For the first time in more than two years, a large cruise ship has docked in Canadian waters.
Locals in Victoria gathered to welcome Holland America's Koningsdam and its more than 1,200 passengers to the city's cruise ship dock at Ogden Point Saturday morning.
"I actually choked up a little bit seeing the ship coming in," said Alan Thilmot, manager of Victoria Pedicab Company. For all that the ship's arrival brought feelings of relief and normalcy, however, the spectre of the pandemic remained.
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