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Leaving Vancouver

JUNE 13, 2014: Vancouver, officially the City of Vancouver, is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It the eighth largest Canadian municipality. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada. The original settlement, named Gastown, grew around the Hastings Mill logging sawmill and a nearby tavern, both established in 1867. Enlarging to become the townsite of Granville, with the announcement that the railhead would reach the site it was renamed "Vancouver" and incorporated as a city in 1886. As of 2009, Port Metro Vancouver is the busiest and largest port in Canada, and the most diversified port in North America. Vancouver is consistently named as one of the top five worldwide cities for livability and quality of life, and the Economist Intelligence Unit acknowledged it as the first city to rank among the top-ten of the world's most liveable cities for five consecutive years.
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  • MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas is a cruise ship that is owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. She is registered in Nassau, Bahamas, and is a gas-turbine vessel, the first built for Royal Caribbean. This system produces higher efficient speeds than other cruise ships, and emissions to the air are much lower than cruise ships powered by diesel engines. Radiance of the Seas is the flagship of the Radiance class, which includes MS Jewel of the Seas, MS Brilliance of the Seas and MS Serenade of the Seas.Radiance of the Seas is the first cruise ship to feature pool tables that are stabilized by a computer-controlled gyroscope. They adjust with the motion of the ship to keep the table-top level with the horizon. It has the most glass of any Royal Caribbean ship. She has 10 dining choices, a rock-climbing wall, mini-golf course, pools, and a water slide.

  • Main Pool Area

    Main Pool Area

    MS Radiance of the Seas is a cruise ship that is owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. She is registered in Nassau, Bahamas, and is a gas-turbine vessel, the first built for Royal Caribbean. This system produces higher efficient speeds than other cruise ships, and emissions to the air are much lower than cruise ships powered by diesel engines. Radiance of the Seas is the flagship of the Radiance class, which includes MS Jewel of the Seas, MS Brilliance of the Seas and MS Serenade of the Seas.Radiance of the Seas is the first cruise ship to feature pool tables that are stabilized by a computer-controlled gyroscope. They adjust with the motion of the ship to keep the table-top level with the horizon. It has the most glass of any Royal Caribbean ship. She has 10 dining choices, a rock-climbing wall, mini-golf course, pools, and a water slide. [B]

  • I just LOVE cruising :)

    I just LOVE cruising :)

    The camera has become a permanent "appendage" that I rarely leave home without :) [B]

  • Tug Boat

    Tug Boat

    This little but very powerful boat is ready to move us out. [B]

  • Port Metro Vancouver

    Port Metro Vancouver

    Port Metro Vancouver is Canada’s largest and most diversified port, a dynamic gateway for domestic and international trade and tourism, and a major economic force that strengthens the Canadian economy. The Port has two cruise terminals. This one is at Canada Place.

  • Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Port Metro Vancouver's cruise facility - located in the city centre at 999 Canada Place.

  • Canadian Flag at Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Canadian Flag at Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Port Metro Vancouver's cruise facility - located in the city centre at 999 Canada Place.

  • Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Port Metro Vancouver's cruise facility - located in the city centre at 999 Canada Place.

  • Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Port Metro Vancouver's cruise facility, located in the city centre at 999 Canada Place, has a distinctive white sail design.

  • View from Radiance of the Seas

    View from Radiance of the Seas

  • View from Radiance of the Seas

    View from Radiance of the Seas

    Port Metro Vancouver's cruise facility - located in the city centre at 999 Canada Place - is shown at the bottom of the photo.

  • Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Port Metro Vancouver's cruise facility - located in the city centre at 999 Canada Place. [B]

  • Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Port Metro Vancouver's cruise facility - located in the city centre at 999 Canada Place. [B]

  • Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Port Metro Vancouver's cruise facility, located in the city centre, at 999 Canada Place, has a distinctive white sail design.

  • Canadian Flag at Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Canadian Flag at Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Port Metro Vancouver's cruise facility - located in the city centre at 999 Canada Place. [B]

  • Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Port Metro Vancouver's cruise facility, located in the city centre, at 999 Canada Place, has a distinctive white sail design.

  • Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Port Metro Vancouver's cruise facility, located in the city centre, at 999 Canada Place, has a distinctive white sail design.

  • Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Cruise Terminal at Canada Place

    Port Metro Vancouver's cruise facility, located in the city centre, at 999 Canada Place, has a distinctive white sail design.

  • M.P.V. Constitution

    M.P.V. Constitution

    The story of Harbour Cruises Ltd. dates back to 1911 when it began operating small ferry boats on the Fraser River under the name Harbour Navigation. Renamed Harbour Cruises Ltd. in 1996, the company has enjoyed great success and has matured into Vancouver's leading boat cruise company.The MPV Constitution was launched in July 1983, and is Vancouver's only authentic paddlewheeler. The name comes from the Canadian Constitution that was repatriated at the time of the launch of the new sternwheeler. It is the most photographed vessel in Vancouver. For an in-depth history, visit Harbour Cruises and Events. [B]

  • Vancouver, Canada from Radiance of the Seas

    Vancouver, Canada from Radiance of the Seas

  • Port Metro Vancouver

    Port Metro Vancouver

    View from Radiance of the Seas - Port Metro Vancouver is in Burrard Inlet, a relatively shallow-sided coastal fjord in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Formed during the last Ice Age, it separates the City of Vancouver and the rest of the low-lying Burrard Peninsula (to the south) from the slopes of the North Shore Mountains, home to the communities of West Vancouver and the City and District of North Vancouver.

  • MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas is a cruise ship that is owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. She is registered in Nassau, Bahamas, and is a gas-turbine vessel, the first built for Royal Caribbean. This system produces higher efficient speeds than other cruise ships, and emissions to the air are much lower than cruise ships powered by diesel engines. Radiance of the Seas is the flagship of the Radiance class, which includes MS Jewel of the Seas, MS Brilliance of the Seas and MS Serenade of the Seas.Radiance of the Seas is the first cruise ship to feature pool tables that are stabilized by a computer-controlled gyroscope. They adjust with the motion of the ship to keep the table-top level with the horizon. It has the most glass of any Royal Caribbean ship. She has 10 dining choices, a rock-climbing wall, mini-golf course, pools, and a water slide.

  • The Adventures of Raven by Nathan Paul Jackson

    The Adventures of Raven by Nathan Paul Jackson

    "The Adventures of Raven" was created using Western Red Cedar by Nathan Paul Jackson, who is a Native American Tlingit born in 1938. Nathan's artwork tries to maintain the traditional Tlingit style, as shown in early carvings, pre-1900. This piece has some contemporary elements, particularly in using a whale instead of a killer whale. For this commission, he wanted to find a good Tlingit story and put it into a carving. He came up with the Raven, an important figure in Tlingit legend. The story, which comes from the Tlingit traditions recorded by Edward L. Keithahn (62:89, 90), shows how Yethl the Raven was always trying to outsmart people. According to one of many versions, a magician had the sun, moon, and stars boxed up in his closely guarded house. Yethl intended to steal these to bring light to the world of darkness in which he lived.For the rest of the legend, enlarge the next photo.

  • The Legend of The Adventures of Raven

    The Legend of The Adventures of Raven

  • Vancouver, Canada from Radiance of the Seas

    Vancouver, Canada from Radiance of the Seas

    Harbour Centre [building with round observation tower on top] is one of Vancouver's most iconic landmarks. The "Lookout" tower atop the office building makes it one of the tallest structures in Vancouver and a prominent landmark on the city's skyline with its 360-degree viewing deck.

  • SeaBus

    SeaBus

    The SeaBus is a passenger-only ferry service in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It crosses Burrard Inlet to connect the cities of Vancouver and North Vancouver. Owned by TransLink and operated by the Coast Mountain Bus Company, the SeaBus forms an important part of the region's integrated public transportation system.

  • Main Pool Area

    Main Pool Area

    MS Radiance of the Seas is a cruise ship that is owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. She is registered in Nassau, Bahamas, and is a gas-turbine vessel, the first built for Royal Caribbean. This system produces higher efficient speeds than other cruise ships, and emissions to the air are much lower than cruise ships powered by diesel engines. Radiance of the Seas is the flagship of the Radiance class, which includes MS Jewel of the Seas, MS Brilliance of the Seas and MS Serenade of the Seas.Radiance of the Seas is the first cruise ship to feature pool tables that are stabilized by a computer-controlled gyroscope. They adjust with the motion of the ship to keep the table-top level with the horizon. It has the most glass of any Royal Caribbean ship. She has 10 dining choices, a rock-climbing wall, mini-golf course, pools, and a water slide.

  • Dominion Building [foreground]

    Dominion Building [foreground]

    The Dominion Building (originally Dominion Trust Building) is a commercial building, located on the edge of Gastown (207 West Hastings Street). It was Vancouver's first steel-framed high-rise. At 53 m (175 ft), the thirteen-storey, Second Empire style building was the tallest commercial building in the British Empire upon its completion in 1910. Its architect was John S. Helyer.

  • Seaplane

    Seaplane

    By the time we got to Alaska, seaplanes were a very common sight.

  • Port Metro Vancouver

    Port Metro Vancouver

    View from Radiance of the SeasPort Metro Vancouver is in Burrard Inlet, a relatively shallow-sided coastal fjord in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Formed during the last Ice Age, it separates the City of Vancouver and the rest of the low-lying Burrard Peninsula (to the south) from the slopes of the North Shore Mountains, home to the communities of West Vancouver and the City and District of North Vancouver.

  • Port Metro Vancouver

    Port Metro Vancouver

    View from Radiance of the SeasPort Metro Vancouver is in Burrard Inlet, a relatively shallow-sided coastal fjord in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Formed during the last Ice Age, it separates the City of Vancouver and the rest of the low-lying Burrard Peninsula (to the south) from the slopes of the North Shore Mountains, home to the communities of West Vancouver and the City and District of North Vancouver.

  • Vancouver, Canada from Radiance of the Seas

    Vancouver, Canada from Radiance of the Seas

  • Cheers :)

    Cheers :)

  • Port Metro Vancouver

    Port Metro Vancouver

    View from Radiance of the SeasPort Metro Vancouver is in Burrard Inlet, a relatively shallow-sided coastal fjord in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Formed during the last Ice Age, it separates the City of Vancouver and the rest of the low-lying Burrard Peninsula (to the south) from the slopes of the North Shore Mountains, home to the communities of West Vancouver and the City and District of North Vancouver.

  • Seaplane taking off . . .

    Seaplane taking off . . .

  • Seaplane taking off . . .

    Seaplane taking off . . .

  • Seaplane taking off . . .

    Seaplane taking off . . .

  • MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas is a cruise ship that is owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. She is registered in Nassau, Bahamas, and is a gas-turbine vessel, the first built for Royal Caribbean. This system produces higher efficient speeds than other cruise ships, and emissions to the air are much lower than cruise ships powered by diesel engines. Radiance of the Seas is the flagship of the Radiance class, which includes MS Jewel of the Seas, MS Brilliance of the Seas and MS Serenade of the Seas.Radiance of the Seas is the first cruise ship to feature pool tables that are stabilized by a computer-controlled gyroscope. They adjust with the motion of the ship to keep the table-top level with the horizon. It has the most glass of any Royal Caribbean ship. She has 10 dining choices, a rock-climbing wall, mini-golf course, pools, and a water slide.

  • FPMC B Harmony

    FPMC B Harmony

    FPMC B Harmony is a bulk carrier owned by FPMC Harmony Marine Corporation. Its port registry is Monrovia and "nationality" is Liberia.

  • FPMC B Harmony

    FPMC B Harmony

    FPMC B Harmony is a bulk carrier owned by FPMC Harmony Marine Corporation. Its port registry is Monrovia and "nationality" is Liberia.

  • The Adventures of Raven by Nathan Paul Jackson

    The Adventures of Raven by Nathan Paul Jackson

    "The Adventures of Raven" was created using Western Red Cedar by Nathan Paul Jackson, who is a Native American Tlingit born in 1938. Nathan's artwork tries to maintain the traditional Tlingit style, as shown in early carvings, pre-1900. This piece has some contemporary elements, particularly in using a whale instead of a killer whale. For this commission, he wanted to find a good Tlingit story and put it into a carving. He came up with the Raven, an important figure in Tlingit legend. The story, which comes from the Tlingit traditions recorded by Edward L. Keithahn (62:89, 90), shows how Yethl the Raven was always trying to outsmart people. According to one of many versions, a magician had the sun, moon, and stars boxed up in his closely guarded house. Yethl intended to steal these to bring light to the world of darkness in which he lived.The rest of the legend can be found two photos to the right.

  • The Adventures of Raven by Nathan Paul Jackson

    The Adventures of Raven by Nathan Paul Jackson

    "The Adventures of Raven" was created using Western Red Cedar by Nathan Paul Jackson, who is a Native American Tlingit born in 1938. Nathan's artwork tries to maintain the traditional Tlingit style, as shown in early carvings, pre-1900. This piece has some contemporary elements, particularly in using a whale instead of a killer whale. For this commission, he wanted to find a good Tlingit story and put it into a carving. He came up with the Raven, an important figure in Tlingit legend. The story, which comes from the Tlingit traditions recorded by Edward L. Keithahn (62:89, 90), shows how Yethl the Raven was always trying to outsmart people. According to one of many versions, a magician had the sun, moon, and stars boxed up in his closely guarded house. Yethl intended to steal these to bring light to the world of darkness in which he lived.For the rest of the legend, enlarge the next photo.

  • The Adventures of Raven

    The Adventures of Raven

  • MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas is a cruise ship that is owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. She is registered in Nassau, Bahamas, and is a gas-turbine vessel, the first built for Royal Caribbean. This system produces higher efficient speeds than other cruise ships, and emissions to the air are much lower than cruise ships powered by diesel engines. Radiance of the Seas is the flagship of the Radiance class, which includes MS Jewel of the Seas, MS Brilliance of the Seas and MS Serenade of the Seas.Radiance of the Seas is the first cruise ship to feature pool tables that are stabilized by a computer-controlled gyroscope. They adjust with the motion of the ship to keep the table-top level with the horizon. It has the most glass of any Royal Caribbean ship. She has 10 dining choices, a rock-climbing wall, mini-golf course, pools, and a water slide. [B]

  • The Adventures of Raven by Nathan Paul Jackson

    The Adventures of Raven by Nathan Paul Jackson

    "The Adventures of Raven" was created using Western Red Cedar by Nathan Paul Jackson, who is a Native American Tlingit born in 1938. Nathan's artwork tries to maintain the traditional Tlingit style, as shown in early carvings, pre-1900. This piece has some contemporary elements, particularly in using a whale instead of a killer whale. For this commission, he wanted to find a good Tlingit story and put it into a carving. He came up with the Raven, an important figure in Tlingit legend. The story, which comes from the Tlingit traditions recorded by Edward L. Keithahn (62:89, 90), shows how Yethl the Raven was always trying to outsmart people. According to one of many versions, a magician had the sun, moon, and stars boxed up in his closely guarded house. Yethl intended to steal these to bring light to the world of darkness in which he lived.For the rest of the legend, enlarge the next photo.

  • The Adventures of Raven

    The Adventures of Raven

  • MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas

    MS Radiance of the Seas is a cruise ship that is owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. She is registered in Nassau, Bahamas, and is a gas-turbine vessel, the first built for Royal Caribbean. This system produces higher efficient speeds than other cruise ships, and emissions to the air are much lower than cruise ships powered by diesel engines. Radiance of the Seas is the flagship of the Radiance class, which includes MS Jewel of the Seas, MS Brilliance of the Seas and MS Serenade of the Seas.Radiance of the Seas is the first cruise ship to feature pool tables that are stabilized by a computer-controlled gyroscope. They adjust with the motion of the ship to keep the table-top level with the horizon. It has the most glass of any Royal Caribbean ship. She has 10 dining choices, a rock-climbing wall, mini-golf course, pools, and a water slide.

  • SeaBus

    SeaBus

    The SeaBus is a passenger-only ferry service in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It crosses Burrard Inlet to connect the cities of Vancouver and North Vancouver. Owned by TransLink and operated by the Coast Mountain Bus Company, the SeaBus forms an important part of the region's integrated public transportation system.

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    View from Radiance of the Seas
    View from Radiance of the Seas
    Cruise Terminal at Canada Place