Monday, October 1, 2018

Canada and New England Cruise: October 2018



October 4-21, 2018: Canada/New England Itinerary

New York! New York!  I'm so excited to spend three days in New York City prior to our cruise departure!  We love the Library Collection Hotels and have booked the Casablanca.  
 
*Casablanca Hotel, 147 West 43rd Street, NY, Ny 10036 (212-869-1212)

*Dinner Reservations at Joe Allen, 326 W. 46th Street (between 8th and 9th)
Friday, 10/5
 *Dinner Reservations at Tony’s Di Napoli 5:30 PM pre-theatre
 *8:00 PM- My Fair Lady, Lincoln CenterTheater-Vivian Beaumont (150 W. 65th Street) Seats Row G, 206-209
Saturday, 10/6
*Dinner and Show at Lips 7 PM (Conf. # 95120 59577
    227 East 56th Street (212-675-7710)
Sunday, 10/7
 10:00 AM - Pick up at Casablanca for transfer to Cape Liberty Cruise Port

Board Celebrity Summit – Stateroom 1141 (coveted aft stateroom Aqua Class)!
 Immediately following muster drill, Oceanview Bar for Sailaway Get Together
Monday, 10/8 – Sea Day
  Likely Cruise Critic/Celebrity Connections Party. Our Slot Pull follows 1 hour after the commencement of the party. $15 per person.  Ken and I are first pullers in Group 3. If don’t attend connections party, meet in Martini Bar to pay up!
Tuesday, 10/9 – Arrive Boston 7 AM, Depart 6 PM
 *10AM Boston Duck Tour (be at Aquarium to meet tour 15 minutes prior)
 *12:30 Lunch at Boston Sail Loft (80 Atlantic Avenue, 617-227-7280) jutting out over Commercial Wharf provides a beautiful location!  And superb food!  I'm already pondering what I will order!  They are famous for their clam chowder and Boston scrod; but they also have lobster rolls!  Maybe I'll get all three!
 *Some bar hopping, Quincy Market, dessert in the North End, either at Mike's Pastry or Modern Pastry... cannolis, brownies, dessert lobster tails, oh my!!
Wednesday, 10/10 – Arrive Portland 7 AM, Depart 6 PM
Thursday, 10/11 – Arrive Bar Harbor 7 AM, Depart 5 PM
Friday 10/12 – Sea Day
  Dinner in Qsine 6 or 6:30 with some Silhouetters from our British Isles cruise
Saturday 10/13 – Sea Day
Sunday 10/14 – Arrive Quebec City 10 AM and overnight
   6:45 – 10:15 PM An Evening at the Sugar Shack
Érablière Chemin du Roy - Érablière Québec
 photo courtesy of Erablier le Chemin du Roy
 Just a Spoonful of Sugary Maple: Les cabanes à sucre of Quebec!
This is a really fun experience!  You learn about the maple sugar and syrup process, enjoy a tasty dinner of Quebecois cuisine, experience live folk music including dancing and playing the "spoons" and end the evening with a big smile on your face! The last time we visited the Erabliere le Chemin du Roy, about a 15 to 20 minute drive from Quebec City. 




Monday 10/15 – Shore Excursion through Distinctive Voyages
  8:15 AM Quintessentially Quebec: Unesco Sites, Governor’s House & Montmorency Falls, one of the 10 tallest waterfalls in Canada, with Refreshments (4 hours)
Tuesday 10/16 – At Sea
Wednesday 10/17 – Charlottetown, P.E.I. Arrive 11:45 AM, Depart 6 PM
Thursday, 10/18 – Sydney, Nova Scotia  Arrive 8 AM, Depart 5 PM
**Lunch (and Irish music)  at Governor’s Pub & Eatery 12:30 PM (233 Esplanade     (902) 562-7646)
Friday 10/19 – Halifax, Nova Scotia  Arrive 9:30 AM, Depart 6 PM
Saturday 10/20 – At Sea
                    Last Sea Day Lunch with Summiteers 12:30 MDR
Sunday 10/21 – Cape Liberty, NJ – Arrive 6 AM and Disembark
 and head to airport for flights home!