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 are starting to make their presence felt as Holland America, Princess, and NCL are all going to originate ships out of Quebec.
HAL’s Maasdam will operate seven cruises out of Montreal to Boston. Stops include Quebec City, Charlottetown, Sydney, Halifax, and Bar Harbor before finishing in Boston. Trips start on May 23rd.
Hal’s newest ship, the Eurodam, will operate two trips out of Quebec City with the first on September 6th to NY for 10 days. Stops include Charlottetown, Sydney, Halifax, Bar Harbor, Boston, and Newport into New York.
The next one on Sept 26th is 14 days from Quebec City to Ft. Lauderdale with stops in Gaspe, Corner Brook, Charlottetown, Portland, Boston, Newport, New York and into Ft. Lauderdale. Check out hollandamerica.com for more information.
Princess has a 10-day cruise to New York on Oct 3rd and a 15-day from Quebec City to Ft. Lauderdale on the Oct 23rd. Many of the ports are the same as Holland America. You can find more information on http://www.princess.com.
Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Spirit will depart Quebec City twice in October on the 2nd and 16th. These will be 7-day cruises to Boston with stops in Sept-Îles, Charlottetown, Halifax and Portland before arriving in Boston. Prices start from $629. Check out http://www.ncl.com more information.
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