Canada and New England

Starting with the Gallic charm of the Old City of Quebec, you will experience the majestic grandeur of Saguenay Fjord. Then it's up and around the Gaspé Peninsula and down to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Go for a romantic stroll along the seaside boardwalk and enjoy the breathtaking sunset from Victoria Park. In Halifax, feel free to roam the waterfront, visit museums and galleries. Next, it's on to Digby, on the Bay of Fundy. Digby, the "scallop capital of the world", offers many activities, including some of the best whale watching in North America. From there, you will visit Campobello Island, summer home of Franklin Roosevelt. Next stop, Bar Harbor, Maine, where the ultra-wealthy used to summer. Acadia National Park is right next door. Farther down the coast you'll stop at Camden, ME before the voyage concludes in Gloucester, MA, home to one of the last commercial fishing fleets in New England.

Itinerary

Québec City
Quebec City is nestled beside the majestic St. Lawrence River, where enchanting old stone houses cozy up to great religious institutions built from the same stone. The old city is a sheer delight for history buffs. Walk along the streets of Old Quebec, which is lined with magnificent churches, fragrant gardens, and chic boutiques and will lead you to the Musée de la Civilization. Here you will see four centuries of life and the emotions of the settlers who developed this area remarkably and clearly evoked.

Saguenay Fjord (Tadoussac)
The villages along the Saguenay Fjord can be reached by road, but the best way to experience this magnificent waterway is from the water. Where the St. Lawrence and the Saguenay meet is one of the most popular whale-watching spots in Canada. The thriving natural conditions in the estuary support a permanent colony of a thousand whales. Beautiful views of the length of the fjord are found at Cap Trinite, a cliff that rises above the channel, with a 33-foot statue of the Virgin Mary surveying the scenery from the lowest ledge.

Gaspé
The deepwater port of Gaspé is notable for having been the first stop of Jacques Cartier, in 1534, to claim the land for France. That is why Gaspé is called the "Birthplace of Canada". The town is proud to have a magnificent stretch of water in Gaspé Bay, which is considered to be the second largest natural bay in the world, surrounded by three of the most beautiful salmon rivers in Quebec, numerous lakes, as well as Forillon National Park, plus many beaches along the shore.

Charlottetown
The pastoral Prince Edward Island is known for its world famous, lush golf courses and sandy beaches. Green Gables, an old farmhouse immortalized in Lucy Maud Montgomery's cherished 1908 novel, Anne of Green Gables, is high among the list of favorite places to visit. Experience state-of-the-art exhibits at Founders Hall, an interactive museum that describes the history of Canada. The true architectural jewel of downtown Charlottetown is the majestic St. Dunstan's Basilica. Adorned by three copper spires visible virtually anywhere in the city, the church adds to the Victorian splendor of the downtown core.

Halifax
Nova Scotia's capital is an historic community featuring the Halifax Citadel, where the city's role is made clear as a key naval station in the British Empire circa 1800. Stroll down Spring Garden Road, a lively neighborhood with intriguing boutiques set among a mildly Bohemian street scene. The waterfront's crown jewel is the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, where one can learn the colorful history of Samuel Cunard, a Nova Scotia native, who founded the Cunard Steam Ship Company to carry the royal mail and along the way established an ocean dynasty.

Digby
Explore the quaint town of Digby along its waterfront, where picturesque views of the scallop fleet are available from various points along the way. Survey the Admiral Digby Museum, a Georgian home that dates from the mid-19th century and displays artifacts of ship models, documentary photographs and early Victorian fashions. Set at the south end of the broad watery expanse of the Annapolis Basin, the high tides are a natural home for the whales that come to feed on the abundant fare. As you head into port, keep a sharp eye out for one of nature's wonders, the humpback whale.

Campobello Island
Campobello Island is a Canadian island located in the Bay of Fundy and lies just off the shore of the most eastern town in the United States: Lubec, Maine. Campobello Island was the beloved island of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt who eventually made it their summer home. Their magnificent 34-room residence is the centerpiece of the Roosevelt Campobello International Park, preserved as a memorial and as a symbol of the close relationship between Canada and the United States. In honor of their memory, the Roosevelt Campobello International Park preserves all of the natural beauties the Roosevelt family knew.

Bar Harbor, ME
Painters such as Thomas Cole, from the Hudson River School, have romanticized the village of Bar Harbor, once considered a small fishing community. Attracted by the renderings of the island, the Rockefellers and Carnegies basked in Bar Harbor, and eventually made it their summer homes. Today, it is a favorite destination for people throughout the world. With Acadia National Park in their backyard, a visit to Bar Harbor affords the comforts and luxury of a classic vacation retreat, but also offers spectacular beauty and natural wonder for those who would prefer to spend their time outdoors.

Camden, ME
A perfect Maine coastal town with schooners resting in Camden's glistening harbor. Rows of bright Federals, Capes, and Victorians, with bay windows, widow's walks, and shutters with historically correct paint jobs line maple shaded lanes. The 1928 brick library overlooks a village green designed by Central Park creator Frederick Law Olmsted.

Gloucester, MA
The town of Gloucester is home to one of the finest natural harbors in Massachusetts and is the oldest fishing port on the East Coast of the United States. Gloucester was actually settled soon after the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth in the early 1620s. This port town is a mosaic of small communities, each having their own unique character, from the tiny Annisquam peninsula to the quaint neighborhood of Magnolia, which is one of the premier art colonies in the United States.

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