Ogden Point

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Ogden Point is a deep water port facility in Victoria, British Columbia. It is a major destination for cruise ships. There is also a heliport located there, which has service to Seattle, Vancouver, and the Vancouver International Airport. It is the eastern entrance point into Victoria Harbour.

In 2008, Ogden Point saw the arrival of 202 cruise ships and in excess of 380,000 passengers. The cruise ship terminal is considered an in transit port as presently no ships are home ported (embarked or disembarked) at this facility. Every cruise ship calling at Ogden Point's Cruise Ship Terminal provides shore excursions for passengers and this includes the Butchart Gardens, City Tours, Craigdarroch Castle, Pub Tours, Empress Hotel Afternoon Tea, Whale Watching and Horse Drawn Trolley tours. In 2009 Ogden Point is scheduled to see the arrival of 216 cruise ships from a variety of cruise lines including Princess, Holland America, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Crystal Cruises as well as Residensea. These calls are expected to bring over 400,000 guests to the City of Victoria. The cruise season for 2009 will start April 23 and extend to early October.

The port facility has two finger piers designated Pier A & Pier B. Berths on each pier are designated North and South. South A extends for 1,000 feet, the other three berths extend for 800 feet. Although four berths exist a maximum of three ships can be accommodated in port at any one time due to the close proximity of North A and South B. Canada Customs facilities are located at each pier. Pier A also houses a 100,000 square foot warehouse, complete with cable ship spooling apparatus and cable storage facility.

In 2008 the facility was extensively rebranded in the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority's red, grey and black colour scheme.

During the cruise season, services to guests include a shuttle bus service operated by CVS Cruise Victoria to provide guests an alternative to the 30 minute walk to downtown Victoria. Taxi cabs and limousines are also available onsite.

Western Stevedoring is under contract from the GVHA to manage the facility and Cruise Terminal.

Ogden Point was named after Peter Skene Ogden, who was a prominent figure for the Hudson's Bay Company.