Updated as of November 9, 12:30 pm: 

Please be advised that Coastal Celebration has been repositioned to assist with service recovery for the Spirit of Vancouver Island, which is currently experiencing a mechanical difficulty with the starboard gearbox. As a result, the following sailings have been cancelled on November 10 and 11. 

Cancelled Wednesday, November 10, 2021:

12:00 pm departing Swartz Bay
2:00 pm departing Tsawwassen
4:00 pm departing Swartz Bay 
6:00 pm departing Tsawwassen

Cancelled Thursday, November 11, 2021:

8:00 am departing Swartz Bay
10:00 am departing Tsawwassen
12:00 pm departing Swartz Bay 
2:00 pm departing Tsawwassen

To assist with volumes, the Coastal Celebration will provide the following additional round trips:

11:00 pm departing Swartz Bay – November 10 and 11
1:00 am departing Tsawwassen – November 11 and 12

All other sailings will depart as scheduled. Customers with bookings on affected sailings will be notified. Every effort will be made to accommodate bookings on the next available sailing. If we are unable to accommodate, bookings will be cancelled and fully refunded. Travel will revert to standby basis.

We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience you may experience as a result of these cancellations. We are working to resolve the issue on the Spirit of Vancouver Island, and we will keep you informed as soon as more information becomes available.

Our goal is to inform our customers as early as possible of any changes to our scheduled sailings. We recommend that for the most up-to-date sailing and departure information, our customers also follow @BCFerries on Twitter, visit our Current Conditions webpage at www.bcferries.com or call us toll free at 1-888-223-3779.