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 itineraries.
As usual, prices are in Canadian funds unless noted and are starting prices based on double occupancy at time of research.
The MSC Poesia has three 7-night trips in October. Two start in New York, the other in Quebec, where the ship overnights at the end or the beginning of the cruise. Among the ports of call are Halifax, Sydney and Charlottetown, and prices start at $699.
Princess is offering 10-day cruises aboard the Crown Princess, out of New York. Prices start at $1,098. The Caribbean Princess operates out of New York on 7-day itineraries with prices starting at $603. Ports include Newport, Boston, Bar Harbor (Maine), Saint John, Halifax and Cornerbrook, and the cruises finish with an overnight in Quebec City.
Celebrity has several 14-night round trips out of Bayonne, NJ, with a lot of port time. The Summit prices start at $1,130. Ports include Newport, Boston, Portland (Maine), Bar Harbor, Halifax, Quebec City (overnight) and Charlottetown.
The Norwegian Spirit operates one-ways out of Boston and Quebec City. Starting price is $639 and, along the way, the ship stops in Sept-iles, Charlottetown and Halifax.
Royal Caribbean operates Explorer of the Seas from Cape Liberty for 9 days with stops in Portland, Bar Harbor, Saint John, Halifax and Boston. The starting price on October 14 is $689.
All for now.
