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Re:Vancouver bans whales and dolphins at aquarium by mthoms on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @01:04PM (#14360411)
>for not much more than the cost of the aquarium ticket, you can take your kids on a whale watching tour.

That's laughable. A cursory check indicates the pricing starting at ~$80 for a single child. A family of four? That's ~$420.

Children's tickets are ~$20 at the aquarium (and they have special discounts for kids from local schools and the disabled). A family of four at the aquarium would cost ~ $110

In what world does a 4x multiple qualify as "for not much more..."?

Re:Vancouver bans whales and dolphins at aquarium by sverige on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @02:19PM (#14361218)
The bonus feature, though, is that the whales on the more expensive excursion are living free, not in captivity. That's worth 4x, I think.
Re:Vancouver bans whales and dolphins at aquarium by mthoms on Thursday May 18, 2017 @12:38AM (#14364846)
I agree. But at that price, it's not even within the realm of possibility for a huge chunk of Canadians.