Optional tours are available from most ports for an additional charge.
Itinerary
Day Boston, Massachusetts, USDeparts 04:00 PM The ports of New England and eastern Canada bear witness to fascinating histories and vibrant cultures that continue to thrive to this day. Approaching these cities from the sea offers a memorable perspective: For many immigrants to North America, their first glimpse of their new lives would be from the decks of ships sailing into these harbors. While the fishing villages of New England and Canada's Atlantic Provinces embody a long seafaring tradition, neither region is frozen in time. World-class museums and celebrated restaurants sit side by side with historic sites. Whether you want to explore the early days of Canada and the United States or see what the future holds for their metropolises, a journey along North America's Atlantic coast promises to be unforgettable.
Day Bar Harbor, Maine, USArrives 08:00 AM Departs 05:00 PM "Located on Mount Desert Island in Maine, Bar Harbor is the quintessential New England coastal town. Picturesque and charming, it is a scenic and walkable town with streets lined with restaurants and boutiques. Dining on lobster is a must, as is a scoop or two at one of the town's homemade ice cream shops. Boat tours explore the waters and islands that surround Bar Harbor, with seasonal opportunities to see wildlifeâincluding whalesâand lighthouses along the way.
Bar Harbor is surrounded by the magnificent Acadia National Park, making the area an adventurer's playground. The park, which is celebrating its centennial in 2016, is home to sites such as Cadillac Mountain, the tallest mountain along the eastern coast of the United States and the first place in the country to see the sun rise. Guests can hike, bike or take a horse-and-carriage ride to explore Acadia's lakes and striking coastline. Take advantage of the best bargain in Bar Harbor during your visit: The free Island Explorer buses take guests to Acadia's major sites and to other nearby destinations.
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Day Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaArrives 11:00 AM Departs 10:00 PM The ports of New England and eastern Canada bear witness to fascinating histories and vibrant cultures that continue to thrive to this day. Approaching these cities from the sea offers a memorable perspective: For many immigrants to North America, their first glimpse of their new lives would be from the decks of ships sailing into these harbors. While the fishing villages of New England and Canada's Atlantic Provinces embody a long seafaring tradition, neither region is frozen in time. World-class museums and celebrated restaurants sit side by side with historic sites. Whether you want to explore the early days of Canada and the United States or see what the future holds for their metropolises, a journey along North America's Atlantic coast promises to be unforgettable.
Day At SeaArrives 07:00 AM Departs 04:00 PM
Day St Johns, Newfoundland, CanadaArrives 08:00 AM Departs 05:00 PM "Closer to London than it is to Canada's west coast, the capital of Newfoundland, St. John's, has long looked east and across the Atlantic. It is the easternmost city in North America, excluding Greenland, and has its own time zone, a half-hour ahead of the rest of eastern Canada.
Long before there was a permanent town, established around 1630, British fishermen would set up camp here in the summer. To this day the harbor remains the center of the city, with its oldest buildings and streets (including Water Street, the oldest street in North America) nearby. And although it was primarily fishing and whaling that drove the economy of St. John's for centuries, today the oil and natural gas found beneath the ocean floor is increasingly important.
The rest of St. John's sits on hills around the harbor, which has led to frequent comparisons to San Francisco. The tallest, Signal Hill, is one of St. John's most famous sights with its panoramic views. While the city shines at a distance, it is also in the details that it charms visitors, with its houses painted in jelly-bean hues and cozy restaurants and pubs that provide relief from Atlantic breezes.
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Day St Anthony, Newfoundland, CanadaArrives 09:00 AM Departs 05:00 PM Near the northern tip of Newfoundlandââ¬â¢s Great Northern Peninsula, tiny St. Anthony (population: 2,418) predates even the famed navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier. Though he gave the town its name, it was already a seasonal camp used by French and Basque fishermen when he arrived in 1534. St. Anthony's fortunes have long been tied to the sea: Those fishermen were followed by whalers, and now tourism has become increasingly important, with whale-watching expeditions among the principal draws. Other opportunities for sightings include moose (the area has one of the worldââ¬â¢s largest populations of them), polar bears in the spring, and icebergs as they drift south along the Newfoundland coast. For many travelers, however, St. Anthony is the gateway to one of North Americaââ¬â¢s most intriguing archaeological sites. While Christopher Columbus is popularly credited with being the first European to ââ¬Ådiscoverââ¬Â the New World, Viking explorers were there before himââ¬âmore than four centuries earlier. The remains of an 11th-century village at Lââ¬â¢Anse aux Meadows, located less than an hour north of St. Anthony, are the oldest evidence of a European settlement in North America. Today, the reconstructed sod houses at this UNESCO World Heritage Site give a sense of the hard lives of those early settlers.
Day Corner Brook, Newfoundland, CanadaArrives 09:00 AM Departs 05:00 PM "Corner Brook, a small but bustling city, is on Newfoundland's west coast. Captain Cook initially mapped this area, known as the Bay of Islands, in 1767, and like many other Newfoundland settlements, Corner Brook started out as a fishing village. Later, one of the largest pulp and paper mills in the world was built here.
In the city's downtown core, West Street and Broadway are the center of action, thanks to numerous pubs, shops and restaurants. The local university has renowned fine-arts and drama programs, so you're never too far from entertainment. Corner Brook also has an impressive amount of green spaceâyou're always within walking distance of a park or trail. Nearby Humber Valley and the Marble Mountain offer some of the best skiing in Atlantic Canada, a big enticement for outdoor-adventure junkies. Even if you'd prefer to just take in the scenery, the rolling green mountains and the views overlooking the bay are worth the trip.
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Day Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec, CanadaArrives 08:00 AM Departs 05:00 PM Long isolated near the Pointe aux Esquimaux on the St. Lawrence Gulf's northeast shore, townsfolk here speak a dialect closer to Acadian French than other Quebecois. The Mingan Archipelago just offshore is a Parks Canada Reserve scenically dotted with bizarrely sculpted monoliths, studded with marine fossils and populated by colonies of puffins and razorbills. Visitors also enjoy whale watching, and insights into the Innu culture as revealed in the artworks decorating their picturesque church.