Victoria, British Columbia Port Reviews

Short stay and we did bicycle ride to downtown.

Visited: Apr 28, 2018

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The port call time period is so short, it’s a waste of time. We arrived at 5:30pm and left less than 5 hours later. I believe the only reason for this port call is due to the Jones Act which mandates traversing the territorial waters of another nation, Canada in this case. You also have to go through filling out an entire Arrive Canada form before the cruise, which is a headache. We did the form before cruise but when the time came we all decided it just wasn’t worth trying to get in line to leave the ship, go through Canadian Customs and reverse the process a couple of hours later.

Too short only had about 4 hours to explore and it occurred during dining time

Pretty town - no excursion just walked on own. Very nice!

We took a nice bus ride through the island saw lots of wildlife right in the town.

All the houses looked like they belonged in a Hallmark movie. Beautiful flowers and the whole town was beautifully landscaped.

No excursion. Walked to a beautiful park to the right of the ship and back along the shore with sunset. It was great and free!

We had a fantastic whale tour with Eagle Wing and a stunningly beautiful evening for it. We didn't have time to see any of Victoria but it looked lovely.

You have to go to the Butchart Gardens when you go to Victoria. Lovely experience.

Victoria was great. There weren't a ton of excursion options, but the port was easy to navigate.