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Photo Credit: Cruisey-T

It’ll be a Canada Day celebration unlike any other as Cruisey-T, Canada’s largest floating dance party set’s sail for a four-hour evening cruise. Celebrities resident DJ, Zach Shore, along with DJ Kasha Kennedy will keep party goers dancing thoughout the cruise.

The four hour cruise is on a three level boat. The lower and middle decks have bars. DJ’s are located on the middle and top deck. The top deck is also where you will find a large outdoor dance area.

The Canada Day cruise features performances by Vancouver’s legendary drag queen Joane-E, and Sienna Blaze.

For a limited time, tickets are 2-for-1 for this specific cruise ($30 plus a $2 processing fee).

The four hour cruise boards are 4:30pm and departs at 5pm. Remember to bring cash – the bars are cash-only and there is no ATM on board.

Thursday, July 1 people across Canada came together to celebrate our national holiday, Canada Day. I proudly sported my Team Canada Olympic jersey, Canada flags and a Canada flag temporary tattoo to show my passion for Canada.

My friend Jay and I spend the day at Canada Place, the gateway to Canada from the Pacific, located on Burrard Inlet in downtown Vancouver. It is home to the Pan Pacific Hotel, the cruise ship terminal, IMAX Theatre, the Vancouver Convention Centre, and the Port of Vancouver and Canada Place Corp corporate offices.

There were many activities including live musical performances, street performers, and demonstrations by the Canadian Armed Forces and Navy.

At 12:00pm, noon, the heritage horns rang out and the crowd proudly belted out, O’ Canada.

The highlight for many was to see the Vancouver 2010 Olympic cauldron re-lit. The cauldron has been under construction since the close of the Paralympics so a permanent structure could surround the massive art sculpture. The base of the cauldron is now surrounded by a pond.

In the evening I had the pleasure to watch the fireworks from the Helijet landing pad, located on the east side of Canada Place.

Although the weather was cool and threatened to rain, it was a very enjoyable day.