As a Nova Scotian who also lived in Quebec City, I would recommend people take the cruise that ends in Quebec City. It is a bit of historic New France culture in North America. Just beautiful! The Maritime provinces are culturally rich and beautiful on the coast as well. If you go to Halifax, take the excursion to Peggy's Cove lighthouse and the Titanic cemetary tour if that interests you. Halifax is hilly! The excursion to the restored 16th century French Fortress of Louisbourg, 30 minutes out of Sydney, NS is worth a side trip also. If in St John, New Brunswick, take the side trip to Hopewell Rocks on the Bay of Fundy if you can. There, you will experience the cliffs carved out from the highest tides in the world and can walk on the ocean floor at low tide. There is so much natural beauty, history and culture. As for fall leaves un Nova Scoria, you can't beat Cape Breton's Cabot Trail. The leaves turn in the first few weeks of October in Nova Scotia. And they can be spectacular, especially the maple trees in orange and reds!
@@dorisbetts3012 Awesome information Doris! My father in law is going to Quebec City next week! We will also be taking this cruise again sometime next month so we appreciate all of the tips :) Thanks for watching
Thank you for the video! We are going on the Enchanted Princess next September for a 7 day cruise (might be 8). Probably way too early for fall colors, but excited to see another part of the country. We just got back from Alaska on Holland America (Westerdam) and that was great!
Awesome you will have a great time! We actually really enjoyed the New England cruise and are looking at going again because it was so fun:) Alaska on the Westerdam would be fun we’ve always wanted to checkout that ship! Thanks for watching!
We are booked on a Princess cruise from Quebec City to Boston. We booked it for nature and culture. By the way, I think the HOHO bus in Halifax will get you close to the Titanic cemetery.
We were actually debating on doing the cruise again this year so thanks so much for the information! If we get to return to Halifax we’ll have to take the bus to the cemetery!
Hi great video! We are going on the Enchanted Princess in September 2024. I’m wondering what is the weather like? What do I pack? We usually book Caribbean cruises.
Oh how fun we’ve been looking at last minute deals and debating on going in September also lol I would recommend normal fall weather packing which would be layers. Last year when we went it was perfect jeans and hoodie weather with no crazy cold weather. We loved the weather as it was 55-70 every day. Now if you’re someone like me you can wear shorts and a jacket but that’s not for everyone:) I have seen weather is expecting an early fall this year with a colder winter so of course things could change. But with that all in mind we did our cruise towards the middle of October and had that weather so you should have perfect weather. Now this of course is much more different than Caribbean cruise as you probably won’t be sitting and sun bathing lol But what I liked more about New England is it’s more fun for exploring and having good food! Caribbean is definitely better for sitting and relaxing and enjoying the ship and islands. We loved the New England cruise for exploring and being busy but by the end of the cruise we were worn out as we walked a lot :)
For fall trips like this my wife loved to pack scarfs and sweaters as she could always work with layers if it was hot or cool. I felt we did a lot of walking on this trip so I usually had shorts and a jacket on. Items to pack that are possibly different than a Caribbean cruise *scarf *sweater or jacket ( layers) *good walking shoes *cash preferably small bills because when in Canada they tend to take cash and give you change in Canadian currency. *If you love Lobster then you have to get some wither Boston, Maine etc Depending on how many ports you have on your trip it would be good to get a plan in place. Usually on Caribbean cruises there is a chill vibe but on this cruise from our experience it has more of a fun and run type of vibe. Of course you could always skip a port or have more sea days then ours did but usually these have 4-6 ports to stop at :)
Thanks for the video, we booked I think this same cruise for September of this year on Princess. Mostly, I think like yall, we have done Alaska and the Caribbean and thought it was something different. We figure we will miss he fall colors so we are not expecting that. And I think also like you we dont usually do excursions and just walk a lot at the ports. To be honest we dont even get off the ship at some ports we just hang out on the ship an enjoy the less crowds. Appreciate your thoughts!
One of the ports you might enjoy on the Can/NE cruises, is Saint Pierre France. Its off the coast of Newfoundland. My mom and I went there last summer. Very interesting history and so cool that it is part of France; the € is currency and they have European electrical outlets. Excellent food here! Some of the 10-12 day cruises stop here.
My friend and I are looking at this 10 day cruise with Princess in Oct 2025. I'm a bit worried now as we are both in our 60. I'm wondering if we'll be able to keep up with all the walking. I know we will want to so some of the excursions, but with 60+ yo knees.... I'm sure we will give it a try anyway. We can always find a way to have fun!
@@dianr4210 Hi Dianr4210, if you don’t want to walk a lot you can go and enjoy yourself you just have to be more strategic. There is buses and tours everywhere as well as things to enjoy right off of the ship. We may have been a little extreme because we walked everywhere instead of booking excursions lol The cruise is geared towards 60+ so there is tons of ways to get around. We’re going again this year because we enjoyed it so much :)
@@Seek.Find.Travel That is encouraging! I was getting a bit worried. I went on and looked at the excursions available. Several of them were "EASY", so I think we will be ok. We are doing Mexico on RC Mariner this November to celebrate my retirement, so my best friend and I are gearing up to start doing lots of travel...and crusie will be included!
@@dianr4210 congratulations on retirement! Cruising is definitely the way to go if you want to see a lot and enjoy the journey:) Have you done Alaska yet? Canada & New England seems similar to that to me because of the beautiful outdoors and cooler weather! We also love New England!
Thank you for your video we are going on this cruise last week in Aug 24 we are coming from London, UK we did Alaska cruise last year and loved it. Would you please guide us do we book any excursions? We are couple in are late 50s, fit walking around
Good morning, since you’re coming from UK I would recommend the excursions that the cruise ship offers. If you’re going to Bar Harbor Maine I would definitely go see Cadillac Mountain! Also this is where the first sunrise of the day starts in the United States so awesome to watch in the morning! If you’re going to Portland Maine definitely got to go see the Maine lighthouse (Portland head light) there is also a way cool potato donut shop in downtown Portland that’s awesome! Rhode Island you could do an excursion of one of the Historic Mansions and do the cliff walk! Public transport could take you or you could walk or do excursion. Boston there is awesome city tours to see highlights or you could do Uber from the port into downtown and walk everywhere! Canada ports we just walked and explored as Saint John was low key but fun to explore (walked to market and shops) but they have some low key excursions to see city highlights sandstone cliffs etc Halifax was very walkable also and definitely recommend going to the citadel! If you’re wanting to see titanic history there is a cemetery there that you can do an excursion to or the maritime museum offers some interesting stuff. Halifax has tons of shops as well. New England is known for lobster and fish and chips so definitely recommend getting some! Going at the end of August should be a very fun time to go :) Thanks for watching!
My friends, I’m 64…been on 25-30 cruises. Go on one of those cruises that park at Bermuda for 3-4 nights. In incredible community, you will love the visit Live Every Day.🇺🇸👮♀️👍
Thanks for the advice we may look into Bermuda :) 25-30 cruises wow that’s amazing sounds like you’ve been able to enjoy a lot of precious moments traveling! Thanks for watching!
As a Nova Scotian who also lived in Quebec City, I would recommend people take the cruise that ends in Quebec City. It is a bit of historic New France culture in North America. Just beautiful! The Maritime provinces are culturally rich and beautiful on the coast as well. If you go to Halifax, take the excursion to Peggy's Cove lighthouse and the Titanic cemetary tour if that interests you. Halifax is hilly! The excursion to the restored 16th century French Fortress of Louisbourg, 30 minutes out of Sydney, NS is worth a side trip also. If in St John, New Brunswick, take the side trip to Hopewell Rocks on the Bay of Fundy if you can. There, you will experience the cliffs carved out from the highest tides in the world and can walk on the ocean floor at low tide. There is so much natural beauty, history and culture. As for fall leaves un Nova Scoria, you can't beat Cape Breton's Cabot Trail. The leaves turn in the first few weeks of October in Nova Scotia. And they can be spectacular, especially the maple trees in orange and reds!
@@dorisbetts3012 Awesome information Doris! My father in law is going to Quebec City next week! We will also be taking this cruise again sometime next month so we appreciate all of the tips :) Thanks for watching
Thanks for the great information
Thank you for the video! We are going on the Enchanted Princess next September for a 7 day cruise (might be 8). Probably way too early for fall colors, but excited to see another part of the country. We just got back from Alaska on Holland America (Westerdam) and that was great!
Awesome you will have a great time! We actually really enjoyed the New England cruise and are looking at going again because it was so fun:) Alaska on the Westerdam would be fun we’ve always wanted to checkout that ship! Thanks for watching!
Hey, we're on the cruise too! See you there!
We are booked on a
Princess cruise from Quebec City to Boston. We booked it for nature and culture. By the way, I think the HOHO bus in Halifax will get you close to the Titanic cemetery.
We were actually debating on doing the cruise again this year so thanks so much for the information! If we get to return to Halifax we’ll have to take the bus to the cemetery!
Hi great video! We are going on the Enchanted Princess in September 2024. I’m wondering what is the weather like? What do I pack? We usually book Caribbean cruises.
Oh how fun we’ve been looking at last minute deals and debating on going in September also lol I would recommend normal fall weather packing which would be layers. Last year when we went it was perfect jeans and hoodie weather with no crazy cold weather. We loved the weather as it was 55-70 every day. Now if you’re someone like me you can wear shorts and a jacket but that’s not for everyone:) I have seen weather is expecting an early fall this year with a colder winter so of course things could change. But with that all in mind we did our cruise towards the middle of October and had that weather so you should have perfect weather. Now this of course is much more different than Caribbean cruise as you probably won’t be sitting and sun bathing lol But what I liked more about New England is it’s more fun for exploring and having good food! Caribbean is definitely better for sitting and relaxing and enjoying the ship and islands. We loved the New England cruise for exploring and being busy but by the end of the cruise we were worn out as we walked a lot :)
For fall trips like this my wife loved to pack scarfs and sweaters as she could always work with layers if it was hot or cool. I felt we did a lot of walking on this trip so I usually had shorts and a jacket on.
Items to pack that are possibly different than a Caribbean cruise
*scarf
*sweater or jacket ( layers)
*good walking shoes
*cash preferably small bills because when in Canada they tend to take cash and give you change in Canadian currency.
*If you love Lobster then you have to get some wither Boston, Maine etc
Depending on how many ports you have on your trip it would be good to get a plan in place. Usually on Caribbean cruises there is a chill vibe but on this cruise from our experience it has more of a fun and run type of vibe. Of course you could always skip a port or have more sea days then ours did but usually these have 4-6 ports to stop at :)
Thanks for the video, we booked I think this same cruise for September of this year on Princess. Mostly, I think like yall, we have done Alaska and the Caribbean and thought it was something different. We figure we will miss he fall colors so we are not expecting that. And I think also like you we dont usually do excursions and just walk a lot at the ports. To be honest we dont even get off the ship at some ports we just hang out on the ship an enjoy the less crowds. Appreciate your thoughts!
You will have a great time! We’re actually debating on booking it again this year lol
we booked this year september from boston to quebec
@@Rubyshih56 Awesome we’ve always wanted to checkout Quebec! Hopefully you get to check it out also :)
One of the ports you might enjoy on the Can/NE cruises, is Saint Pierre France. Its off the coast of Newfoundland. My mom and I went there last summer. Very interesting history and so cool that it is part of France; the € is currency and they have European electrical outlets. Excellent food here! Some of the 10-12 day cruises stop here.
Wow now you’ve got me looking into this as it sounds very interesting:) thanks for the information!
My friend and I are looking at this 10 day cruise with Princess in Oct 2025. I'm a bit worried now as we are both in our 60. I'm wondering if we'll be able to keep up with all the walking. I know we will want to so some of the excursions, but with 60+ yo knees.... I'm sure we will give it a try anyway. We can always find a way to have fun!
@@dianr4210 Hi Dianr4210, if you don’t want to walk a lot you can go and enjoy yourself you just have to be more strategic. There is buses and tours everywhere as well as things to enjoy right off of the ship. We may have been a little extreme because we walked everywhere instead of booking excursions lol The cruise is geared towards 60+ so there is tons of ways to get around. We’re going again this year because we enjoyed it so much :)
@@Seek.Find.Travel That is encouraging! I was getting a bit worried. I went on and looked at the excursions available. Several of them were "EASY", so I think we will be ok. We are doing Mexico on RC Mariner this November to celebrate my retirement, so my best friend and I are gearing up to start doing lots of travel...and crusie will be included!
@@dianr4210 congratulations on retirement! Cruising is definitely the way to go if you want to see a lot and enjoy the journey:) Have you done Alaska yet? Canada & New England seems similar to that to me because of the beautiful outdoors and cooler weather! We also love New England!
Thank you for your video we are going on this cruise last week in Aug 24 we are coming from London, UK we did Alaska cruise last year and loved it. Would you please guide us do we book any excursions? We are couple in are late 50s, fit walking around
Good morning, since you’re coming from UK I would recommend the excursions that the cruise ship offers. If you’re going to Bar Harbor Maine I would definitely go see Cadillac Mountain! Also this is where the first sunrise of the day starts in the United States so awesome to watch in the morning! If you’re going to Portland Maine definitely got to go see the Maine lighthouse (Portland head light) there is also a way cool potato donut shop in downtown Portland that’s awesome! Rhode Island you could do an excursion of one of the Historic Mansions and do the cliff walk! Public transport could take you or you could walk or do excursion. Boston there is awesome city tours to see highlights or you could do Uber from the port into downtown and walk everywhere! Canada ports we just walked and explored as Saint John was low key but fun to explore (walked to market and shops) but they have some low key excursions to see city highlights sandstone cliffs etc Halifax was very walkable also and definitely recommend going to the citadel! If you’re wanting to see titanic history there is a cemetery there that you can do an excursion to or the maritime museum offers some interesting stuff. Halifax has tons of shops as well. New England is known for lobster and fish and chips so definitely recommend getting some! Going at the end of August should be a very fun time to go :) Thanks for watching!
how was your trip? Which cruiseline did you use?
My friends, I’m 64…been on 25-30 cruises. Go on one of those cruises that park at Bermuda for 3-4 nights. In incredible community, you will love the visit Live Every Day.🇺🇸👮♀️👍
Thanks for the advice we may look into Bermuda :) 25-30 cruises wow that’s amazing sounds like you’ve been able to enjoy a lot of precious moments traveling! Thanks for watching!
We just did a port tips video if anyone wanted to see ideas for the ports th-cam.com/video/Co_iZjoKLVk/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared