Today we woke early, and it was a lazy day acquiring last minute supplies for our journey. Another good coffee from Tim Hortons for breakfast.
We waited in the hotel until 11.45 am as we had a 2.00 PM boarding time. Pre-embarkation was likely to take two hours and there were three cruise ships in town. It could have been worse as there can be four in the port.
It was very well organised, generally, as the first thing they did was to take our luggage off us for security screening. We then checked in with Viking and that was easy. We then lined up for personal security screening as that was better than normal, as you did not have to take your devices or remove your belt.
The problem then was US customs as it slowed to a crawl. They seem to be getting through people quite quickly but then the officers either seem to go to lunch or had finished their shift, as we hardly moved.
They had a separate line for US Canadian citizens and we were given the option of hopping into their line. It was a good move as there were a number of them in front of us and they did not have to have their photo taken, so our line moved much faster than the original. It took us almost three hours to go through, so we were on board at 2.45 PM.
We went to the pool grill for a late lunch where Elizabeth had salad and fruit salad, and I had a hot dog and chips. We sailed away as we looked back at Vancouver.
We went up on deck to have a look at Vancouver harbour and sail under the Lion Bridge on our way to cruising the inside passage.
Seattle in the distance.
Loooking back at the Lion Bridge.
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