A Holland America ship cruises past a tidewater glacier in Alaska.
When locals and tourists alike crowd the white rails at Canada Place to watch a ship departing for Alaska, few may realize that cruise liners have been setting sail from Vancouver Harbour since before the Second World War.
Two lines with long-standing ties to Vancouver are Princess Cruises and Holland America Line. The latter’s distinctive ships, with their flag-blue hulls and Dutch names, have been carrying passengers to Alaska since the early 1970s.
See The Vancouver Sun Travel Section for more: Vancouver a “dam” good start to Alaska trip
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