Canadian Ports

[swimmom106]

Are the Ports of Saguernay, Sydney and Shelburne walkable to the town? Thank you in advance for any info.  

[BklynBoy8]

1 hour ago, swimmom106 said:

Are the Ports of Saguernay, Sydney and Shelburne walkable to the town? Thank you in advance for any info.  

 

We did the QM2 14 days last September and only went to one of the three.

 

We did not go to Shelburne as it was not on the sailing. Sydney we could not land since the hurricane was ahead of us and caused a lot of destruction and we could not land by orders of the authorities. So we stayed at sea for an extra day. 

 

We did visit Saguenay but since our size being on the QM2, we tendered with another ship was tied up pierside. We did about a hour walk thru the town which started right off the pier. Cute shops of many handmade items. Since the two ships were in, the town was holding a type Street and Park Fair.

 

BTW.....we did not take any excursions to experience the town.

 

 

 

[GTJ]

3 hours ago, swimmom106 said:

Are the Ports of Saguenay, Sydney and Shelburne walkable to the town?

Saguenay is not really a single community, but rather an agglomeration of several communities into a single municipal corporation. Cruise vessels arrive in the borough of La Baie, which itself is the merger of the former communities of Bagotville and Port-Alfred. The cruise terminal, the Pavillon des croisières, is in the heart of the Bagotville section of La Baie, and is readily walkable. It is a small community, however, so you might not find a lot within reasonable walking distance. There is a city-wide bus transit system should you elect to travel elsewhere within the city of Saguenay. The largest commercial centres within the city are the boroughs of Chicoutimi and Jonquière.

 

In Sydney, cruise vessels arrive at the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion. The terminal is on the periphery of the city centre, which is easily walkable. After walking out of the terminal and onto the street, turn right on Esplanade, and walk a few blocks to the commercial centre. The main street in the city centre is Charlotte Street, which is one block further inland from Esplanade.

 

I have been through Shelburne, but by bus, not by cruise vessel. I am not entirely certain where cruise vessels deposit their passengers. There's a few possibilities, some readily walkable, but I will leave this to others for an answer.