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Victoria Clipper
Category: Hotels & Travel Transportation Transportation [Edit]
254 Belleville StVictoria, BC V8V 1W9
(800) 888-2535
6 reviews for Victoria Clipper
6 reviews in English
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Review from Spicy M.
8/7/2011 6 photos
The Victoria Clipper is the best and most economic way to get from Seattle to Victoria. We had a great experience on the Clipper the day we went to Victoria! the weather was cool and sunny. We saw pods of Orca...AMAZING! The water was calm. Overall fun experience. I usually get a little sea sick.....but, didn't . The Clipper does have travel meds available if you feel a little sick.....but, some people say....STAY AWAY from those....because they leave you a little hung over. Glad I didn't have the need!
*** We chose to sit where we had a table....there were 5 of us. Anyway, I dropped a camera lens under the table and my Uncle said, ...No Problem...I'll get it . Not 2 seconds later, I managed to spill my Sprite.... and it "Rained" on top of his head.....after a couple seconds of profanity, he said, .....Whatever that is, "I Pray To God it's Not STICKY ! ! ! ! ....we were all laughing our heads off ! ! ! I still laugh out loud when I think about it ! We then had a Perfect Day in Victoria....then back to Seattle!
Can't wait till our next visit !Listed in: Making Memories.....
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Review from Steve L.
Victoria, BC
1/5/2012 1 Check-in Here
Fast, friendly, and probably the best way to get to Victoria from Seattle.
The service is excellent onboard the ferry, and they duty free, let's just say I haven't found cheaper booze anywhere else!
As some of the other reviews have mentioned, the boat can get quite rocky when the weather isn't that great out. Luckily for me every time I've taken the Clipper it's been nothing but smooth sailing. However, if you're prone to motion sickness I highly recommend you take some type of anti-nausea medication before leaving the dock.
I'm not sure what Rachel P. is talking about, as I've taken the 25 cent travel meds on the Clipper every time and I've never felt hung over or like a zombie at all. -
Review from Rachel P.
7/25/2011
WARNING!! You take the clipper because it's a quick and painless get-away- it's slightly better then flying. We got a little dizzy on the way there so we took their .25 cent travel meds and boy did we regret it. We were hung over all week from it, I was totally a zombie the next day!! Be Warned!!
Overall it was a typical trip on the clipper and exactly what we expected. -
Review from Tammy H.
9/13/2011
Loved our weekend. Our ride on the boat was wonderful. We had calm waters and nice sunny warm days
I heard it could get rough in the winter so we chose to try summertime. Great place on the boat to buy duty free. Met great people on the boat
Staff was great -
Review from Alison A.
7/8/2011
We took the Clipper from Seattle to Victoria recently, as it is the easiest way to get between the two places. I was very pleased with the service both on the boat and at the terminals. The signage is a little confusing at the terminals, so pay attention! The food options at the Seattle terminal were actually much better than I had expected - so if you take the early boat out, breakfast is a reasonable option at the terminal while you wait. The Clipper is a bit expensive, but if it's an irregular trip it's worth it just for the experience.
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Review from Ashleigh W.
Victoria, BC
11/29/2009
The Clipper is really the only reasonable way to get from Victoria to Seattle. But for a service with a bit of a monopoly market, the standard of customer service and care does not suffer. Even if the boat has to be cancelled for weather-related reasons, passengers are offered the option of rescheduling for the next day at no additional cost or being bussed to their destination via BC Ferries (at no additional cost - and with an accompanying voucher for 50% of another booking with the Clipper).
The staff routinely go above and beyond the call of duty, are pleasant and helpful as a rule, and travelling on the boat is probably one of my favourite ways to get anywhere. Why fly when you can hop on the Clipper and get Harbour-to-Harbour transit with an on-board duty free shop, a great variety of snacks and generously poured bar specials?
Booking your ticket online will save you considerably in the price department, with online rates sometimes as much as half of the price of tickets booked through an agent. There are also routinely special discount fares during the late fall and winter months, as well as great package deals with hotels in both Victoria and Seattle (though the company is geared toward American tourists).
As a helpful hint, using the promo code 'THANKS' will save you 10% off your regular fare at any time of the year. They also have the "Commodore's Club" which entitles frequent travellers to a free round-trip cruise after 7 or so round trips on the Clipper.
