Wednesday Cruise Departure
We rose for the last morning in Vancouver and, after a cup of room coffee, headed out for a final Granville Island stroll, a cup of good coffee and breakfast. Then, back to our room to pack and await a taxi to Canada Place cruise terminal. Do not be fooled by the apparent shortage of luggage for Rod and Glenda. They also had a 50+ pounder shipped and awaiting them on the ship. Van sized taxis are not common so we took two of the ubiquitous Prius taxis to the cruise terminal. The cruise staff took possession of our luggage and we proceeded to check, and process through US immigration and customs. Canada Place staff were numerous and very courteous helping everyone, in clear contrast to our airport experience on Monday. Once clear of customs we crossed the gangplank onto deck level 6 of our ship and were greeted with a glass of champagne. The whole process from hotel to ship was well...