Transport from Cruise terminal to Sutton Place after Disembarkation

[shiner6]

How crazy is it during disembarkation at Canada Place?  We are a family of 6 able bodied individuals who are staying at 'The Sutton Place' upon return to Vancouver. What are our best choices to get there and drop off our belongings so we can head out to explore Vancouver for the day?  We plan on self-disembarking.

[julia]

If you are all "able bodied" with reasonable baggage and weather permitting, it is only a 15-20 minute walk (1.0 km) from Canada Place to the Sutton Place.  If not, then perhaps split into two groups and grab a taxi.

[martincath]

Yup - I'd just walk it, unless you see that the cab queue is short. If so, maybe load ALL the bags but just a couple of people into the cab while the others walk over!

 

Sutton is moderately fancy - a bellhop should be available to help with the bags from the curb, but if they're all helping elsewhere then 2 folks allows one to head in for a trolley while the other guards the pile. Random, opportunistic property theft downtown tends to be more "Aha! A rental car with Shiny Things inside! Smashy-window, grabby-runny!" but an unwatched pile of suitcases might also wander off...

 

If you don't all have free data/calls in Canada, the citywide official WiFi network works perfectly well for messaging or even VOIP calls - some folks reported they even manged a video-proctored Covid test using it - so if you connect any WiFi enabled devices to #VanWiFi you can easily stay in touch while separated; makes it trivial to do different touristy things and meet back up for lunch etc.

[KiwiGal117]

On 5/30/2022 at 3:09 PM, martincath said:

If you don't all have free data/calls in Canada, the citywide official WiFi network works perfectly well for messaging or even VOIP calls - some folks reported they even manged a video-proctored Covid test using it - so if you connect any WiFi enabled devices to #VanWiFi you can easily stay in touch while separated; makes it trivial to do different touristy things and meet back up for lunch etc.

I nominate this for the Best Tip of the Week Award!  Thank you!