Now I still haven’t mentioned the numerous eateries on board have I? Once again you have several choices. Most passengers indulged their breakfast cravings in the Windjammer Café since it was open for breakfast until 11:30am. However you could eat all of your meals in the Cascades Dining Room. You could also just have a nice light snack in the Seaview Café if you so wished. Dinner could be in any of these locations or in one of the alternative dining rooms (Chops Grills or Portofinos Restaurant). Then of course there is cabin service if you wake up with a hankering for a pizza at 3 in the morning. Be prepared to gain weight on your cruise it seems like you are forever eating your way from Port A to Port B!
By the time we landed in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada for our first port of call most of us on board had figured out our favorite places on board to hang out. If you don’t leave the ship for tours don’t worry, there are plenty of things on board to do. The Cruise Directors staff makes sure of that and then there is always the Solarium pool to entertain your day away or time for more spa treatments! After we leave port it’s back to the Cascades Dining Room to start once again our evening of entertainment. Each day the ship delivers an event calendar for you to pick and choose what you want to participate in.
The following morning we arrive in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada our final destination. It’s been an action packed weekend but you still feel like you have had a wonderful vacation to remember!
Some additional Cruising Tips
Book early – inform your travel agent that you a disabled passenger. Then ask them to contact the “Special Needs” department of your Cruise Line for special considerations e.g. if you are a wheel chair passenger, do you need oxygen on board, do you need a fridge in your cabin for insulin. Special needs can also inform you if there will be any problems with any of your ports regarding your ability to leave the ship while in port e.g. some ports do not have deep moorage and you have to take a tender (smaller boat) to get to the pier. Some of these tenders do not have the ability to accommodate wheelchair passengers.
Arrive early for your debarkation, this allows you time to work out any problems before the ship leaves port. Usually you can board the ship at 12 Noon and the ship doesn’t sail until 5 P.M.
