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Flight Options (as of 04/18)

Cathay Pacific flies directly to/from JFK (777-300ER).         

Final date for this route, 02/23/20

Economy:
12.5K BA OW
17.5K AS OW
20K CX OW (30K RT)

Premium Economy:
25K BA OW
20K AS OW
24K CX OW (36K RT)

Business Class:
37.5K BA OW
25K AS OW
25K CX OW (50K RT)

First Class:
50K BA OW
35K AS OW
40K CX OW (70K RT)
Air Canada flies directly to/from EWR (787-800).
Economy:
12.5K SQ, UA, AC OW

Premium Economy:
20K AC OW

Business Class:
20K SQ OW
25K UA, AC OW

There is also a Delta flight direct to/from JFK in the summer months (prices vary as expected from Delta).   

DP01 (07/13): CX availability becomes better closer to the flight. (MEIR613)
DP02 (04/18): CX availability disappears 3-5 days out on BA and AS. (SLMYRCB)
DP03 (08/18): CX availability can only show up on BA or AS if there is more than 1 seat remaining, if it's only 1 seat, it will only be available on CX.com Use CX.com to see actual # of seats available. (@Yehuda)


Food - BC Kosher List

Cafe Forty One (dairy - cholov yisrael) formerly Shuk Eat/Play
5750 Oak Street
Vancouver, BC
V6M 2V9, Canada
Tel: 604-563-4141
Delivery Service via Skip The Dishes (Fairmont Pacific Rim is not within the deliverable area)
"Really great, everything tasty good value, best Caesar Salad ever, and order pizza in advance for good "camp" like homemade yummyness." (shiframeir)
"Nice selection of pastries in addition to their dairy menu. The pizzas and sandwiches are very good." (SLMYRCB)

Nava Creative Cusine (dairy/pareve - non cholov yisrael)
950 West 41st Avenue
Vancouver, BC
Tel: (604) 676-7579
Located at the JCC - right around corner from Cafe Forty One

Omnitsky's Kosher (meat)
5775 Oak Street,
Vancouver, BC
Tel: (604) 321-1818
Just across the street from Cafe Forty One

Sabra Bakery (meat)
3844 Oak Street
Vancouver, BC
Tel: (604) 733-4912
Two miles down Oak Street near the Sharei Tzedek Shul

Maple Grill (meat)
1967 W Broadway
Vancouver, BC
V6J 1Z3, Canada
Tel: (604) 568-4885

Mount Royal Bagels - North Vancouver
701 Queensbury Ave
North Vancouver, BC
V7L 3V9, Canada
Tel: (604) 904-1116

Real Canadian Superstore
Marine Drive
Has kosher products

Kosher Food Warehouse
612 Kingsway (rear)
Vancouver, BC
Tel: (604) 709-9889


Shabbos

Chabad Downtown - walkable from many hotels, no Eruv, Shacharis on Shabbos followed by Kiddush, Friday night Minyan last weekend each month.
TheKollel - in the community, yes Eruv, Holiday Inn Vancouver Centre only points hotel in the Eruv, Airbnb options, all Minyanim, free Shabbos meals. Some hotels downtown (outside the Eruv) are about an hour walk.
Eruv - https://goo.gl/maps/D2oLBC39GT72


Activities

Stanley park - trolley, rent bikes at Bayshore Bike/Spokes/lots of other places (Westin Bayshore provides 2 hours of free bikes), playground/water are, 9 o'clock gun
Aquarium in Stanley Park
Capilano suspension bridge - also tree walk and cliff walk
Capilano Salmon Hatchery
Lynn Canyon suspension bridge and hikes (Twin Falls, 30 Foot Pool) - free
Grouse Mountain - gondola up, can take chairlift even higher, then an elevator to top of windmill, view of Vancouver, ziplining, parasailing, lumberjack show, see grizzly bears, Grouse Grind - way to hike up the mountain instead
Granville island - market, street performers, kayaking, stand up paddleboat, false creek ferries, brewery tour, kids play area, rent a boat, can bike to here
Seaplane around Vancouver harbor or to Whistler -  http://www.harbour-air.com/index.php 
Whale watching
Victoria Island - ferry to the island/back, Butchart Gardens (expensive, underwhelming), Miniature World, Fisherman's Wharf, oldest Synagogue in Canada. Victoria seems to be very expensive, ferry $30, to bring a car $100, gardens $30.
Bowen Island
Seabus - cheap ferry across harbor and back
Deep Cove kayaking
UBC Garden - Greenheart TreeWalk (look for Groupon)
Zoo
Harbor boat tours - boatrent.ca, Harbor Cruises was terrible - dpk4588
Sea wall
Watch sea planes
Cypress Mountain
Seymour Mountain
Art Museum
Science center imax
Pacific Center Mall
See Olympic torch
"Tour Guys" free walking tour
Rivers to see salmon spawn (swim upstream)
Robson street
Denman street
Vancouver Convention Center - Olympics memorabilia
Kitsilano Beach
Kids Bowl Free
Takaya golf centre
Poets cove
Elizabeth gardens
Van dusen gardens - better than Elizabeth gardens
Canada Place - fly over canada ride experience
Brittania Mine Museum
Vancouver Lookout
Gastown - steam clock
Chinatown
Yaletown
http://scenicrush.com/ - exotic car drive up the Sea to sky highway
Dr SunYatSen Chinese Garden (Dan and a DDFer said not worth it)
Free Chinese Garden
Lighthouse park
Safari Eco Boat Tour and Seaplane flight  Sewellsmarina.com

On the way to Whistler: (see Whistler Master Thread)
Sea to sky highway
Sea to sky gondola in Squamish, can hike up and take gondola down
River rafting in Squamish
Shannon Falls
Brandywine Falls
Panorama Ridge Hike in Lake Garibaldi in between Squamish and Whistler

« Last edited by pointer on February 16, 2020, 11:32:24 PM »

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #440 on: June 14, 2014, 10:30:13 PM »

They stay open for you.

If u give alamo flight info they stay open no matter how late? Do you have to call when you land or they'll just stay (not sure I'll have phone)?

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #441 on: June 14, 2014, 11:04:51 PM »
If u give alamo flight info they stay open no matter how late? Do you have to call when you land or they'll just stay (not sure I'll have phone)?

Alamo is officially open. Look on the site.

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #442 on: June 15, 2014, 12:17:09 AM »
Sorry I meant if flights late. Supposedly this flight doesn't have greatest on time performance.

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #443 on: July 30, 2014, 05:52:13 PM »
How many days do I need for Vancouver if I am going with a 7 year old and a 6 month old ?

will my big kid enjoy it or its not made for kids ?

should I fly business or first since I am going with a kid and a babe


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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #444 on: July 30, 2014, 06:03:10 PM »
How many days do I need for Vancouver if I am going with a 7 year old and a 6 month old ?

will my big kid enjoy it or its not made for kids ?

should I fly business or first since I am going with a kid and a babe
You can go for 4-5 days and that should be enough time. If you want to go to whistler you can do 5-7 days.

I think Vancouver is suitable for all ages and your kid should have fun.

Def try to get First one way and you have one more day to book with US for 50k roundtrip, but its hard to find 3 seats especially not within a week or so. If you can't get First try to get biz as it makes the trip more enjoyable IMO.
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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #445 on: July 30, 2014, 07:06:05 PM »
You can go for 4-5 days and that should be enough time. If you want to go to whistler you can do 5-7 days.

I think Vancouver is suitable for all ages and your kid should have fun.

Def try to get First one way and you have one more day to book with US for 50k roundtrip, but its hard to find 3 seats especially not within a week or so. If you can't get First try to get biz as it makes the trip more enjoyable IMO.
whats us points I won't to book with ba points.  So how many days for whistler

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #446 on: July 30, 2014, 07:16:38 PM »
whats us points I won't to book with ba points.  So how many days for whistler
US Airways miles.

Depends exactly what you want to do there.

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #447 on: July 31, 2014, 12:26:47 PM »
Cathay pacific from Vancouver to new york:
According to Dans trip report http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/24056
The food from Vancouver to New York was inedible, that was written in 2012, has anyone flown with Cathay Pacific on that route recently, has anything changed? How was the food from Vancouver?
Thanks.

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #448 on: July 31, 2014, 02:04:00 PM »
Cathay pacific from Vancouver to new york:
According to Dans trip report http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/24056
The food from Vancouver to New York was inedible, that was written in 2012, has anyone flown with Cathay Pacific on that route recently, has anything changed? How was the food from Vancouver?
Thanks.

Know someone who flew a few months ago and nothing has changed. Best would be to get some great falafel from Zaatar for the plane.

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #449 on: July 31, 2014, 02:18:19 PM »
Know someone who flew a few months ago and nothing has changed. Best would be to get some great falafel from Zaatar for the plane.
I think someone mentioned up thread that Zaatar closed.

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #450 on: July 31, 2014, 02:23:45 PM »
I think someone mentioned up thread that Zaatar closed.

Really? Wasn't following that closely, that's a shame.

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #451 on: August 01, 2014, 12:05:08 AM »
I did it last month - zaatar did in fact close and the food in cx f was still gross/ inedible

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #452 on: August 03, 2014, 02:32:53 PM »
Cathay pacific from Vancouver to new york:
According to Dans trip report http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/24056
The food from Vancouver to New York was inedible, that was written in 2012, has anyone flown with Cathay Pacific on that route recently, has anything changed? How was the food from Vancouver?
Thanks.
I thought food from New York to Vancouver was pretty bad too. Would recommend u bring something along

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #453 on: August 03, 2014, 03:39:08 PM »
I thought food from New York to Vancouver was pretty bad too. Would recommend u bring something along

It was standard borenstein meal, very decent.

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #454 on: August 03, 2014, 03:50:05 PM »
My food JFK-YVR was actually delicious.
2015: 116K bkd | 1.6M brnd | F: OZ,NH,AA,EK | J: UA,CA,TK,DL,TN,AF,VA | LIH,NRT,ROR,PEK,CNS,BOB,MEL,TLV & Pacific Hopper

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #455 on: August 03, 2014, 04:30:32 PM »
My food JFK-YVR was actually delicious.
In J or F?

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #456 on: August 03, 2014, 04:30:57 PM »
I believe they serve the same thing in both, but F.

http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=25470.0

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[I think I may have finished half a bottle of Blue Label by the time dinner was done. Though, I must say, the Kosher meal JFK-YVR was of the best Kosher meals I’ve had on a plane.]
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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #457 on: August 03, 2014, 04:32:36 PM »
I believe they serve the same thing in both, but F.

http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=25470.0
IIRC, you flew JFK-YVR in J also.

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #458 on: August 03, 2014, 04:35:43 PM »
Yeah, a few times YVR-JFK, but never JFK-YVR.
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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #459 on: August 03, 2014, 04:37:37 PM »