Robert, my first cruise to Alaska, we ended up in Vancouver, and my daughter an I rented a car and drove up to Whistler. It is a BEAUTIFUL drive! We stopped along the way to take pictures, and found a waterfall along the way. My niece recently visted Vancouver, and says there was a lot of road construction when they drove there. This may be over now, but a good idea to check. We drove up, took the gondola to the top of the mountain, and then had lunch at a wonderful outdoor cafe right in the main pedestrian square. It was the drive up and back that was special to me.