Holland American Ship by Stanley Park Seawall

Vancouver is a major cruise ship destination and in the summer hundreds of ships dock at Canada Place so their passengers can explore the city.

Vancouver Cruise Ships

If you are a cruise ship passenger wanting ideas on what to do in Vancouver while you’re here, click Cruise Ship Passenger Activities. For general information about cruise ships in Vancouver, however, see below.

About Cruise Ships in Vancouver

The Vancouver cruise ship season runs from April until September with sailings to Alaska, Hawaii, Asia, California and the Panama Canal.

Every year there are over 250 departures involving some 30 different ships and over 800,000 passengers.

Alaska is the primary voyage destination during the peak season, but other destinations can start as early as March some years and go until almost December, although only infrequently.

For more information on cruise ships in Vancouver, see below. For things to do while in port, check out Vancouver’s Best Cruise Ship Passenger Activities.

Canada Place Cruise Ship — Cruise ship at Canada Place

More About Vancouver Cruise Ships

Cruise ships dock at Canada Place in the heart of downtown Vancouver and they typically arrive in the mornings and depart in the early evening, usually around 5 or 6 pm.

Cruise lines with voyages from Vancouver usually include Carnival, Celebrity, Crystal Cruises, Disney, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess, Regent Seven Seas and Viking.

If you’re not lucky enough to be a passenger but still want a good look at a ship, go for a walk around the Promenade Deck of Canada Place during the day between May and the end of the summer.

Alternatively, you can watch the ships depart Burrard Inlet under the Lions Gate Bridge in the early evening from the lookout at Prospect Point, the seawall at Stanley Park, or the waterfront at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver.

Alaskan Cruises from Vancouver

Vancouver offers both one-way and return-trip voyages to Alaska via BC’s stunningly beautiful Inside Passage.

On the Alaskan trip passengers enjoy views of glaciers and giant snow-capped mountains rising up out from the ocean, as well as wildlife and both Alaskan and BC West Coast culture and history, not to mention all the regular on-board things to do.

The Vancouver-to-Alaska route is amazing and one of the top-rated cruise itineraries in the world.

Docked Cruise Ship in Vancouver — A cruise ship in downtown Vancouver

2023 Vancouver Cruise Schedule

Below is the tentative schedule for cruise ship visits to Vancouver between April and October in 2023. It’s based on the official schedule that was last updated in late February.

2023 April Cruise Ship Schedule

(Note: this schedule is tentative and subject to change.)

April 12th, 2023
- Sapphire Princess (7 am until 12 pm)
April 13th, 2023
- Koningsdam (8 am until 3 pm)
- Norwegian Bliss (7 pm until 12 am)
April 14th, 2023
- Norwegian Bliss (12 am until 7 pm)
April 23rd, 2023
- Brilliance of the Seas (5 am to 5 pm)
April 27th, 2023
- Royal Princess (9 am until 10 pm)
April 28th, 2023
- Eurodam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
April 29th, 2023
- Sapphire Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
April 30th, 2023
- Discovery Princess (12 am until 4:30 pm)
- Nieuw Amsterdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)

2023 May Cruise Ship Schedule

(Note: this schedule is tentative and subject to change.)

Early May Cruise Ships

May 1st, 2023
- Norwegian Jewel (6 am until 5 pm)
- Grand Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 3 pm)
May 2nd, 2023
- Noordam (7 am until 2 pm)
May 3rd, 2023
- Celebrity Solstice (6 am until 4 pm)
- Royal Princess (7:30 am until 4:30 pm)
May 4th, 2023
- Norwegian Encore (12:30 pm until 12 am)
- Ruby Princess (9 am until 10 pm)
May 5th, 2023
- Norwegian Encore (12 am until 10:30 am)
- Crown Princess (11 am until 5 pm)
- Majestic Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
May 6th, 2023
- Grand Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Ocean Victory (6:30 am until 5 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
May 7th, 2023
- Nieuw Amsterdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (12 am until 5 pm)
- Noordam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
May 8th, 2023
- Quantum of the Seas (5 am until 12 am)
May 9th, 2023
- Quantum of the Seas (12 am until 3:30 am)
May 10th, 2023
- Sapphire Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Norwegian Spirit (6:30 am until 5 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)

Mid-May Cruise Ships

May 11th, 2023
- Ovation of the Seas (6 am until 4 pm)
- Seabourn Odyssey (7 am until 5 pm)
- Radiance of the Seas (5 am until 4 pm)
May 12th, 2023
- Celebrity Millennium (6 am until 5 pm)
- Scenic Eclipse (8 am until 7 pm)
- Crown Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
May 13th, 2023
- Majestic Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
May 14th, 2023
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Noordam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
May 15th, 2023
- Norwegian Jewel (6 am until 5 pm)
- Roald Amundsen (TBC)
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)
May 17th, 2023
- Sapphire Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
May 18th, 2023
- Silver Muse (TBC)
May 19th, 2023
- Radiance of the Seas (7 am until 4:30 pm)
May 20th, 2023
- Grand Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Viking Orion (7 am until 5 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)

Late-May Cruise Ships

May 21st, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Nieuw Amsterdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
May 22nd, 2023
- Seven Seas Explorer (6 am until 6 pm)
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)
May 23rd, 2023
- Crown Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
May 24th, 2023
- Norwegian Spirit (6 am until 5 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
May 25th, 2023
- Silver Whisper (TBC)
May 26th, 2023
- Celebrity Millennium (7 am until 5 pm)
- Seabourn Odyssey (7 am until 5 pm)
May 27th, 2023
- Majestic Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Ocean Victory (7 am until 5 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
May 28th, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Noordam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
May 29th, 2023
- Norwegian Jewel (6 am until 5 pm)
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)
May 30th, 2023
- Regatta (6 am until 6 pm)
May 31st, 2023
- Sapphire Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Seven Seas Explorer (7 am until 12 am)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)

Downtown Vancouver View from Seabus

2023 June Cruise Ship Schedule

(Note: this schedule is tentative and subject to change.)

Early June Cruise Ships

June 1st, 2023
- Seven Seas Explorer (12 am until 5 pm)
- Silver Muse (TBC)
June 2nd, 2023
- Radiance of the Seas (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Crown Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
June 3rd, 2023
- Grand Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
June 4th, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Nieuw Amsterdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
June 5th, 2023
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)
June 7th, 2023
- Norwegian Spirit (6 am until 5 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
June 8th, 2023
- Roald Amundsen (6 am until 6 pm)
- Silver Whisper (TBC)
- Queen Elizabeth (7 am until 5 pm)
June 9th, 2023
- Celebrity Millennium (7 am until 5 pm)
- Viking Orion (7 am until 5 pm)
- Seabourn Odyssey (7 am until 5 pm)
June 10th, 2023
- Majestic Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)

Mid-June Cruise Ships

June 11th, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Noordam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
June 12th, 2023
- Norwegian Jewel (6 am until 5 pm)
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)
June 13th, 2023
- Crown Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
June 14th, 2023
- Sapphire Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Seven Seas Explorer (7 am until 7 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
June 15th, 2023
- Silver Muse (TBC)
June 16th, 2023
- Radiance of the Seas (7 am until 4:30 pm)
June 17th, 2023
- Grand Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Ocean Victory (7 am until 5 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
June 18th, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Nieuw Amsterdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
June 19th, 2023
- Seabourn Odyssey (7 am until 5 pm)
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)
June 20th, 2023
- Queen Elizabeth (TBC)
- Star Breeze (8 am until 5 pm)

Late June Cruise Ships

June 21st, 2023
- Norwegian Spirit (6 am until 5 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
June 22nd, 2023
- Silver Whisper (TBC)
June 23rd, 2023
- Celebrity Millennium (7 am until 5 pm)
- Crown Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
June 24th, 2023
- Majestic Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
June 25th, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Noordam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
June 26th, 2023
- Norwegian Jewel (6 am until 5 pm)
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)
June 28th, 2023
- Sapphire Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Seven Seas Explorer (7 am until 7 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
June 29th, 2023
- Viking Orion (7 am until 5 pm)
- Silver Muse (TBC)
June 30th, 2023
- Radiance of the Seas (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Seabourn Odyssey (7 am until 5 pm)
- Queen Elizabeth (TBC)

2023 July Cruise Ship Schedule

(Note: this schedule is tentative and subject to change.)

Early July Cruise Ships

July 1st, 2023
- Grand Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
July 2nd, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Nieuw Amsterdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
July 3rd, 2023
- Roald Amundsen (8 am until 6 pm)
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)
July 4th, 2023
- Crown Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
July 5th, 2023
- Norwegian Spirit (6 am until 5 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
July 6th, 2023
- Silver Whisper (TBC)
July 7th, 2023
- Celebrity Millennium (7 am until 5 pm)
- Queen Elizabeth (TBC)
July 8th, 2023
- Majestic Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Ocean Victory (7 am until 5 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
July 9th, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Noordam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
July 10th, 2023
- Norwegian Jewel (6 am until 5 pm)
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)

Mid-July Cruise Ships

July 12th, 2023
- Sapphire Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Seven Seas Explorer (7 am until 7 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
July 13th, 2023
- Silver Muse (TBC)
- Star Breeze (8 am until 5 pm)
July 14th, 2023
- Radiance of the Seas (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Seabourn Odyssey (7 am until 5 pm)
- Crown Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
July 15th, 2023
- Grand Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
July 16th, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Nieuw Amsterdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
July 17th, 2023
- Queen Elizabeth (TBC)
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)
July 19th, 2023
- Norwegian Spirit (TBC)
- Viking Orion (7 am until 5 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
July 20th, 2023
- Silver Whisper (TBC)

Late July Cruise Ships

July 21st, 2023
- Celebrity Millennium (7 am until 5 pm)
July 22nd, 2023
- Majestic Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
July 23rd, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Noordam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
July 24th, 2023
- Norwegian Jewel (6 am until 5 pm)
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)
July 25th, 2023
- Crown Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
July 26th, 2023
- Sapphire Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Seven Seas Explorer (7 am until 7 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
July 27th, 2023
- Queen Elizabeth (TBC)
- Silver Muse (TBC)
- Star Breeze (8 am until 5 pm)
July 28th, 2023
- Radiance of the Seas (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Seabourn Odyssey (7 am until 5 pm)
July 29th, 2023
- Grand Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Hanseatic Nature (TBC)
- Ocean Victory (7 am until 5 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
July 30th, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Hanseatic Nature (TBC)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Nieuw Amsterdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)

2023 August Cruise Ship Schedule

(Note: this schedule is tentative and subject to change.)

Early August Cruise Ships

August 2nd, 2023
- Norwegian Spirit (6 am until 5 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Disney Wonder (7 am until 5 pm)
August 3rd, 2023
- Roald Amundsen (6 am until 6 pm)
- Silver Whisper (TBC)
August 4th, 2023
- Celebrity Millennium (7 am until 5 pm)
- Crown Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
August 5th, 2023
- Majestic Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
August 6th, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Noordam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
August 7th, 2023
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)
- Norwegian Jewel (6 am until 5 pm)
- Queen Elizabeth (TBC)
August 8th, 2023
- Viking Orion (5:45 am until 5 pm)
August 9th, 2023
- Sapphire Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Seven Seas Explorer (7 am until 7 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
August 10th, 2023
- Silver Muse (TBC)

Mid-August Cruise Ships

August 11th, 2023
- Radiance of the Seas (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Seabourn Odyssey (7 am until 5 pm)
August 12th, 2023
- Grand Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
August 13th, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Nieuw Amsterdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
August 14th, 2023
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)
August 15th, 2023
- Crown Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
August 16th, 2023
- Norwegian Spirit (7 am until 4 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
August 17th, 2023
- Queen Elizabeth (TBC)
- Silver Whisper (TBC)
- Star Breeze (8 am until 5 pm)
August 18th, 2023
- Celebrity Millennium (7 am until 5 pm)
August 19th, 2023
- Majestic Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Ocean Victory (7 am until 5 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
August 20th, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Noordam (7 am until 4:30 pm)

Late August Cruise Ships

August 21st, 2023
- Norwegian Jewel (6 am until 5 pm)
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)
August 23rd, 2023
- Sapphire Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Seven Seas Explorer (7 am until 7 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
August 24th, 2023
- Silver Muse (TBC)
August 25th, 2023
- Radiance of the Seas (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Seabourn Odyssey (7 am until 5 pm)
- Crown Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
August 26th, 2023
- Grand Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
August 27th, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Nieuw Amsterdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
August 28th, 2023
- Star Breeze (8 am until 5 pm)
- Viking Orion (7 am until 5 pm)
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)
August 30th, 2023
- Norwegian Spirit (6 am until 5 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
August 31st, 2023
- Silver Whisper (7 am until 5 pm)

2023 September Cruise Ship Schedule

(Note: this schedule is tentative and subject to change.)

Early September Cruise Ships

September 1st, 2023
- Celebrity Millennium (7 am until 5 pm)
September 2nd, 2023
- Majestic Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
September 3rd, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Noordam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
September 4th, 2023
- Norwegian Jewel (6 am until 5 pm)
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)
September 5th, 2023
- Crown Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
September 6th, 2023
- Sapphire Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Seven Seas Explorer (7 am until 7 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
September 7th, 2023
- Silver Muse (TBC)
- Regatta (6 am until 6 pm)
September 8th, 2023
- Radiance of the Seas (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Seabourn Odyssey (7 am until 5 pm)
September 9th, 2023
- Grand Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Ocean Victory (7 am until 5 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
September 10th, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Nieuw Amsterdam (7 am until 4 pm)

Mid-September Cruise Ships

September 11th, 2023
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)
September 13th, 2023
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
September 15th, 2023
- Celebrity Millennium (7 am until 5 pm)
- Crown Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
September 16th, 2023
- Majestic Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
September 17th, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Viking Orion (7 am until 5 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Noordam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
September 18th, 2023
- Norwegian Jewel (6 am until 5 pm)
- Seabourn Odyssey (7 am until 5 pm)
September 19th, 2023
- Disney Wonder (5:45 am until 5 pm)
September 20th, 2023
- Sapphire Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Seven Seas Explorer (7 am until 7 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4 pm)

Late September Cruise Ships

September 22nd, 2023
- Radiance of the Seas (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Celebrity Solstice (7 am until 5 pm)
September 23rd, 2023
- Grand Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Fridtjof Nansen (TBC)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
September 24th, 2023
- Celebrity Eclipse (6 am until 4:30 pm)
- Brilliance of the Seas (7 am until 5 pm)
- Nieuw Amsterdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
September 25th, 2023
- Royal Princess (12:45 am until 8:45 pm)
September 26th, 2023
- Majestic Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Crown Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
September 27th, 2023
- Sapphire Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Volendam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
September 28th, 2023
- Seabourn Venture (7 am until 5 pm)
September 29th, 2023
- Radiance of the Seas (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Seabourn Odyssey (7 am until 5 pm)
September 30th, 2023
- Ocean Victory (7 am until 5 pm)
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4:30 pm)

2023 October Cruise Ship Schedule

(Note: this schedule is tentative and subject to change.)

October 1st, 2023
- Discovery Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Nieuw Amsterdam (7 am until 3 pm)
- Noordam (7 am until 4:30 pm)
October 2nd, 2023
- Quantum of the Seas (3 am until 12 am)
- Silver Wind (8 am until 8 pm)
- Norwegian Jewel (6 am until 5 pm)
October 3rd, 2023
- Quantum of the Seas (12 am until 3:30 am)
- Majestic Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Disney Wonder(7 am until 5 pm)
October 6th, 2023
- Ovation of the Seas (7 am until 4 pm)
October 7th, 2023
- Koningsdam (TBC)
October 8th, 2023
- Sapphire Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
- Eurodam (7 am until 5 pm)
October 9th, 2023
- Regatta (8 am until 7 pm)
October 13th, 2023
- Seabourn Odyssey (7 am until 5 pm)
October 19th, 2023
- Crown Princess (7 am until 4:30 pm)
October 24th, 2023
- Koningsdam (7 am until 4 pm)