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
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| 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!
