Are you planning on getting off Vancouver Island for the Remembrance Day weekend? YouB次元官网网址檙e not alone.

The ferry from Victoria to the mainland is fully booked for Friday until 9 p.m. and then until noon on Saturday. Departures from Nanaimo to Horseshoe Bay are also reserved until 5:55 p.m. Nov. 9, but both have the option for standby. Foot passengers are not included in the reservation system.

BC Ferries spokeswoman Deborah Marshall said theyB次元官网网址檝e added extra sailings to their busiest route this weekend, between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay. Usually, their offseason only uses two ferries on the route, but three will be in service for Remembrance Day weekend.

BC Ferries traffic forecast for Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay reads Friday, Nov.9, and Monday, Nov. 12, as B次元官网网址榲ery busyB次元官网网址� while Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday are expected to be B次元官网网址榖usyB次元官网网址�. The route between Vancouver and Nanaimo is also expected to be very busy on Friday and Monday, and busy on Nov. 11.

B次元官网网址淕enerally, customers do book in advance for long weekends,B次元官网网址� Marshall said. B次元官网网址淲e do have lots of room for standby traffic, though. Just because the reservation space is full, it doesnB次元官网网址檛 mean the ship is full.B次元官网网址�

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In BC FerriesB次元官网网址檚 latest submission to the commissioner, holiday travel patterns are outlined. Forecasts for holidays that fall on different days of the week every year, like Remembrance Day and Christmas, are determined through historical patterns.

B次元官网网址淭he busiest weekend for us is generally the B.C. Day long weekend in August. We do see an increase in traffic on long weekends. This one is not so much because the weather plays a factor for some customers and you donB次元官网网址檛 see campsites filling up in November, but we do anticipate some extra traffic this weekend,B次元官网网址� she said.

The holiday that presents the most significant impact on a fiscal yearB次元官网网址檚 traffic, the report said, is Easter because it could fall in a fiscal year twice since it straddles March and April. The fiscal year ends on March 31.

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B次元官网网址淚n addition, the alignment of Easter with spring break has a large impact on the traffic generated by this holiday,B次元官网网址� the report said.

Although warmer months see peak traffic levels, Christmas B次元官网网址渉as a significant weight,B次元官网网址� especially as school and work vacations can change timing each year.

Marshall suggested checking current conditions and travel advisories on the BC Ferries website, and travelling by foot when possible.

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