This time round, heading home, from Vic trip with the fam, we positioned ourselves in SeaWest Lounge, which we never did before. It is the greatest and reasonably priced at $14. I got myself a free tea and doughnut which are my favs, grandson got an AJ n doughnuts, cheese n crackers. Not to mention, it's the rules to be quiet in here, we were told upon entering. Which is np cuz we're all tired & wanted sleep on The reclining seats are amazing, it's nice, cozy n warm. The staff is very kind & helpful. I think it was well worth $14 esp. with the variety of free yummies oh and private clean bathrooms. Go for it!

Clean and safe with multiple sailings throughout the day. We used BC Ferries to crossover to Vancouver Island from Horseshoe Bay. The ferry left on time and arrived on time which helped. Theres food on board and lots of seating. Would highly recommend booking passage beforehand as it does get busy..

The ferry was much larger than expected and holds many vehicles. Food on board was fast food style and the lines moved fairly fast. Very comfortable and accommodating. Windy in top deck but less wind on the stern. ( I think that is the back of the boat). A fun experience. If you are with young children you can use Google maps to trace your ferry ride through the islands and watch how the captain navigates international border lines, staying within Canadian waters. Very efficient loading and unloading.

Excellent service by Dave at the Swartz Bay (Victoria) Ferry Terminal check-in. We had an erroneous reservation and in no time, he checked us in to the right sailing, made sure we'd have a safe spot to park onboard where we could unload my husband's mobility scooter and how to request a refund for the erroneous rez. Many thanks to Dave and to BC Ferries for a 5-star experience!

Keith - a breath of fresh air! Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen - Aug 25 After 6 hours of delays me and my girlfriend were exhausted but Keith in the cafeteria was the most amazing host and brought a very special energy to the BC Ferries experience! If it wasn’t for Keith I would give this experience a 1 star review because of the delays and terrible communication issues with the actual ferries.

Having been told by my coach driver that the SeaWest lounge was a more relaxing environment I decided to try it out on my return trip from Vancouver Island . On paying my fee, the steward told me where the tea and coffee could be found after which I wandered off to the front of the lounge where I discovered two fellow travellers from our coach party. We struck up a conversation and were debating the relative merits of Vancouver versus Toronto when an American woman appeared out of nowhere and told us to shut up or take our conversation outside. Apparently 'quiet' means 'silent' in Canadian so, not wanting to cause a diplomatic incident, we zipped it. We then spent the rest of the journey watching our fellow passengers contort themselves as they tried to impart information to each other without speaking. Some of the mimes were fantastic and we felt we were in the audience of an episode of give us a clue. Frankly it was more entertaining than our conversation would have been. I did feel sorry for the one woman who was trying to ask her friend if she'd like a coffee. I would have helped out but you know....... Perhaps, in addition to free coffee, they could provide notepads & pens.