Thanks very much. Some of the info on this question is confusing but now I am clear.

Thanks PB

You're Welcome !

Make sure that you only use the official Government sites as there are some third party sites that will rip you off big time.

Canada $7 https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta.html?utm_source=slash-eta_ave&utm_medium=short-url-en&utm_campaign=eta

USA $14 https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/

Thanks for that too. I see some sites charge $100. What a rip off.

Thanks

You would be surprised how many people do not see "Ad" in front of the first Google search results and pay that sort of money. The same sorts of rip-off sites exist for Aust ETA/visa too.

Wish I saw this before We got ripped off. AUD $101 each instead of $7.00. We don't go until 5 August. Is there anything I can do? The site I used came up as The Offical Canada Visa site. Misrepresentation big time. I saw that it was CAD $5.50 Did not know what we paid until I looked up credit card statement.. I did USA direct for $14 each and even commented to husband that Canada was cheaper and quicker. What a rip off. No invoice issued. We are away from home at moment but will enquire when we get home. Another lesson learned.

You can get an ESTA at your pleasure, but you will not need one to board the ship in Vancouver. You are not flying to the USA, you are boarding the ship on foot into US jurisdiction at the port in Vancouver. No ESTA needed.

Instead, you will fill out an I-94W, be fingerprinted, photographed and pay US$14. Good for 2 years or until your pp expires, whichever comes first. The I-94W will be electronically attached to your passport and when you disembark again in Vancouver, the US will know that you have left the US and entered Canada through Canada Customs and Immi at the port.

You paid for the third party's service Noeline. You asked them to apply on your behalf for an eTA and they did that. They are clever.

Yes and cunning.