This is cruise #3, a 9-night, round trip cruise up the East Coast of the U.S. leaving out of New Jersey's Cape Liberty. We stopped in five ports: Portland, ME, Bar Harbor, ME, Saint John, New Brunswick, Halifax, Nova Scotia and Boston, MA.
Trip Favorites:
1.The ship in general was anything but general. Beautiful Ship.
2. Authentic East Coast Clam Chowder.
3. The outdoor hot tubs on board.
4. The cruise director and his morning show! We watched faithfully every morning before breakfast.
5. The two "adult-only" cruise shows- the Newlywed game and The Quest (essentially, a timed in-room scavenger hunt for adults-hilarious to watch!)
Trip-Not-So-Favorites: 1. Having to return your poolside towel at the poolside check-in. If you did not, your room was charged $20 per towel. 2. The cookies on board were very hard (all other food was beyond fantastic!) 3. We were a bit disappointed by the entertainment, the shows before dinner in the Palace theater. I think we were truly spoiled on the Disney Cruise in that department.
Overall, this was a great experience and we would recommend this to anyone looking to see the East Coast.
PICTURES! Unfortunately, I uploaded the pictures out of order, and I mean they are so messed up, so be sure to read the captions.
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| This was a cute shop found in Portland, ME |
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| Tear Drop Memorial, built shortly after the 9-11 attack and stands facing Manhattan from New Jersey. |
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| The farewell show on the last night on board |
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| Verrazano-Narrows Bridge when leaving Cape Liberty |
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| This was seriously the only way we new what day it was. They had these in every elevator. Brilliant. |
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| Boston. Directly underneath the pretty green grass is the Big Dig, the underground highway |
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| Starbucks pit stop in Portland, ME |
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| Me in our room the first night |
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At dinner on one of two formal nights. The ducks were the handiwork of our waiter.(Dan made one after he was taught how to.)
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| Portland, ME |
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| A pretty bed and breakfast in Bar Habor, ME |
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| A tour bus in Hallifax |
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| Being tendered in to Bar Harbor by a local whale watching tour boat |
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| What we guessed was a Canadian military ship, leaving Hallifax |
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| Dan juggling rings with instructor of the juggling class and US Olympic gymnast, Lance Ringnald. Dan has been an excellent juggler for as long as I've known him, but the class was fun and he got a few tips from the Pro. |
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| Dan in Boston, under the Paul Revere statue |
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| A beautiful shot of just many mind blowing sculptures displayed on board |
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| Me, kissing our salt water taffy. I love it. I'm out of it. |
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| Me and Kelsey Grammer, at the Cheers remake in Quincy Market |
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| Our ship barely making it under the bridge leaving Cape Liberty |
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| Our table mates each night for dinner. There's Dan, Me, Sarah, Robert, Robert's Mom, Anne and his Dad, Graham. They were from South Whales and so very nice. We found them so fascinating. We enjoyed our time with them every night. |
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| Paul Revere's house is on the right and the modern world is on the left, complete with a UPS truck parked in the road |
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| The view from the ship right before we left Cape Liberty |
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Shopping on the Promenade
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| Dan and US Olympic Gymnast (and the on board juggler instructor) Lance Ringnald, |
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| Our waiters, Adam from Turkey and ChinChin from China |
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| Food and Ocean. I still daydream about this spot. On the opposite side of this lunch buffet is where we saw two whales on another day. Needless to say, it was awesome. |
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| This was the dinning room |
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| Our ship docked in Portland, ME |
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| A couple of tourists |
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| Walking the Freedom Trail In Boston |
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| 14 stories makes for a tall ship |
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| View of Boston as we were leaving. We enjoyed this view from the hot tub. |
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| Map of the Freedom Trail In Boston |
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| Taken as we were being tendered into Bar Harbor |
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| View of the ship from the "Maine"land.....hehe. |
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| On our way to our first dinner in the dinning room |
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| Chowda in a bread bowl in Quincy Market |
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| Formal night #1, classic photo we take every time |
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| The streets of Hallifax, Nova Scotia |
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| Posted in a shop's window |
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| The casino on board |
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| Upon arriving and leaving each port, we needed a pilot to come aboard to guide our ship in and out of the harbor. This pilot boat runs along side us to retrieve their pilot when we hit the end of the harbor. |
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| This cookie was huge, but Dan took too long getting the camera out |
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| Gotta get a picture of this. I think it's polite and tried adopting the word at work. Didn't last long. |
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| Boston |
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Walking along the WIFI waterfront in Halifax
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| Goodies at the Quincy Market |
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| Memorial Garden in Boston, along the Freedom Trail |
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| Talking to my Mom while leaving port |
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| Yummy Chowda! |
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Pretty picture taken in Halifax
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| More sculpture artwork |
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| Almost walked right passed it |
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