Canada New England Cruise Review WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

[@lovehandr]

For those stopping in Sydney, do an excursion to Fort Louisburg for history lovers or a bus excursion of the Cabot Trail for nature and scenery fans. The Cabot Trail is one of the most scenic drives in Eastern Canada, and will be spectacular if it matches with peak fall foliage. There is some dramatic coastal scenery on this drive, fall foliage or not.

[@askarealtravelexpert]

As someone who hails from this area, could not agree more. Excellent suggestions.

[@markjuliefinby7020]

Thanks for the video. Very helpful. Looking forward to our 7-day NCL cruise from NY to Halifax in late Sept.

[@askarealtravelexpert]

You are probably going to our home port as well enjoy!

[@hanangrg]

Just what I needed before our cruise. Thanks a million for sharing.

[@askarealtravelexpert]

Glad it was helpful!

[@abteamautocare1567]

Thank you for a very informative video!

[@askarealtravelexpert]

Glad it was helpful!

[@anthonyonthemove]

Very helpful info. Thanks for sharing.

[@askarealtravelexpert]

Glad it was helpful!

[@scothowe539]

My wife and I will be taking a New England to Canada cruise the last week of September. Ours starts and ends in New York though so you don’t necessarily have to fly home from a different city.

[@askarealtravelexpert]

Wonderful who are you sailing with ?

[@scothowe539]

@@askarealtravelexpert Norwegian on the Escape. Will be the first time as our other two cruises were on Royal Caribbean. Expecting a little older crowd considering the time of year.

[@JuanitasGrandaughter]

We are going then too, but on Royal Caribbean!

[@Sana-vi7sw]

I'll be on NCL Escape too, Sept 24th to Oct. 1st. Hoping we'll see some fall colors but I've read in message boards that we might not see the foliage at that time. :(

[@scothowe539]

@@JuanitasGrandaughter Have a great trip.

[@briannickerson6858]

Bar Harbor is terrific, but the other common port is Portland, Maine. We live close to Portland Harbor and we tend to get two cruise ships a day starting in September. Smaller cruise ships and occasional large one in summers. Casco Bay and the Old Port area a few steps from the ship are the primary attractions. Island tours and Lobster Bakes are typical excursions.

[@askarealtravelexpert]

Hey thanks for the update will include Portland on our next Canada New England segment. What cruise lines are you seeing?

[@briannickerson6858]

@@askarealtravelexpert Mostly NCL and RC. Occasional Celebrity, Carnival and HAL. Almost daily, the little ships from American Cruise Line and the other line similar. Viking, Silverseas and another luxury line maybe twice a year. Today, an Oceana was docking and had an explosion in the engine room. One crewman injured and evacuated the ship.

[@askarealtravelexpert]

Very similar to our port in Charlottetown

[@briannickerson6858]

@@askarealtravelexpert I haven’t had the pleasure to visit your beautiful island. A number of our friends make it an annual pilgrimage.

[@davepowell3293]

Just a hour from Halifax is a area famous for its wines

[@askarealtravelexpert]

Interesting do you mean the Annapolis Valley?

[@davepowell3293]

@askarealtravelexpert yes

[@bobbiemoody296]

Hello Chaps Thank you so much for that interesting video. I am sailing from England to Boston and then onwards to Quebec and then back to England- total of 25 days at sea. I am on Sky Princess and perhaps some passengers will board from Boston which would be nice. Thanks for the tip for taking local currency. I will be stocking up on Canadian dollars for sure. Have been to Canada before so have seen the autumn colours and I know how beautiful it is. I also love lobster!!!! So, thanks again and Happy Trails.

[@askarealtravelexpert]

So you are doing a Trans Atlantic?

[@dawne8851]

Great video! My husband and I are going in early October. We're sailing from Brooklyn, NY, and it's an 11-night roundtrip on MSC Meraviglia. We're trying to figure out what to do in Sydney and Charlottetown. We like history, old houses, museums, things like that.

[@askarealtravelexpert]

If you like history, and depending how long you are in port in Sydney, it is our recommendation to find an excursion or tour of Fort Louisburg which is about a half-hour distant. Wear warm clothing (jacket/hat) plus good walking shoes as it can suffer from the cold Atlantic winds even in-summer.(If you are in Sydney on a weekend after Oct 10 it may not be open.) There is lots to do in Charlottetown just on your own: Confederation Centre, Beaconsfield (museum), Province House, shopping, etc. If you go further afield on a tour be sure to visit the "north shore" and Green Gables Heritage Place. Traveling through the countryside, you will also be able to take in the colorful foliage. Wherever you visit in the Maritimes, be sure to have a feed of mussels and lobster. PEI also has great oysters. Here's to great voyage, hope it's all you wish it to be.

[@JC-bl9bo]

We are on our 3rd Canada/NE cruise this October and 4th next October. 9 days on Royal Caribbean from NJ. It's our favorite itinerary but it's really a tie with Coco Cay but two totally different cruise types.

[@askarealtravelexpert]

Wow wonderful will have to make you honorary Islanders when you visit our home port in Charlottetown PEI

[@JC-bl9bo]

@@askarealtravelexpert absolutely love Canada! It's why we keep coming back. I could definitely live in the Halifax area. Just the winters would be too cold for me. 🥶

[@askarealtravelexpert]

It's a great town with a ton of history. Have you been to the navel and Titanic museum there?

[@JC-bl9bo]

@@askarealtravelexpert yes, every time. We are going back in October. We are gonna go on our own and walk to the maritime museum and then the Halifax public gardens. What else is in that general area? Anything you recommend?

[@JuanitasGrandaughter]

We are going on Liberty in September! We are so excited.🎉

[@jerilynjlee]

Great information! We're taking Princess on September 29th from New York for the 7 day New England/Canada cruise. We chose Princess because we had to renew our passports in July, and we've yet to get them. The Princess cruise leaves and returns to New York. Since it's a "closed loop" cruise, we CAN leave the ship in Canada without passports, as long as we have certified birth certificates and valid id's with us. Not taking any chances. I'm assuming our passports will be back in time since we mailed the renewals on July 2nd. My husband and I were both History majors, so we're very excited! Third trip to Canada, but not this region.

[@askarealtravelexpert]

You will enjoy it lots of history

[@rseymour1295]

Really eager to see Quebec City on our cruise in September. Just wondering, do you have any information, or does anyone, about how the wildfires in Canada might affect (or are affecting) cruises this year? Can't believe there is relatively no information about this topic. Thank you for your response.

[@askarealtravelexpert]

I would not worry to much about the wildfires. The smoke tends to be in northern Quebec and would not affect Quebec City other then perhaps making things hazy on a particularly bad day which there have been none of late. The weather patterns this year have been different sweeping the worst of the smoke when there is smoke down into the New York area and missing all of the ports visited by a Canada New England itinerary.

[@girlsgonepaper6891]

NCL has a new itinerary leaving out of Baltimore 10 day only 2 sea days. I am looking forward to PEI finally fulfilling my life long dream❤

[@askarealtravelexpert]

Well seeing how PEI is where we make our home a very heartfelt welcome to our little island the " Garden of the Gulf"

[@bethh4271]

I’m considering doing the same trip next month in Oct. did you enjoy the NCL cruise

[@girlsgonepaper6891]

@@bethh4271 PEI was a dream finally come true since I was 14😻 I feel very blessed to have photos from Baltimore that I didn't even remember I had until they came up in my feed. I love that every day except 2 days we were in a port and so being on the older ship that was perfect! I don't think they were expecting us in Martha's vineyard until like 11:00. In Boston we were there for Labor Day so some of the places we wanted to go see we're closed and I felt like the tour company should have known that, but other than that it was a really nice trip I want to go back to a few other places again and actually have more time. I hope you do go it was absolutely beautiful scenery l ❤️ one thing I thought was very strange is I saw no animals... none on water or land ...

[@girlsgonepaper6891]

@@bethh4271 I'm taking a NCL transatlantic at the end of the year.

[@melbygrace]

I have a passport and a passport card. Do you recommend that I use use my paper passport or should I use the passport card? Would you bring both or one or the other?

[@askarealtravelexpert]

Definitely bring your actual passport.

[@deb2qt]

Good video,thank you!

[@askarealtravelexpert]

😀

[@bethh4271]

Anyone do the 10 day NCL from Boston? How was the ship

[@askarealtravelexpert]

They come into our home port. Thanks for the idea will get hold of NCL for a ship tour and interview.

[@miniprepper8284]

We'll be right behind you on Norwegian.

[@askarealtravelexpert]

Norwegian Pearl this October?

[@miniprepper8284]

@@askarealtravelexpert Yes- we leave on the 29th of Sept. to go to Quebec City.

[@ellenbedard7732]

NCL has a 7 day round trip out of Boston.

[@askarealtravelexpert]

We love Boston

[@sallyhunt2977]

How good is vision of the seas rc ship for New England cruise

[@askarealtravelexpert]

Kind of depends what you are looking for in a cruise ship. Vision is a good size for the Canada New England route and it’s two acres of glass may lend itself to some great viewing opportunities in the St Lawrence. At 2050 passengers she will also have more onboard activities then some of the smaller ships on the route.

[@Paradise-on-Earth]

Uhhh, "there is nowhere to go once you are in Montreal"??? What about the lakes? That is where it really gets fun, and of course there are lots of lake- cruises, including seeing Niagara Falls, and visiting Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee! Does a German need to come along to tell you that??

[@askarealtravelexpert]

You are right Montreal is a vibrant city with lots to see and do. On the other hand visiting Niagara Falls, 668 kilometers distant and Toronto 550 kilometers distant from Montreal is tough to do unless you fly into Montreal a few days early or schedule a post cruise extension. Here's a plan, after you debark in Montreal hop a quick flight to Toronto and pick up one of Viking's Expedition Ships Toronto to Milwaukee touring the Great Lakes and Niagara Falls. Would be a dandy way to see a lot more of this great land.

[@JuanitasGrandaughter]

That sounds amazing, but it is over $6000 a person, without airfare. Out of our range, unfortunately. Really enjoyed this informative conversation.

[@soniayu4009]

i booked new england princess cruise fro sep 9-sep 22, the cruise departure time is 5 pm sep 10, my flight will be late for check in time on sep 9. is anyone knows what i should do without to buy another flight ticket?

[@askarealtravelexpert]

Just had a look at the itinerary if I have the right itinerary it begins September 9th in Quebec City with an overnight. The ship departs Quebec City on September 10. You are arriving late on the ninth. It should be a simple matter of contacting the cruise line give them your booking number and advise them of the late check in.

[@Jeff-Holthouse]

Vaccinated recommended? C’mon man!

[@askarealtravelexpert]

🤔

[@deb2qt]

Good video,thank you!

[@askarealtravelexpert]

You most welcome