WildEyed
Not on a cruise today.
- Joined
- Jan 21, 2014
We are going to Alaska next week (yay!) and will be in Vancouver for 4 days ahead of time to explore that city. Unfortunately I just broke my ankle and some of the plans we have made for getting around Vancouver, and to and from the port, will need to change. If anyone has any advice on the situations below, please feel free to share!
We are staying at a hotel near Stanley Park for 4 nights. We will have to take a car service to the port and as we have 5 people a regular taxi won't work. Can anyone recommend a good car service that we can arrange in advance?
At the end of the cruise, we were going to walk to the SkyTrain after disembarking and get to the airport that way. I can walk with crutches and might have some sort of scooter thing but would it be better to just order another car service in advance, and get a ride? Again with the 5 people I'm worried about getting a regular taxi. Our flight (domestic, we are Canadian) leaves at 12:30 so I want to be sure to get to the airport early enough. We are doing walk-off with our own luggage also, to save time (our kids are old enough to help with luggage).
Can anyone recommend some activities in Vancouver that would be fun for 3 elementary school kids but do-able for their mother on crutches? We are normally super active people so I'm having a hard time figuring out how to make this work! There is no way I'm going on the Capilano suspension bridge or climbing Grouse Mountain now.....
Is public transit ok in Vancouver - or should we seriously consider renting a vehicle? We didn't really want to drive around downtown Vancouver over a busy summer weekend and then have to somehow return it before the cruise. I always use public transit at home.
I know there aren't any right answers but interested in people's opinions, for example if you have experienced mobility issues in Vancouver, or fun things to do that work for varying abilities.
Thanks in advance!
We are staying at a hotel near Stanley Park for 4 nights. We will have to take a car service to the port and as we have 5 people a regular taxi won't work. Can anyone recommend a good car service that we can arrange in advance?
At the end of the cruise, we were going to walk to the SkyTrain after disembarking and get to the airport that way. I can walk with crutches and might have some sort of scooter thing but would it be better to just order another car service in advance, and get a ride? Again with the 5 people I'm worried about getting a regular taxi. Our flight (domestic, we are Canadian) leaves at 12:30 so I want to be sure to get to the airport early enough. We are doing walk-off with our own luggage also, to save time (our kids are old enough to help with luggage).
Can anyone recommend some activities in Vancouver that would be fun for 3 elementary school kids but do-able for their mother on crutches? We are normally super active people so I'm having a hard time figuring out how to make this work! There is no way I'm going on the Capilano suspension bridge or climbing Grouse Mountain now.....
Is public transit ok in Vancouver - or should we seriously consider renting a vehicle? We didn't really want to drive around downtown Vancouver over a busy summer weekend and then have to somehow return it before the cruise. I always use public transit at home.
I know there aren't any right answers but interested in people's opinions, for example if you have experienced mobility issues in Vancouver, or fun things to do that work for varying abilities.
Thanks in advance!