Canada Place Promenade - Back on Board

Canada Place Promenade - Back on Board

Photo: BriYYZ from Toronto, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)

A stop on Vancouver Cruise Day Walk, a free self-guided tour.

You're back where you started, and with luck well ahead of your all-aboard time. Before you head up the gangway, take a stroll along the promenade that wraps around Canada Place. It works like a ship's deck, with views of the harbour on three sides.

Across the water is North Vancouver, with the mountains rising behind it, and to the east are the cranes and grain terminals of one of the busiest ports in Canada. To the west, beyond Stanley Park's dark forest, you can pick out the green towers of the Lions Gate Bridge, which your ship will likely pass under on its way out to sea.

Along the promenade, look for displays about the provinces and territories of Canada. Then, as you sail away, watch the totem poles, the Nine O'Clock Gun and the seawall slide past on the left, a last look at the places you just walked.

Getting here: From Maple Tree Square, walk west along Water Street and Cordova Street back to Canada Place, about 12 to 15 minutes.

Did you know?: Canada Place was built between 1983 and 1985, and the cruise terminal was expanded in 2001 to add another berth.

Photo op: Walk to the north tip of the promenade to frame the Lions Gate Bridge beyond the trees of Stanley Park.

Nearby: Restrooms, cafes and shops inside Canada Place and the cruise terminal.

More on Wikipedia: Canada Place · Lions Gate Bridge · Port of Vancouver

Stops on this tour

  1. Canada Place - The Ship with Sails
  2. Olympic Cauldron - Vancouver's 2010 Flame
  3. Coal Harbour Seawall - Floatplanes and Yachts
  4. Lost Lagoon - A Lake That Was Once the Sea
  5. Stanley Park Seawall - A Lifetime of Stonework
  6. Brockton Point Totem Poles - Carved Stories
  7. Nine O'Clock Gun - The Cannon That Tells Time
  8. Waterfront Station - Where the Railway Ended
  9. Gastown Steam Clock - Whistles on the Hour
  10. Gaoler's Mews - Vancouver's First Jail
  11. Maple Tree Square - Where Gastown Began
  12. Canada Place Promenade - Back on Board