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Cruise Ships to Montreal

Montreal is the farthest port inland for many cruises that voyage to Quebec. These cruises start in New York or Boston, then travel north up and around Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick before heading southwest on the St. Lawrence River. Montreal is considered one of the prettiest cities in North America, an excellent spot to end a New England-Canada cruise.

  1. Veendam – from Boston, Massachusetts
  2. Maasdam – from Boston, Massachusetts
  3. Rotterdam – from Boston, Massachusetts
  4. Silver Whisper – from New York, New York
  5. Insignia – from New York, New York
  6. Seabourn Quest – from Boston, Massachusetts
  7. Seven Seas Mariner – from New York, New York

Cruise Ships to Curacao

Many longer Caribbean cruises – 8 days or more – make it as far south as the “ABC Islands” of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. Curacao is the largest of those islands, sitting 50 miles off the coast of Venezuela. Cruises to Curacao make port in the town of Willemstad, which is known for its pastel-colored colonial-style architecture.

  1. Adventure of the Seas – from San Juan, Puerto Rico
  2. Caribbean Princess – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  3. Carnival Vista – from Miami, Florida
  4. Royal Princess – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  5. Navigator of the Seas – from Miami, Florida
  6. Celebrity Eclipse – from Miami, Florida
  7. Zuiderdam – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  8. Carnival Conquest – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  9. Koningsdam – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  10. Oosterdam – from Tampa, Florida
  11. Carnival Splendor – from Miami, Florida
  12. Crown Princess – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  13. Celebrity Equinox – from Miami, Florida
  14. Queen Elizabeth – from New York, New York
  15. Serenade of the Seas – from Boston, Massachusetts

Featured Cruises for October 28, 2016: Norwegian Dawn, Carnival Paradise, Viking Embla, Seven Seas Voyager and Viking Alruna

Departing Today

Norwegian Dawn – Norwegian Cruise Line
14 Night Caribbean Adventure
Departing from: Boston, Massachusetts
Visiting: San Juan, Puerto Rico; Kralendijk, Bonaire; Willemstad, Curacao; Oranjestad, Aruba; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico; New Orleans, Louisiana


Departing in 90 Days: January 26, 2017

Carnival ParadiseCarnival Cruise Lines
4 Night Western Caribbean
Departing from: Tampa, Florida
Visiting: Cozumel, Mexico


Departing in 6 Months: April 26, 2017

Viking EmblaViking River Cruises
10 Night Passage To Eastern Europe Westbound
Departing from: Hotel In Bucharest
Visiting: Bucharest, Romania; Giurgiu, Romania; Motorcoach Transfer Bucharest To Giurgiu; Ruse (Russe, Rousse), Bulgaria; Vidin, Bulgaria; Cruise The Iron Gates; Belgrade, Serbia; Vukovar (Osijek), Croatia; Kalocsa, Hungary; Hotel In Budapest; Budapest, Hungary; End Of Vacation


Departing in 9 Months: July 25, 2017

Seven Seas VoyagerRegent Seven Seas Cruises
7 Night Brilliant Cote D Azur
Departing from: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Visiting: Antibes, France; Sanary-Sur-Mer, France; Ciutadella, Menorca, Balearic Islands; Ajaccio, Corsica, France; Portofino, Italy; Portoferraio, Elba; Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy


Departing in 1 Year: October 28, 2017

Viking AlrunaViking River Cruises
7 Night Rhine Getaway Southbound
Departing from: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Visiting: Kinderdijk, Netherlands; Cologne, Germany; Koblenz, Germany; Rudesheim, Germany; Mannheim (Heidelberg), Germany; Speyer, Germany; Strasbourg, France; Breisach Am Rhine, Germany; Basel, Switzerland

Featured Cruises for October 18, 2016: Crystal Serenity, Queen Victoria, Oasis of the Seas, Maasdam and Star Pride

Departing Today

Crystal Serenity – Crystal Cruises
7 Night Autumn Escapes
Departing from: Quebec City, Quebec
Visiting: Baie-Comeau, Quebec; Gaspe, Quebec; Bar Harbor, Maine; Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York


Departing in 90 Days: January 16, 2017

Queen VictoriaCunard
22 Night World Cruise Segment
Departing from: Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Visiting: Bridgetown, Barbados; Manaus (Amazon River), Brazil; Santarem (Amazon River), Brazil; Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Montevideo, Uruguay; Buenos Aires, Argentina


Departing in 6 Months: April 16, 2017

Oasis of the SeasRoyal Caribbean
7 Night Eastern Caribbean
Departing from: Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida
Visiting: Nassau, Bahamas; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.; Philipsburg, St. Maarten


Departing in 9 Months: July 15, 2017

MaasdamHolland America Line
14 Night New England and Canada Discovery
Departing from: Boston, Massachusetts
Visiting: Bar Harbor, Maine; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Sydney, Nova Scotia; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; Cruise Gulf Of St. Lawrence; Cruise St. Lawrence River; Quebec City, Quebec; Montreal, Quebec


Departing in 1 Year: October 18, 2017

Star PrideWindstar Cruise Line
7 Night Islands of the West Med
Departing from: Barcelona, Spain
Visiting: Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands; Alghero, Sardinia, Italy; Porto Vecchio, Corsica; Portovenere, Italy; Portoferraio, Elba; Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

Featured Cruises for October 4, 2016: On Oceania Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line and Viking River Cruises

Departing Today

Sirena – Oceania Cruises
14 Night Old World To New World
Departing from: Barcelona, Spain
Visiting: Alicante, Spain; Almeria, Spain; Cadiz (Seville), Spain; Funchal, Madeira; Hamilton, Bermuda; New York, New York


Departing in 90 Days: January 2, 2017

Carnival PrideCarnival Cruise Lines
13 Night Southern Caribbean Carnival Journeys
Departing from: Baltimore, Maryland
Visiting: Grand Turk Island, Turks & Caicos; Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic; Cartagena, Colombia; Colon, Panama; Puerto Limon, Costa Rica; Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras; Cozumel, Mexico; Tampa, Florida


Departing in 6 Months: April 2, 2017

Carnival SunshineCarnival Cruise Lines
5 Night Bahamas
Departing from: Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida
Visiting: Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Cruiseline Private Island); Nassau, Bahamas; Freeport, Grand Bahama Island


Departing in 9 Months: July 1, 2017

MaasdamHolland America Line
7 Night Canada and New England Discovery
Departing from: Boston, Massachusetts
Visiting: Bar Harbor, Maine; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Sydney, Nova Scotia; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; Cruise Gulf Of St. Lawrence; Cruise St. Lawrence River; Quebec City, Quebec; Montreal, Quebec


Departing in 1 Year: October 4, 2017

Viking RindaViking River Cruises
7 Night Paris and the Heart of Normandy
Departing from: Paris, France
Visiting: Vernon, France; Rouen, France; Rouen (Normandy Beaches), France; Les Andelys, France; Conflans Ste Honorine, France

Featured Cruises – August 19, 2016

Today we feature three different cruises offered by Viking: a week from Paris on Viking Rolf, 11 nights on Viking Odin starting in Prague and a 10-night ocean cruise on Viking Star from San Juan, Puerto Rico…

Departing Today

Norwegian Dawn
7 Night Bermuda
Departing from: Boston, Massachusetts
Visiting: Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

More Cruises Sailing Friday August 19th:
Explorer of the Seas7 Night Alaska
Star Legend8 Night Spanish Serenade
Disney Dream3 Night Bahamas
AmaLegro7 Night Paris and Normandy
Norwegian Sky3 Night Bahamas


Departing in 30 Days – September 18, 2016

Viking Rolf
7 Night Paris and the Heart of Normandy
Departing from: Paris, France
Visiting: Vernon, France; Rouen, France; Rouen (Normandy Beaches), France; Les Andelys, France; Conflans Ste Honorine, France

More Cruises Sailing Sunday September 18th:
Grand Princess7 Night California Coastal
Ruby Princess1 Night Pacific Northwest
River Royale7 Night Bordeaux Vineyards And Chateaux
Carnival Victory4 Night Bahamas
Celebrity Infinity7 Night Pacific Coastal


Departing in 90 Days – November 17, 2016

Viking Odin
11 Night Cities Of Light Westbound
Departing from: Hotel In Prague
Visiting: Motorcoach Transfer Nuremberg To Bamberg; Motorcoach Transfer Prague To Nuremberg; Bamberg, Germany; Cruise Main River; Miltenberg (For Heidelberg), Germany; Wurzburg (Rothenburg), Germany; Wertheim (Heidelberg), Germany; Rudesheim, Germany; Mainz, Germany; Cochem, Germany; Bernkastel, Germany; Trier, Germany… View more

More Cruises Sailing Thursday November 17th:
Carnival Valor3 Night Bahamas
Carnival Imagination3 Night Baja Mexico
Azamara Journey13 Night The Spice Route II
Norwegian Spirit11 Night Mediterranean
Seabourn Sojourn18 Night Holy Land and Ancient Empires


Departing in 6 months – February 15, 2017

Viking Star
10 Night West Indies Explorer
Departing from: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Visiting: Road Town, Tortola, B.V.I.; St. John’s, Antigua; Castries, St. Lucia; Bridgetown, Barbados; Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe; Basseterre, St. Kitts; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.

More Cruises Sailing Wednesday February 15th:
Crown Princess33 Night Cape Horn and Brazil Grand Adventure
Crown Princess14 Night Cape Horn and Strait of Magellan
Zuiderdam10 Night Panama Canal Sunfarer


Departing in 1 year – August 19, 2017

Queen Mary 2
12 Night Norwegian Fjords
Departing from: Southampton (London), England
Visiting: Hamburg, Germany; Bergen, Norway; Alesund, Norway; Olden, Norway; Flaam, Norway; Stavanger, Norway

More Cruises Sailing Saturday August 19th:
Viking Alruna7 Night Rhine Getaway Southbound
Carnival Miracle7 Night Mexican Riviera
Rhapsody of the Seas7 Night Greek Isles
MSC Splendida7 Night Western Mediterranean
Carnival Paradise5 Night Western Caribbean

Today’s Cruises – September 14, 2013

There are 35 ships setting forth on various cruise-type adventures today…

  • the longest cruise starting today is a 29-day marathon on Norwegian Jewel that starts in Seattle and ends in New Orleans – visiting Alaska, Vancouver, San Francisco, LA, Cabo, the Panama Canal and Cartagena – also sailing as a week-long Seattle to Alaska to Vancouver cruise;
  • it’s Saturday so that means lots of 7- and 8-day cruises starting, including trips to the Caribbean, Mediterranean and Alaska;
  • we’re at the beginning of “leaf peeping” season in North America, so the ms Veendam is starting a 7-day cruise from Quebec City to Boston – and back again, if you can take two weeks off.

Looking ahead:  Only five months ’til Valentine’s Day, with 14 cruises scheduled for departure on February 14, 2014.  02/14/2014 is kind of interesting, numerology-wise.

Canada-New England Cruises from New York

carnival-glory-suiteNew York City is known as a popular cruise departure point for trips to Bermuda, the Bahamas, Caribbean and across the Atlantic, but another group of cruises travel from New York to New England and Canada.  These cruises are especially popular as leaves of the coastal forests change colors in autumn.

The shortest of these cruises are quick 4 or 5-day round-trips to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.  These are offered by Carnival Cruise Lines and include stops in St. John, New Brunswick and Halifax, Nova Scotia.  It’s just enough time to get acquainted with those historic towns and to view the Nova Scotia coast.

new-york-7-day-canada-new-england-mapThere are many more cruise line and ship options for 7-night cruises to Canada and New England.  Carnival, Norwegian Cruise Line and Princess Cruises all expand upon the 5-day itineraries to include stops in Boston and Bar Harbor, Maine.  A day in Bar Harbor gives cruisers a chance to do some quick exploration of the beautiful Acadia National Park.

If you can afford to spend more than a week exploring New England and Canada, then you may want to consider one of the 10-day cruises that start in New York and end in Quebec City or Montreal.  After visiting Boston, Bar Harbor and Halifax, these cruises continue north, traveling around the north side of Nova Scotia and visiting Prince Edward Island.  They then go even farther north, around the Gaspe Peninsula and down the St. Lawrence River to Quebec City or Montreal.  These 10-night voyages are offered by some of the luxury cruise lines, including Holland America and Regent Seven Seas.

TheCruiseNexus.com always has the latest schedule of cruises departing from New York City, as well as the Cape Liberty port in nearby New Jersey.