xyankee Posted April 20, 2012 #1 Share Posted April 20, 2012 We will be arriving in Bar Harbor on the Caribbean Princes in early October. Any suggestions on what to do for the day in port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailBadtheSinner Posted April 20, 2012 #2 Share Posted April 20, 2012 We will be arriving in Bar Harbor on the Caribbean Princes in early October. Any suggestions on what to do for the day in port? Here are some suggestions: take independent long tour of Acadia National Park with Oli's Trolley or Acadia National Park Tours walk the Bar Harbor Shore Path; walk to Bar Island (only doable at or near low tide); walk the Ocean Path in ANP; rent bicycles to ride on ANP Carriage Roads; stroll & shop Bar Harbor; have a meal at the Jordan Pond House Restaurant; hike one of the many hiking trails in ANP; go whale watching; ride on a Maine lobster boat; sail on the schooner Margret Todd. FYI, from late June to early October, there is a free public bus service (Island Explorer) that has various routes on MDI. SBtS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmwnc1959 Posted April 20, 2012 #3 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Here are some picture ideas from when I was there: Walk through downtown and have a Lobster Roll Take a bus tour through Acadia National Park... ...and Cadillac Mountain See the beautiful Tiffany stained glass of St. Saviour's Episcopal Church Take a harbor cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbon Posted April 21, 2012 #4 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Generally what is the weather like late September? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelbig Posted April 21, 2012 #5 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Generally what is the weather like late September? Go to http://www.wunderground.com/, scroll down to History Data and follow the prompts for the towns you are interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted April 27, 2012 #6 Share Posted April 27, 2012 We loved the 2 hour tour -- Oli's Trolley to Acadia National Park and Cadillac Mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_In_Maine Posted April 28, 2012 #7 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Loved the pictures of the town --- it rained most of this week, but still a lovely place!! Next time you will see a big change due to the building of a huge hotel on West Street. http://theweststreethotel.com/ It will be beautiful when it is done Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRIDDO Posted April 30, 2012 #8 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Bar Harbour sounds great- there was a mention of bike riding. Where are you able to hire the bikes from? Given we will only have a short time there on a cruise- what part of the park is best to ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailBadtheSinner Posted April 30, 2012 #9 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Bar Harbour sounds great- there was a mention of bike riding. Where are you able to hire the bikes from? Given we will only have a short time there on a cruise- what part of the park is best to ride? Here are 2 rental companies; they are about a 5 minute walk from the tender dock if you don't do any window shopping Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop, Acadia Bike, Your best choice on where to ride would be to take the free Island Explorer Bike Express to the entrance to the Carriage Roads at Eagle Lake. SBtS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtwitch Posted May 2, 2012 #10 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Not all cycling in the park is family friendly. Depending on your level of ability and experience, you'll need to find an appropriate route. However, the buses make it easy... you can ride the buses into the park and then cycle back out.... allowing you to determine the amount of hills that you do! All of this to say that if you choose to do this, you'll want to do your homework. The Carriage Roads are AWESOME.... and well worth it. By the way... for a chance to see the carriage roads without as much work, you might consider checking out the horse carriage rides out of Wildwood Stables. There's a fun ride to the top of Day Mountain that you might look into. Whatever you do... enjoy the park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpal1993 Posted May 17, 2012 #11 Share Posted May 17, 2012 We are flightseeing over ANP .Booked a 1 1/2 hour flight with Acadia Air.Then lunch at one of the restaurants to sample Lobster Roll,Blueberry ale and pie.Great cozy town very explorable on foot.Everything would be great if we can find a souvenier that isn't made in China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_In_Maine Posted May 17, 2012 #12 Share Posted May 17, 2012 We are flightseeing over ANP .Booked a 1 1/2 hour flight with Acadia Air.Then lunch at one of the restaurants to sample Lobster Roll,Blueberry ale and pie.Great cozy town very explorable on foot.Everything would be great if we can find a souvenier that isn't made in China There are some lovely paintings that are local, Willis has jewelry that they put together (Maine tourmaline), the Christmas shop has items that are/might be local. Lots of "stuff" that isn't in many of the shops. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted May 18, 2012 #13 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Here are some picture ideas from when I was there: Walk through downtown and have a Lobster Roll Take a bus tour through Acadia National Park... ...and Cadillac Mountain See the beautiful Tiffany stained glass of St. Saviour's Episcopal Church Take a harbor cruise Sail on this beautiful boat, the Margaret Todd. You can book an excursion for a sail. On a pretty day, it's wonderful. We have sailed the Maasdam (the HAL ship in the photo) on the Canada/New England itinerary year after year, b-to-b and always enjoy our visit in Bar Harbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtwitch Posted May 18, 2012 #14 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Afternoon tea at the Jordan Pond House. You haven't lived until you've had hot popover ala mode with blueberry sauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck Posted May 18, 2012 #15 Share Posted May 18, 2012 another vote for oli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck Posted May 18, 2012 #16 Share Posted May 18, 2012 shot from the trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sept10dsm Posted May 25, 2012 #17 Share Posted May 25, 2012 We did the Oli's Trolley each of the 3 times we did this cruise! Bar Harbor is a neat town to walk around afterwards. The free shuttle was closed for the season when we did go or we would have made use of it. The scenes in Acadia NP are wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mek Posted May 26, 2012 #18 Share Posted May 26, 2012 We were there about 5 years ago and it was one of the best days I've had on any cruise. We did a 1/2 day tour to Acadia National Park and then had lunch in town - a yummy lobster roll, and then just walked around. We found a place with homemade blueberry pie that was delicious! Our cruise was the last week of September and we had beautiful weather - but too early for fall foliage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butter bean Posted June 2, 2012 #19 Share Posted June 2, 2012 We were in Bar Harbor on the Maasdem in May. We had a wonderful air tour of the area, with Acadia Air Tours they even have a biplane. They pick you up right at the pier and return you when you are done. It was great fun and a wonderful view of the area. Great folks to deal with, check them out on the web and bring your camera these were the best pictures from out trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserfromalabama Posted June 2, 2012 #20 Share Posted June 2, 2012 We cruised last Sept on the same ship and Bar Harbor was our favorite stop! We did a Princess tour of Acadia National Park and lobster boil lunch at the Bar Harbor Club. This tour was amazing and lunch was delicious! We had plenty of time at the end of the tour to walk around the town and do a little shopping and took some great pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_In_Maine Posted June 2, 2012 #21 Share Posted June 2, 2012 We were in Bar Harbor on the Maasdem in May. We had a wonderful air tour of the area, with Acadia Air Tours they even have a biplane. They pick you up right at the pier and return you when you are done. It was great fun and a wonderful view of the area. Great folks to deal with, check them out on the web and bring your camera these were the best pictures from out trip. Glad that they pick you up - sounds like a lovely way to see the area - I've flown in and out of the Bar Harbor airport and love the views from the air. We were in the area for a week in both April and May. When in May was your ship? - We did see a ship in the harbor, but couldn't tell which one it was. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butter bean Posted June 3, 2012 #22 Share Posted June 3, 2012 We were in Bar Harbor on 5/18. It was a beautiful sunny day. This cruise was the first of the 7 day cruises. We sailed from Montreal to Boston. Ir was a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlacierMD Posted June 22, 2012 #23 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Look for the jewelry they make from sea glass. It is really unique. Better yet, find a beach and hunt for sea glass yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted June 23, 2012 #24 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I'm looking at the same cruise too. Do you recommend going through Princess for shore excursions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2cruisegal Posted June 24, 2012 #25 Share Posted June 24, 2012 After reading these suggestions, I checked online for Acadia Park Service. That also sounds great. We were originally thinking of Oli's, however, now maybe Acadia Park Service. We're doing cruise end of Sept. and will be in Bar Harbor on Oct. 3. Anyone taken Acadia Park Service Tour? Any better than Oli's or about the same? Price is almost the same also. Thanks for any input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.