 When she was launched, the "Malibu Princess" was based out of, the North Vancouver waterfront, around the site of the current SeaBus Terminal, at the foot of Chesterfield Ave., then from 1972, she used a pier, just West from the old Pier B-C, which is now the location of Canada Place and the thriving cruise ship facility of Vancouver.The "Princess" would make its 16+ hour round trip from Vancouver to Malibu, taking campers and supplies to "The Bu" then returning with finished campers, this trip was done once a week.But in 1997, the "Princess" was moved to her new berth at Egmont which helped cut down the travel time by more than 60%, thereby reducing the overall wear & tear on the ship plus reduced significantly the fuel costs.