Category Archives: Vancouver Island & Broughton Archipelago

Vancouver Island Tour & Inside Passage – Photos

Posted on April 30, 2013 by admin

Wow! Capt. Tavish Campbell sent us these photos he took last week while aboard the SV Maple Leaf on our spring Vancouver Island tour, up the Island’s inside passage and into the Great Bear Rainforest. How’d he get these shots? … Continue reading →

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Sail into Spring on the BC Coast and Fly Free – Book by Feb. 28

Posted on January 28, 2013 by admin

Receive up to $550 in flight value Spring on British Columbia’s west coast comes earlier than in much of North America. Expedition cruise company Maple Leaf Adventures is so keen for people to understand this, they’re offering a free one-way … Continue reading →

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Reach beyond the big-box cruise with Maple Leaf Adventures

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin

Community interaction at the heart of each West Coast adventure Before walking the gangway to a large, impersonal cruise ship, making all the same ports of call as the other big name cruise lines, consider taking a more personal voyage … Continue reading →

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Cruises from Victoria, BC

Posted on February 10, 2012 by admin

Victoria is the gateway to the beautiful Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, on BC’s southwest coast. It is also at the southern end of BC’s Inside Passage. Maple Leaf Adventures, an award-winning Victoria, BC, expedition cruise company, has been operating … Continue reading →

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How a “life wake-up call” lead an Alberta couple to unexpected insights on the BC coast

Posted on January 25, 2012 by admin

We came across this wonderful story recently, and wanted to share it again with the Maple Leaf community. It was originally published in our newsletter in the spring of 2008. – eds. We’re Janice McDougall and Gervais Goodman and we … Continue reading →

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The Year in Photos: 2011 Cruises Along the Inside Passage by Maple Leaf

Posted on December 21, 2011 by admin

The year – from winter shipyard near Vancouver, BC, to Alaska’s glaciers – aboard the SV Maple Leaf and her inside passage small ship cruises. Photos by Maple Leaf’s talented crew and guests in 2011. Enjoy! (Click the Play button … Continue reading →

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The Inside Passage gets wild: Maple Leaf Adventures’ 2012 trips of a lifetime

Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin

Dec. 7, 2011, Victoria, BC – Launching their 26th season in 2012, the owners of Maple Leaf Adventures understand that the wild coasts of British Columbia and Alaska, including the magical worlds of Haida Gwaii and the Great Bear Rainforest, … Continue reading →

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Share What Inspired You to Make a Difference and, on World Oceans Day, You Could Win a $3800 BC Whales & Totems Cruise on the Schooner Maple Leaf

Posted on May 26, 2011 by admin

Deadline is June 5 for the Canada-wide “The Way I Sea It” contest by Living Oceans Society From a chance turn off a New Zealand highway, to a community choir performance, to an encounter with beach garbage …unexpected aha! moments … Continue reading →

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Whale Watching on BC Reposition Cruise

Posted on July 12, 2010 by admin

REPORT FROM THE SHIP Here is an update we received via satellite from the ship. The crew and 8 guests are on a sailing cruise along the entire B.C. coast, from Prince Rupert to Comox, B.C. This report was sent … Continue reading →

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Recent reports from the ship:

Posted on April 29, 2010 by admin

The ship is away in the wilderness on her spring trips. We’ve received a few occasional reports from crew aboard the Maple Leaf sent in via sattelite. Hope you enjoy these small slices of their day: “Sailed under mainsail, foresail, … Continue reading →

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