Cruise Canada needs some RVs brought from Vancouver to Toronto and Montreal so they’ll let you drive one for free for up to 21 days. The RV needs to be brought to Montreal or Toronto by 11/27.
They will reimburse your gas receipts for up to $500 as well. You are allowed to drive in the US and Canada.
6,000 kilometers (3,728 miles) are included for free. Google maps shows that it’s 4,188 kilometers from Vancouver to Toronto and 4,535 from Vancouver to Montreal. It’s more than enough miles to hit up the Grand Canyon (as well as my hometown of Cleveland along the way to share a beer with me for anyone crazy enough to do this) should you so desire 😀
You can use your AA miles or BA Avios to fly on Cathay Pacific’s great business or first class one-way from JFK to Vancouver and then use 4,500 Avios to fly from Toronto or Montreal back to NYC.
Hit the comments to find some buddies to organize a trip?
Is $500 enough for gas?
I’m going to be in Vancouver next week should I ditch my return flight and drive back…..???
Damn. Wish my wife wasn’t in school right now. I would def do a one month road trip.
What size RV?
@Askan:
Are we meeting there?
My brother just did this. Actually returned today. Him his wife. One year old daughter and dog. They said it was amazing.
@Rebecca:
I’d love to hear more details and a trip report?
What route did he drive? How long did it take? How much did he spend on gas? Etc.
How do you get this deal?
this is so cool if only it were one year ago… I hope ppl do it 🙂
Gas has got to be about $1500 to $1800 so it’ll cost ya.
Would love to find a deal like that for Florida around pesach time!!!
Its probably close to $500 for just one tank of gas on these gas guzzlers!!!
Did a similar thing in Australia, from Melbourne to Sydney (900km) a few years ago. Spent 3 days in a brand new RV, with enough gas included to travel via the coast.
According to Mapquest on a regular car the fuel cost would be between 360-420. I assume that for a RV its probably closer to 700-800, I think its still worth it though…..
I’m in. Just submitted my request. Hope I get it.
Thanks Dan.
i drove cross country in a uhaul(i moved from ny to seattle)and gas was total around 1200-vancouver to toronto will be at least that if not more
wish i was younger, would have done it
@meir
Only if you drive through canada, if you drive through the states why should it be much more?
4500km=2800mi
RV gets 9mpg on average
2800/9=310
so you use 310 gallons
at $4 per gallon your looking at spending about $1250
Numbers may be off a bit (i did the math in my head)
gas tank on a large RV is about 80 gallons at $4 a gallon its $320 to fill each time.
@chaim: Just want to point out that the cost of a “tank of gas” is completely irrelevant to the cost of the trip. The question is cost per mile. I hate it when people ask me how much it cost me to fill my Ford Expedition. The fact that it cost me approximately $.70 to drive a mile is what people should focus on.
The size of the RV seems to matter most and they have different sizes.
Dr. Google says between 6-15 mpg based on the size.
Based on 2,600 miles that’s between 173-433 gallons.
USA average price per gallon today is $3.66, so that means anywhere between $633-$1,584.
on a brand new 2012 RV which i just rented you can do about 8 MPG (which is horrible), and filling up cost over $200 each time. plus they will charge you for using the generator (for heat or A/C) which is required unless your plugged in somehow to electricity without paying for a camping sight
How big was your RV?
8mpg would be 325 gallons or $1,189 of gas.
I don’t know what size they are giving butaccording to the informational video on their site the small one gets 15mpg
I got an email from them. You can’t pick up or return the RV on a Sunday, so for those who are Shomer Shabbos, it is an issue if you want to do this trip in a week. Basically, you would have to pick it up on Monday morning and return it by 11:00 am Friday.
I was hoping to do it in a week trip, but seems like it won’t work out.
The offer says they are offering the standard (middle) size RV
@Pyrate Baruch:
Why not just stay somewhere along the way for shabbos and return it the next monday?
What time is the last pickup on Sat. night?
Pickup is from 1-4 PM. Drop-off from 9-11 AM. Very restrictive, sounds like there are $ penalties for being late. I inquired as well. Still thinking about it…have some concerns about the fuel costs and driving an RV in Canada in November.
Will get details from him this week and try to post
SENT AN EMAIL REQUESTING 11/15-11/22. CAN ANYONE GIVE SOME TIPS ON WHAT TO SEE ON THE VANCOUVER TO TORONTO TRIP AND WHERE TO STAY FOR SHOBBOS?
go to banff- stay in edmonton for shabbos!!
Dan:
You have to return the RV by 11:00 am, so there is no way to return after Shabbos. The charge 25.00 per hour every hour after 11:00. Also, I don’t know how late they are open, but suspect that there wouldn’t be enough time to return it after Shabbos during their business hours.
I’m interested in arranging a group. If you’re interested email me, ksemail7@gmail.com
definitely banff and Jasper. The Canadian rockies are beautiful! Did that trip 2x in a RV
thanks 🙂
I must say the idea of a frum group cross country in RVs… Very tempting. Wish I had the time.