Vancouver expecting to see record-breaking number of cruise ship passengers

For the first time this cruise ship season, four vessels were docked at Canada Place Sunday, bringing an influx of passengers to the downtown core. "It's been so busy," said Ella Store, an employee of tour company V2V Vacations, which brings visitors from Vancouver to Victoria. "The more people you bring into your waterfront, the more local businesses thrive and the more the city thrives." For many passengers, their first stop is Vancouver's historic Gastown. Riley Morton, of Jade Vancouver, sai