If you’re like many people, you may have visited the far reaches of the planet, but failed to explore in your own backyard. So it is with that in mind that I suggest that Canada & New England might be worth considering as a bucket list trip.
First of all, it’s spectacularly beautiful.
Unless you live in the very far south of the country, you are likely exposed to at least some autumn colors when the leaves on the trees change. Now consider that beauty x 1000, and add the charming colonial townships and French Canadian ports that make up this particular cruise run.
This itinerary is only offered for a few weeks a year, and just about all the cruise lines have at least one ship in the Northeast in September and October.
One option that caught my eye is on SilverSea. They are offering Free Air for the Canada/New England run for those people who book before the end of March 2018.
SilverSea is a luxury brand with small ships, and is truly all-inclusive:
- Included shipboard WiFi
- Gratuities
- Specialty Dining
- Included wine, beer, and spirits
- Included Suite Mini Bar
- Port taxes
- Free Economy air, and Business Class upgrades for $199.
There are a variety of itineraries between 8 and 11 nights, and these cruises originate in New York, Boston, or Montreal.
The ports vary a little bit from cruise to cruise, but on each there are some typical port calls like Bar Harbor and Halifax, but also some smaller, less frequented ports like Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island, and the very French township of Sept-Iles in Quebec.
If you want to strike two ticks off your bucket list, SilverSea is also offering one cruise that leaves on September 29, 2018 from Reykjavik, Iceland. It then visits:
- Newfoundland – So you can experience the musical ‘Come From Away’ first-hand)
- St. Pierre – Most people are unaware that France still controls two islands in North America, with this being one of them. They use the Euro for currency, and they speak European French. This is very much visiting France, but in North America
- Baie Comeau – If you want to confirm that the French settled part of North America, this is the place to do so.
- Quebec City – North America’s only walled city is like nothing else in the New World
- Montreal – A great urban place where French and English collide regularly – sometimes in the same sentence.
Given the air inclusion deal going on this month with SilverSea, this cruise looked particularly appealing to me, and
Iceland has been on my bucket list for a while. If this one is of interest to you, this 10-night cruise is priced at about $5800 per person with all the inclusions (and air) mentioned above. Remember, you have to book by the end of March to get free air included.
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Sue Bradley
Sue Bradley
