Victoria, British Columbia Port Reviews

It's always a pleasure to go to Victoria

Butchart Gardens tour a great experience.

It was beautiful but the tour we took was just okay. The bus driver tour guide did a great job except he absolutely froze us on the bus which made it difficult to enjoy.

Took a pedicab for 2.5 hour personalized tour.

Such a disappointment! I love Victoria, but we had hardly any time to spend there, and it was at such a late time. We did take a public bus to walk around some old sites and the legislative buildings and gardens, but there were TONS of homeless people when we were out walking, doing drugs right in plain sight! Very sad situation! Tents everywhere! We probably should have stayed on the ship, but wanted to see what my husband and I remember from before Covid as a beautiful and clean city. Missing Butchart Gardens was very disappointing, but the city we encountered was in very sad shape.

You have to stop here🙄 it’s not our favorite place. It’s OK - redfish bluefish is the only thing worth going to here. The line was so long we had to be back on the ship. but we walked around wasted time, saw neat things.

This port was a waste of time and money. Four hours in the evening is not enough time to do anything. It was a Sunday evening and everything was closed. Royal Carribean needs to rethink this port.

Didn't do any excursions here. Walked around the city (which, there were walking tours and carriage rides, but why pay when I can see the same sights on my own for free?), and I thought Victoria was absolutely stunning! The legislative building is incredible, and the Confederation Garden Court across the road was beautiful, with a nice fountain and a display of each province's/territory's coat of arms (I think that's what they were, but I could be wrong). Lovely architecture all around the city!

Victoria is a beautiful city, which we also visited on our last cruise. We did the Secret Garden and Teahouse tour. The garden is small, but I've never seen a more stunning garden. We were there in the spring, so it was probably the best time to see it.

Did the observatory and found it to be Very interesting.