pulpwood007 Posted August 18, 2011 #1 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I'm looking at 2 cruises to Canada. Both depart from Boston and both are 7 days in length. One is HA Maasdam stopping at Bar Harbor, Halifax, Sydney NS, Charlottetown PE, through St. Lawrence Seaway, Quebec City and ending in Montreal. The other is the Carnival Glory stopping in Portland ME, Saint John NB, HalifaxNS, Sydney NS, and back to Boston. The Carnival is about half the price of the HA cruise, and would not require a flight back to Boston. My question is would the Carnival cruise be enough to get a good feel of Canada or would it be worth the extra expense to go with the HA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted August 18, 2011 #2 Share Posted August 18, 2011 We do Maasdam's Boston to Montreal to Boston itinerary every summer, year after year, as we really love it. IMO, to miss Quebec City and Montreal is to miss A LOT. They are fabulous ports as is Charlottetown, PEI. Sydney and St. John are fine but nothing near like Quebec City, Charlottetown and Montreal. By doing the b-to-b, we eliminate the need to fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Rosebery Posted August 18, 2011 #3 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I'm looking at 2 cruises to Canada. Both depart from Boston and both are 7 days in length. One is HA Maasdam stopping at Bar Harbor, Halifax, Sydney NS, Charlottetown PE, through St. Lawrence Seaway, Quebec City and ending in Montreal. The other is the Carnival Glory stopping in Portland ME, Saint John NB, HalifaxNS, Sydney NS, and back to Boston. The Carnival is about half the price of the HA cruise, and would not require a flight back to Boston. My question is would the Carnival cruise be enough to get a good feel of Canada or would it be worth the extra expense to go with the HA? Saint John, Halifax and Sydney are not enough to 'get a good feel of Canada'. Montreal and Quebec City are wonderful and the St. Lawrence river is gorgeous. The seaway starts in Montreal so you would be in the river not the seaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwaylin Posted August 18, 2011 #4 Share Posted August 18, 2011 The Maasdam seems like a cruise I would like to take. My father's family emigrated to Cap Sante, Quebec from France and then to Minneapolis, Minnesota. There is still at least one family that I know of who live in Cap Sante and I would love to meet them. So, rather than driving or flying, a cruise would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazou Posted August 25, 2011 #5 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Maybe I'm a bit partial ;) but I agree with the others about that you need to see Quebec City. :) If I had the time, I would have try to do this cruise as Gaspésie is really beautiful as well as La Baie and I find the price correct: Ship:Norwegian Dawn Departs: Boston to Quebec City Departure Dates: 2012: Sep 21 Oct 5 19 Ports of Call: Boston, Portland, Halifax, Charlottetown, Gaspésie, Quebec, La Baie, Quebec, Quebec City hth, Isabelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eh2zed Posted August 26, 2011 #6 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Absolutely agree to do the Maasdam itinerary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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