Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria's cruise traffic grew from 110 calls and 161,000 passengers in 2002 to a record 329 ships and 735,000 passengers in 2022.

As of 2022-12-31 Source: Greater Victoria Harbour Authority — Cruise Operations →

Victoria's Ogden Point is Canada's busiest cruise ship port of call.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: Greater Victoria Harbour Authority — Cruise Operations →

The Butchart Gardens comprises 55 acres of display gardens tended by 50 full-time gardeners with 26 greenhouses.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: The Butchart Gardens — Media & Our Story →

Under the 1886 U.S. Passenger Vessel Services Act, foreign-flagged ships on Seattle round-trip Alaska runs must call at a foreign port — which is why nearly every Seattle itinerary ends with an evening in Victoria.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: Greater Victoria Harbour Authority — PVSA Background →

The Butchart Gardens began in 1904 when Jennie Butchart started transforming her family's exhausted limestone quarry into a garden — today it is a National Historic Site of Canada drawing over one million visitors a year.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: The Butchart Gardens — Media & Our Story →