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Two thirds of the ships will arrive in the early evening and depart before midnight. VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 cruise visits have shifted very slightly to evening, rather than daytime, since 2008, mostly due to the Disney line, which will add Victoria to its list of ports in this coming season.

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