BC Ferries

An awful company that should have never been privatized. Thank you conservative politicians.Also thank you for changing the reservation policy to 90% of the boat so you can never travel on a whim or last minute if you want to live on the island.BC Ferries has ruined multiple trips for me in recent years (2020 onwards).

I suspect that more than half the passengers on the big island ferries eat nothing but ferry food. Explains their bad skin, huge girth, troubled walk, sloppy appearance, ratty hair and general the epitome of decaying health.The food offerings are a joke to anybody but the aforementioned. French fries , baked goods, pop, greasy everything and salad shelves that sit empty but a small tray of dead animals and cheese.I don’t blame them, their regular clientele are setting the menu. The unions don’t care about decent client care and the corporations simply want profit which $8 French fries gives them plenty of.Disgraceful.

Great ferry. Got to see some Orcas swimming fairly close.

I recently took the BC Ferry from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay, the same journey I took almost 30 years ago.Suffering from jetlag, with no idea how to get a ticket, where get on board, or what to do at the other end of my journey, the staff at both terminals, and the team on the ferry itself, made the whole process as simple and as enjoyable as it was all those years ago.Having rushed late out of my hotel, I had not eaten at all that day. That's wasn't a problem! The cafe on board the ferry had exactly the kinds of breakfast I was looking for: coffee and something simple to eat, all for a fairly reasonable price.Fortunately, both my outbound and return journeys had perfect weather so quickly finding a seat outside on the upper decks afforded me fabulous views of the islands, the houses, and even some of the local residents, as we slowly powered our way between the ports.Once at my destinations, retrieving my luggage, which I had checked in, was simple and fast. I don't know why everyone doesn't do it. Then, getting transport from the terminals was simple as walking out the door.If only everything in life was as easy as catching a BC Ferry!

Lovely ride. Great views. Restrooms easy to find and we're clean and equipped. We had the first trip of three morning and needed to get breakfast. Waiting for the limited hot offerings, as the cashier, cook and waiter was all the same person, took time. But he was nice.We then got donuts from the kiosk set up outside. They were fresh, sweet and greasy!Make sure you listen to the hard to hear directions about returning to your car (& remember the level and placements of your parking spot!). Driving onto and off the ferry was easy. We happened to get in the wrong customs line- very chatty customs officer, and ended up being the last car in the lot! Another officer finally called us over to his line so we could pass!Had a nice talk with several passengers.

I can't say enough about our experiences with BC Ferries. We are from the prairies and visiting family in BC. We used many different ferries over the course of two weeks and as first time users, found what we thought would be an intimidating procedure went as smoothly as possible. Loading and unloading vehicles onto its ferries is something BC Ferries has down to a science; well-timed and efficient on every ferry we used. The restrooms onboard each vessel were the cleanest public washrooms we experienced during our trip to the west coast. There is signage indicating if restrooms are not the best they can be, to notify any crew member immediately. Staff at ticket windows and on-board were friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. We enjoyed all of our sailings and felt comfortable and safe. Thank you BC Ferries - you move hundreds of people like ourselves every sailing and you do it extremely well.

If you havent been on a ferry this is a must, also its the only option to go to Victoria as there is no road. Your car will directly drive into a Ferry and then you can go on upper deck where there are lounges, entertainments, kids play room, washroom and balcony and even walk around the ferry and enjoy the nice view. One less star as it is the only option and I paid about 350$ for back and forth ride for one car which seems quite expensive especially considering its the only option to Victoria. Any how the trip and service itself is well worth it. Few tips plan your ride on a nice day as if its rainy you wont be able to go on the deck, also catch the second last ferry on the way back as on peak season if for any reason if the last ferry is fully booked or you are late there is no other option other than paying high hotel price in Victoria for one night untill you get another ferry next day. Check out images and Follow for more.

Recently experienced my first of several voyages on the BC Ferries. It is amazing how quickly and efficiently they process passengers and vehicles on and off the ship. I downloaded the App, which made booking reservations easy. It was very helpful seeing the real time updates of ship capacity nearing our departure time. Every ship we sailed on had immaculately clean washrooms.

Plan for delays but other than that they work great. Great views onboard. Saw a seal at tsawwassen!

Been a while since I took a ferry, no more buffet which was really disappointing. I loved the ferry buffet, so now everyone has to eat out of the main cafeteria. There is minimal cleaning staff for the passengers using this service, so the plates and garbage piles up to a point of disgustingness, for the premium they charge I don’t want to be sickened by the overflowing garbage. I gave two stars cause the boat left on time and arrived on time and didn’t crash so that’s good right?