John Sisker wrote:
"Marcia R." wrote in message
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We are planning on doing the excursion to Butchart Gardens when the
Sapphire Princess docks in Victoria. Does anyone know how far it is
from the ship and if we get to see any of the town while driving
there? My beloved keeps asking me questions AFTER I hang up with
Princess. LOL.

Marcia




Marcia,

You have already received a lot of good suggestions, but as far Victoria
itself, we personally by-passed Butchart Gardens for a general
City/Island tour itself. Not to downplay Butchart Gardens, we have seen
such gardens before, both here at home and while in Vancouver, but this
was our first trip to Victoria. It was more important for us to see and
learn what we could about Victoria itself. Likewise, after our tour, we
were dropped off in town. That was actually the highlight of our entire
time while in Victoria.. If you only could do one thing, and with such
limited time, explore downtown Victoria on your own. Believe me, you
won't regret it.

To assist you somewhat in this decision, take a look at the photo album
we put together while in Victoria at...
http://www.tinplatedesign.com/Victoria/. After all, a picture is worth a
thousand words.

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Thanks John. I did call Princess this morning, although I didn't get
too much info. They can't tell me yet where the Victoria Shuttle drops
us off until we're on the ship apparently. I have no clue what "in
town" means. My only concern is that we chose that option over a
sightseeing tour only to find out all the shops are closed. Hopefully,
we can make that decision on board without all of our choices sold out.
I do agree about the gardens, though...not really being a
flower/nature kind of girl. It just seemed like a good idea at first.

Marcia