Cruising Canada to New England
If you read about cruising Canada and New England in all of the Canwest papers (as well as the Winnipeg Free Press), you’ll be interested in some up-to-date information about both cost and...
View ArticleUnusual waters for Royal Caribbean
Photo credit: Gene Sloan, USA Today For the past few years, airlines have been cutting back on flights, choosing to put their older model planes in the desert until they sell or until air traffic...
View ArticleCelebrity Cruise Day 1: New York
No matter how many times a year I cruise, I always forget something. This time, I forgot vitamin pills and a connection cable to make sure you get the pictures that appear on the blog — yes, some may...
View ArticleCruise Day 5: Portland’s ‘Maine’ dish
On the Celebrity Summit cruise through New England, the Maritimes and Quebec… The one thing I remember about Portland, Maine, had nothing to do with lobsters, artists and presidents who spent time up...
View ArticleCruise Day 6: Whistlin’ winds a curse
Bar Harbor. This is the last U.S stop on our cruise up the North East and into Canada on the Celebrity Summit. The word “damn” was heard being uttered by me when I learned that my subject for this...
View ArticleCruise Day 14 — That’s a wrap!
It will be great to get back home after 14 wonderful days on the Celebrity Summit. I say wonderful because the ship had very few problems and I got to see places I’d never visited. Charlottetown, Bar...
View ArticleCiao — the Maritimes by Poesia
MSC, the Italian line where you will find a variety of nationalities even when sailing in North America, wants to get ahead of the pack for the New England and Atlantic Canada cruise season. The...
View ArticleAtlantic cruise season’s different look
There are more than the colours changing on cruises along the Atlantic coast of New England and Canada. Now the times they are a-changin’, too. It wasn’t that many years ago that the Atlantic cruise...
View ArticleDiscovery Channel Canada’s Epic show
This just in from Norwegian, as I head across the Atlantic to see Celebrity’s new Silhouette…NCL’s mega ship, the Epic, will be on Discovery Channel Canada’s popular show, Mighty Ships, this week. For...
View ArticlePrincess: Fall Colours 2012
With New England-to-Canada cruises done for the season, I thought I’d bring you up to date on what one cruise line has scheduled for next year. Princess will have 11 cruises next fall, featuring three...
View ArticleLots of cruising out of Quebec this year
By Phil Reimer When we think of cruising out of Canada, the port that immediately comes to mind is Vancouver. Well, things are changing on the cruise scene in this country. Montreal and Quebec City...
View ArticleThe Italians are coming to Canada
The Italian MSC Cruises is expanding their footprint in North America. Already a regular visitor to the Caribbean out of southern Florida in the winter, the line will offer a Canada – New England...
View ArticleNCL on the move to Port Canaveral and Canada
Port Canaveral is where the families are and Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) wants a part of that market. Port Canaveral is the home port for Orlando and with millions of families flowing through that...
View ArticleRoyals Trio to Bermuda and Canada
Royal Caribbean will be offering Five- to 13-night itineraries sailings to Bermuda, the Caribbean, and Canada/New England in 2010. Explorer of the Seas, Jewel of the Seas and Enchantment of the Seas...
View ArticleMSC reduces single supplements on selected cruises
Phil Reimer–Sometimes I think the cruise lines are eating out of the same cereal bowl. Case in point is the reduction on single supplements on some of the cruise lines. In this case, it’s not exactly...
View ArticleExceptional deal for cruise to Canada
The date the cruise I have to tell you about today — June 15 — will soon be here…however, involves Canada, so if you’re interested you wind up back in your home country. I think the price is...
View ArticleWOW! Hot Bermuda getting hotter
Bermuda is a hot destination in the summer and into the early fall. The Norwegian Breakaway currently serves the British territory, and the numbers of visitors to the island will continue to grow —...
View ArticleMore HAL choices for Canada-New England
Holland America is stepping up its Canada-New England program for 2014. It will be, according to Holland America, the line’s most extensive cruising year to that part of North America with sailings...
View ArticleNew Brunswick and Maine team up on travel marketing in bid for visitors
By Kevin Bissett FREDERICTON — If you’re planning a trip to Atlantic Canada or the northeastern United States this year, then tourism officials say pack your passport and enjoy a “Two-Nation Vacation.”...
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