Vancouver BC excursion question?

[Duffys wife 1957]

We are sailing on Princess Sapphire and disembarking in Vancouver. Princess offers a hop on hop off city Bus tour with cruise port pick 

up & airport transport included..(by train)  we have a very late flight so it seemed like a great idea they would transfer our luggage and we could pick it up at the airport.. I just have read reviews and they are not very good. I was wondering if anybody has done these tours or if they have a better suggestion on what to do once we arrive in Vancouver. 

[Host Kat]

9 hours ago, Duffys wife 1957 said:

We are sailing on Princess Sapphire and disembarking in Vancouver. Princess offers a hop on hop off city Bus tour with cruise port pick 

up & airport transport included..(by train)  we have a very late flight so it seemed like a great idea they would transfer our luggage and we could pick it up at the airport.. I just have read reviews and they are not very good. I was wondering if anybody has done these tours or if they have a better suggestion on what to do once we arrive in Vancouver. 

 

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[Milhouse]

The cruise port at Canada Place in Vancouver is a pretty good launching point for various sightseeing options (better so if the weather is nice) if you are ok storaging your luggage for a few dollars.  

Just outside of the cruise port is a stop for the HoHo companies that will take you to most of the key attractions around the downtown core and vicinity.  Not sure if you need to do a post cruise excursion through Princess unless they provide the added value of managing your luggage and delivering it to the airport.  

Also right in front is free shuttle bus transportation to some of the attractions further out on the north shore.  The steep ticket prices for the attractions basically subsidize the shuttles.

It's also a fairly enjoyable walk from Canada Place along the seawall to Stanley Park if the weather is nice.  The downtown core overall is also quite walkable (apart from the odd sketchy parts).  

[psuboater]

We had a great day with Lawrence Tours Ltd in Vancouver last Spring. Michael is a fantastic, knowledgable tour guide who told us everything we needed to know about Vancouver. We did a wine tasting tour but you can customize it to what you'd like. You'd be able to store your luggage into the back of his van for safe keeping for the day.