New England USA and Canada Ports of Call Question

wife and I are going on our first New England Cruise to: Boston, Portsmouth, Bar Harbor, St. John and Halifax.

Which would be good ports to rent a car to tour and which sights would we not want to miss while touring? We are in the process of deciding between a mix of preplanned ship/cruise vs private excursions vs car rental self tours. Our timeframe is first week in October to start our cruise.

Thanks!

You might also want to take a look at the port of call forum:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=20

If you're interested in visiting Peggy's Cove from Halifax your best option is to rent a car and arrive an hour or two before the buses.

As a bonus the cost to rent the car is on the order of one excursion ticket.

You might get some inspiration from my Canada and New England review - we did ship excursion in all ports - did do Portland rather than Portsmouth. Other ports the same.

You might also want to take a look at the port of call forum:

 

 

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=20

Thank you! Host Clara

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I agree with renting a car in Halifax. We went to Peggy's Cove and to the cemetery where many of those who died on the Titanic were buried

Halifax.:D

We enjoyed renting a car in Halifax to drive to Peggy's Cove, the cemetery with the Titanic graves, etc. on our second cruise to New England/Canada. On our first cruise there, though, we saw the sights in walking distance of the pier--the Public Gardens, Citadel, Province House, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (with great Titanic exhibit), and Alexander Keith's Brewery. We had a great lobster lunch in a restaurant near the museum. It was a day full of interesting things.

We enjoyed renting a car in Halifax to drive to Peggy's Cove, the cemetery with the Titanic graves, etc. on our second cruise to New England/Canada. On our first cruise there, though, we saw the sights in walking distance of the pier--the Public Gardens, Citadel, Province House, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (with great Titanic exhibit), and Alexander Keith's Brewery. We had a great lobster lunch in a restaurant near the museum. It was a day full of interesting things.

A very short , pleasant walk from the termnal in Halifax and you will come to t he Maritime Museuum. t is along the board walk. They had some artifacts from t Titanic and a nice collection of ships' bells. I have a special attachment to ship's bells and really enjoyed viewing this colletion. TThen, walk a little futher down the board walk and stop for a wondderful lobster luunch.