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[VicHockeyFan]

Over-limit bags are $50 each.  Luggage tags are $15.

[JanionGuy]

What do they plan to charge for barf bags?

[spanky123]

Greyhound does not run this route.

 

That is what I thought as well until I went to their website.

 

Departure: Victoria, BC
Arrival: Vancouver, BC  WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017  Departing Arriving Travel Time Transfers WEB ONLY
FARE ADVANCED
PURCHASE STANDARD
FARE REFUNDABLE 07:45 AM
Wed, 02/22 11:40 AM
Wed, 02/22 3H, 55M 0 $35.60 - - $35.60 + SCHEDULE DETAILS     09:45 AM
Wed, 02/22 01:40 PM
Wed, 02/22 3H, 55M 0 $35.60 - - $35.60 + SCHEDULE DETAILS     03:45 PM
Wed, 02/22 07:40 PM
Wed, 02/22 3H, 55M 0 $35.60 - - $35.60 + SCHEDULE DETAILS    

 

 

[VicHockeyFan]

^ Ya, that's just Greyhound re-selling Wilson's.  You have to add ferry fees.

[spanky123]

^ There is no mention anywhere that ferry fees are extra. I would fully expect that if I pay my $35 then I would get from Victoria to Vancouver as advertised.

Edited by spanky123, 17 February 2017 - 09:03 AM.

[Nparker]

...I would fully expect that if I pay my $35 then I would get from Victoria to Vancouver as advertised.

Good luck with that. 

[spanky123]

Good luck with that. 

 

You are right. Saw a separate comment on the Greyhound site about buying a ticket at BC ferries. Still the Greyhound one way (with BC Ferry ticket) is still $11 cheaper than the same trip through Wilsons.

[Bingo]

V2V Vacations purchased a used catamaran and is having it completely refitted for the new service.

That work is “at the home stretch” at Point Hope Maritime’s yard in Victoria, said Nick Cheong, V2V Vacations’ vice-president of operations.

“A lot of the core structural work has been done,” he said.

“We’re now moving to more esthetic [work], the stuff that you can actually touch and feel, things like the external decals on the boat, creature comforts like the interior, ceiling panels.”

Cheong has said the cost of the refit will be in the millions.

Australia’s Riverside Marine, parent company of V2V Vacations, had earlier estimated a $15-million cost to establish the service.

- See more at: http://www.timescolo...h.QXJjFJe5.dpuf

 

[Bingo]

I have heard that the refit is behind schedule.

[lanforod]

I hope this business succeeds. There is a place for a luxury vacation option just like there is a place for private limos. This is not a competitor to BCF. Some people don't like flying, so this is a luxury alternative to that as well.
I don't know if they will get the critical mass they need to turn a profit, particular on a startup cost of 15 million!

[LeoVictoria]

So the steerage section costs about as much as a harbour air flight?  Hmm...   And why does it take 3.5 hours?   Honestly I can't fathom who they hope to attract here.   Not business travelers, not the average price conscious consumer..  Maybe tourists but again if they want to get here fast they have better options, and if they aren't in a rush they have the ferry which can also be quite luxurious (buffet + state room if you want).   If they want a boat trip then most people would probably prefer whale watching.

Edited by LeoVictoria, 17 February 2017 - 01:57 PM.

[VicHockeyFan]

The same crowd that the $205 Prince of Whales run attracts.

[Hotel Mike]

^ Also, think Rocky Mountaineer...you pay big bucks for what you could be seeing more cheaply. That's been a successful model for years.

[Bingo]

^ Also, think Rocky Mountaineer...you pay big bucks for what you could be seeing more cheaply. That's been a successful model for years.

 

Is there a deck layout of the seating arrangement, because I wonder how much you will see if you are strapped into a seat in the middle of the boat once the captain activates the "fasten your seat belt" sign?

[sdwright.vic]

I give two seasons max.

[VicHockeyFan]

Is there a deck layout of the seating arrangement, because I wonder how much you will see if you are strapped into a seat in the middle of the boat once the captain activates the "fasten your seat belt" sign?

 

 

That's the Clipper, I suppose it's similar.

[Nparker]

I give two seasons max.

Yeah, the first and the last (which will happen simultaneously in 2017).

[exc911ence]

A three hour tour, eh? If memory serves, it's not the best idea....

 

[Bingo]

Workers have been snowed under.

 

 

 

[kxl]

V2V has also started to advertise by placing brochures on car windshields parked near the legislature