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BC Ferries sailing cancellations for Dec. 19 and 20
Select sailings on BC Ferries along the Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) to Departure Bay (Nanaimo) will be cancelled Thursday and Friday for required maintenance on a vessel.
The following trips are cancelled:
Thursday, December 19
- 12:00 pm leaving Departure Bay
- 2:30 pm leaving Horseshoe Bay
- 4:45 pm leaving Departure Bay
- 7:05 pm leaving Horseshoe Bay
Friday, December 20
- 9:40 am leaving Departure Bay
- 12:00 pm leaving Horseshoe Bay
- 2:20 pm leaving Departure Bay
- 4:45 pm leaving Horseshoe Bay
BC Ferries said its Customer Service Centre will reach out to anyone who has a booking on one of the cancelled sailings. Customer service will try to find available seats on sailings later in the day. If bookings must be cancelled, fees and fares will be refunded.
All other sailings on this route are expected to proceed as scheduled. There is also an alternate service available via the Duke Point (Nanaimo) to Tsawwassen (Vancouver) route. That schedule can be viewed here.
Updates can be found on the BC Ferries website or by following @BCFerries on X.