I am from the UK. I am going on a cruise from Seattle to Alaska and was wanting to know do I need a Canadian visa/eta as the dock ships in Victoria BC? I already have an ESTA for the US.
You only need a Canada eTA if you enter Canada by air. If you enter by land or sea, you do not need an eTA. In no case do you need a visa for a short visit.
answered Mar 2 '19 at 13:01
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Thank you. That is interesting to know as the cruise line are insisting that I need one. – Kathleen Donnelly Mar 2 '19 at 13:08
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@KathleenDonnelly Canadian eTA is very inexpensive ($7, if I recall correctly, currently about £4). If I were taking a cruise with an operator who said I needed one, I would probably just get it, even if I knew that they were wrong. – phoog Mar 2 '19 at 19:37
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1@KathleenDonnelly is it Carnival? I just looked at their site and it is full of imprecise and incorrect information about travel document requirements, notably including eTA. You might send them to cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp or to canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/…, which says unambiguously "Visa-exempt foreign nationals need an eTA to fly to or transit through a Canadian airport. These travellers do not need an eTA when arriving by car, bus, train or boat (including a cruise ship)." – phoog Mar 2 '19 at 20:06
