Brilliant Lady - Canada & New England Fall Foliage from New York

Where this cruise calls, day by day

6 ports and 3 sea days over 8 Nights.

1. Day 1

   New York, NY

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   New York, NY port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore

2. Day 2 · At sea

3. Day 3

   Boston, MA

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   Boston, MA port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
4. Day 4

   Portland, ME

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   Portland is the easiest stop in New England: larger ships tie up at Ocean Gateway, smaller ones at the Maine State Pier, and the Old Port's cobbled blocks of brick warehouses begin about five minutes from the gangway. It is a walking call, which means you can skip the excursion entirely and still fill the day.

   • The Old Port - Commercial, Fore and Exchange Streets for lobster rolls, bookshops and breweries
   • Portland Head Light at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth, 15 minutes out of town
   • The Portland Museum of Art, strong on Winslow Homer
   • A Casco Bay Lines mailboat run out through the islands if you have most of a day

   Getting ashore

   Ocean Gateway Terminal takes the larger ships and the Maine State Pier the smaller ones; both are a 5-10 minute walk from the Old Port, and the Jetport is about 15 minutes by road.

   Best months

   Jun-Oct (the season is short; late Sep-Oct brings foliage cruises and cold mornings)

5. Day 5

   Eastport, ME

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   The easternmost city in the United States, on Moose Island hard against the Canadian border, and a call only small expedition-style ships make. The population is around 1,300, the tides run roughly twenty feet, and downtown is a few blocks of brick storefronts. Come for the tidal drama and the emptiness rather than for a list of things to do.

   • Old Sow, the largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere, off the north end of the island
   • Roosevelt Campobello International Park, across the water on Campobello Island
   • Water Street's galleries and the Tides Institute & Museum of Art
   • Whale and porpoise watching in Passamaquoddy Bay

   Getting ashore

   Small ships use the breakwater pier downtown or anchor and tender in; the deepwater cargo berth at Estes Head is a mile or so out of town and is not the usual passenger landing.

   Best months

   Jul-Sep (a very short window, and fog is common even in high summer)

6. Day 6

   Halifax

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   Halifax port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore

7. Day 7 · At sea

8. Day 8 · At sea

9. Day 9

   New York, NY

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   New York, NY port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore