FIFA World Cup spirit takes to the water with Hullo Ferries vessel wrap | Daily Hive

Vancouver's FIFA World Cup spirit takes to the water with Hullo Ferries vessel livery wrap

Hullo Ferries vessel with official FIFA World Cup branding. (Kenneth Chan)

With each passing day, Vancouver is increasingly looking the part of a 2026 FIFA World Cup host city, as tournament-themed decorations continue to appear across prominent public spaces, landmarks, and key public transit hubs in the region.

That transformation now also includes Hullo Ferries, with one of the company’s two high-speed passenger ferry vessels pulling into the Coal Harbour terminal in Downtown Vancouver this morning to reveal its new temporary exterior livery wrap featuring official FIFA World Cup branding — part of a partnership between the company and Vancouver’s local FIFA World Cup host committee.

The eye-catching wrap on the Spuhéls vessels transforms the catamaran into a floating showcase, with the tournament logo and motto stretching across the vessel’s exterior. The branding will be highly visible to passengers travelling between Downtown Vancouver and Nanaimo, as well as to onlookers along Burrard Inlet.

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To provide Vancouver Island residents with a more convenient way to enjoy the FIFA World Cup matches and festivities in Vancouver, Hullo Ferries is also providing special late-night, return-trip sailings from Downtown Vancouver to Nanaimo for six of the seven BC Place Stadium match dates — June 13 (Australia vs. Turkey), June 28 (Canada vs. Qatar), June 21 (New Zealand vs. Egypt), June 24 (Canada vs. Switzerland), June 26 (Belgium vs. New Zealand), and July 2 (knockout round of 32).

Hullo Ferries vessel with official FIFA World Cup branding. (Kenneth Chan)

BC Ferries is also expecting an exceptionally strong summer season, due in part to the FIFA World Cup, with passenger volumes expected to exceed last year’s record-setting season. The provincial ferry company has added more staff and sailings, including starting its more frequent summer season schedule two weeks earlier than usual to cover the start of the tournament period.

With spectators and fans depending on Metro Vancouver’s public transit services to get around, TransLink is also joining in on the FIFA World Cup spirit by borrowing the voice of Christine Sinclair, who will be making special pre-recorded automated voice announcements on SkyTrain, buses, SeaBus, and West Coast Express. TransLink will also introduce new wayfinding signage, live performances, and special announcements to create a more connected and immersive tournament atmosphere.

In recent weeks, FIFA World Cup banners, branded decorations, wayfinding signage, and other official themed public installations have been progressively installed, including 2,900 street banners affixed to light posts.

Some of the largest installations to date with official FIFA World Cup branding can be found on the exterior of SkyTrain’s YVR Airport Station and the geodesic dome of Science World, which is currently in the process of being transformed into a ginormous replica of the adidas Trionda playing soccer ball for the 2026 edition of the tournament. Science World’s temporary transformation will reach completion in early June, just ahead of the start of the FIFA World Cup.

For years, leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics, BC Ferries’ then-new, Coastal-class vessels boasted large exterior livery wraps boasting the official Games logo and branding.

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SkyTrain’s YVR Airport Station; FIFA World Cup Vancouver decorations, as seen on May 11, 2026. (Kenneth Chan)

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Science World; FIFA World Cup Vancouver decorations, as seen on May 12, 2026. (Kenneth Chan)

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Science World; FIFA World Cup Vancouver decorations, as seen on May 13, 2026. (Kenneth Chan)

Concept of “The Beautiful Dome” at Science World. (The Look Company/Science World)

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