Prince Rupert's cruise season is underway for another year as the Norwegian Star (above seen from the Atlin Terminal) pulled into port a little earlier than planned, the cruise ship arrived in Prince Rupert harbour a little after 1 pm, arriving at the Cruise Terminal a few minutes in advance of its scheduled 2 pm calling time.
It was at about that same time that the weather patterns for Prince Rupert shifted for the day, with the gusts of wind prominent through the morning and early afternoon picking up, bringing with them sprinkles of rain, which then turned into a steady downpour as the first visitors began to dis-embark from the ship.
Once ashore the first visitors of the cruise season quickly took off for their assorted port of call adventures, some of whom followed those controversial new banners installed by the City of Prince Rupert.
Some took in the trendy shops of the Cow Bay District, guided along by the distinctive blue and gold banners (like the one above), others headed for the Cultural District following the Red and Black banners towards the Museum of Northern BC, while even more hardy adventurers followed the Historic District banners down along 2nd Avenue, ending up at Prince Rupert's, ah, uhm, ahem, er, Historic? Inlander Inn (see above).
Unfortunately for this season's debut, nature wasn't willing to accommodate visitors and hosts on this visit. The steady downpour seemed to keep more than a few of the would be explorers aboard the Norwegian Star, as the streets and walkways of the three districts seemed a little less full than on our sunnier days.
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