Leaving Vancouver
July 2010
After a breakfast and coffee at Tim Hortons, we went back to Canada Place and boarded the ship, Radiance of the Seas. Later that afternoon, we pulled out of Vancouver Harbor and headed up to the Inside Passage.

Canadian flag as seen from our hotel room

A welcome aboard fruit carving

Our stateroom aboard the Radiance of the Seas

Our stateroom aboard the Radiance of the Seas

I don't think the fake totem pole above the pool actually qualifies as Alaskan

Vancouver Harbor

My mother with Vancouver Harbor in the background

Vancouver Skyline

Tugboat, Island Brave

The most patriotic floatplane we saw

The Centrum is the 11 deck atrium at the center of the ship

Canadian Navy coastal defense vessel, HMCS Nanaimo

Port of Vancouver

The first snow we saw!

Looking back at Vancouver and Canada Place where we just departed from

Heading toward the Lions Gate Bridge

North Vancouver

Passing under the Lions Gate Bridge

North Vancouver

My mother showing off the view from our stateroom

We spent most of our time on the helipad. It was the best view on the ship and it was never crowded.

The Centrum is the 11 deck atrium at the center of the ship

The panoramic elevators were glass on every side.

The first of many spectacular views

It's 9:30 pm PDT and the sun is setting

The passageways make the cabins seem big

The background doesn't even look real

The background doesn't even look real

We spent most of our time on the helipad. It was the best view on the ship and it was never crowded.

My mother wanted this photo because the Centrum was lit in purple

The glass staircase was a cool feature

The ship's stack lit at night. We never saw anyone using the rock climbing wall.