nestled between the coastal mountains and the Pacific ocean and is well known for its natural beauty. It has often been named the "World’s Most Liveable City" and is certainly a beautiful destination to visit.

In Vancouver you can ski in the mountains, windsurf in the ocean, and play a round of golf all in the same day. Surrounded by water on three sides, Vancouver is a major sea port on the Pacific Ocean, and a base for many Alaska Cruise Ships in the summer. Around the edge of its waterfront, Vancouver has fabulous beaches, parklands and a bustling harbour.

Princess Louisa Inlet
Princess Louisa Inlet, on the British Columbia Coast, Canada, is 6 km in length and lies at the north east end of Jervis Inlet. It is entered through Malibu Rapids off Queens Reach. A portion of the area makes up Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park. Chatterbox Falls lies at the north end of the Inlet.

Princess Louisa Inlet, streaming with waterfalls and lined with encircling cliffs, has been named one of the top ten most beautiful places in the world. It is a popular location for wildlife viewing, hiking, canoeing, camping and kayaking.

Alert Bay
Alert Bay is a friendly community located on Cormorant Island, British Columbia, Canada. It offers visitors magnificent scenery and plentiful wildlife. Visit the U’Mista Cultural Centre, dedicated to ensuring the preservation of all aspects of the Kwakiutl culture. An abundance of ancient and modern paintings, totems, and masks may be seen here. Alert Bay is also home to the world's tallest totem pole.

Seattle
Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located in the U.S. State of Washington between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, nearly 174 km south of the United States–Canadian border. Nicknamed the ‘Emerald City’, Seattle has an abundance of evergreen trees throughout
and spectacular views of the Cascade mountains to the east and the Olympic mountains to the west. Known for being the home of the Space Needle, Boeing, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Nintendo of America, Starbucks and the University of Washington. Seattle is also the home of a vibrant arts scene and an ever expanding park system.

Seattle is an international port that has three professional sports teams, hundreds of restaurants, many cultural venues and a lifestyle that is unique to the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle waterfront is popular with excellent views as is the well known Space Needle which dominates the city skyline.