Quebec City, Charlottetown, Sydney Canada, Halifax, Portland, Bar Harbor, Boston

Quebec is one of the oldest cities in North America. The old district, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with remarkable stone buildings and winding streets, is famous for its European charm and well-preserved architectural treasures. Explore the Fortifications of Québec (National Historic Site) close to 4.6 km in length, that offer a unique view, the Parliament Building, the most important historical site in Québec City, Notre Dame des Victoires, built in 1688, the oldest stone church in North America. From the old district, cruise visitors can take the funicular or the "neck-breaking steps", escalier Casse-Cou, Quebec City's oldest stairway, built in 1635 and named as such due to their steepness. There, at the bottom of Côte de la Montagne, lies the Petit-Champlain district, a picture-perfect neighbourhood resembling a quaint riverside village. All year-round, visitors are enchanted by the romantic European atmosphere of this quaint neighbourhood, site of the Québec's first port, and can see here some of the colony's first houses, while enjoying coffee, drinks, lunch or shopping.

Charlottetown, the largest city, capital and commercial centre on Canada's smallest province, Prince Edward Island, is an idyllic stop for cruise visitors. The Victorian architecture, the abundance of parks, and its harborside location make a pleasand mixture. Walk the cobblestones of Victoria Row or the seaside broadwalk, see the house that inspired "Anne of Green Gables," or explore the wild shore of Prince Edward Island National Park. Downtown Charlottetown includes the city's historic five hundred lots - among which the Province House- Charlottetown’s most significant cultural landmark-, Founders' Hall, Canada's birthplace pavilion, Fanningbank Government House - the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, built in 1834 in the Georgian style, Charlottetown City Hall, which was built in 1888 in the Romanesque Revival style and is the oldest municipal hall on Prince Edward Island and St. Dunstan’s Basilica, τhe cathedral of the Diocese of Charlottetown, constructed between 1896 and 1907 and rebuilt after a disastrous fire in 1913.

Sydney is a port on the east coast of Cape Breton Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada. Located on the South Arm, Sydney affords year-round ice-free anchorage for large ships, including cruise ships. Sydney is an ideal base for exploring south-eastern Cape Breton and has a full range of shops and services.

The economic and cultural capital of eastern Canada, is an easygoing and hospitable metropolis, located on one of the planet's great natural harbors. The beautifully restored waterfront buildings of Halifax's Historic Properties recall the city's centuries-old maritime heritage and adorned with landmarks like the Citadel fortress, Pier 21 (Canada's Ellis Island) and the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Outside the city, cruise visitors can discover the weatherbeaten landscape of Nova Scotia's south shore, including famous Peggy's Cove and the German village of Lunenburg, so meticulously restored it has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located on an outstanding setting on the coast of Maine. Visitors can stroll with ease around the historic buildings, the vibrant arts district, the waterfront and the revitalized warehouse districts of Portland’s Old Port.

Most of the year, the sunlight touches the United States first at Cadillac Mountain on the Maine Coast, and from its granite-slabbed summit, light tiptoes down across the rest of Mount Desert Isle, Acadia National Park, the town of Bar Harbor and then the rest of the country. The raw coastal scenery attracted Hudson River School painters in the 1840s, and their art in turn lured thousants of visitors to the area. Soon, Bar Harbor was the "playground" for the East Coast glittering class and bejeweled with grand mansions and immaculate gardens. Cruise visitors can walk the streets of town, relax on the Village Green, or climb Cadillac Mountain. At Acadia National Park enjoy hiking, bird watching and cycling tours.

Boston is the largest city of Massachusetts and New England, located in a natural harbour. The metropolis is showcasing significant historic sites, which you can visit by following The Freedom Trail, a 2.5-mile stretch hosting 16 sites pertaining to the Revolutionary War. Don't miss its interesting museums, the Museum of Science at Science Park, with more than 400 interactive exhibits, the Museum of Fine Arts, New England's largest art museum, known for its collection of works by Claude Monet. The Institute of Contemporary Art in South Boston, all glass and sharp angles, a stark departure from the city's presiding aesthetic as well as Boston Public Library are also interesting to have a look. Take a walk at the South End, street after tree-lined street of red-brick bow-front townhouses dating to the 1800s, along with some of Boston's best restaurants, design stores and boutiques. For shopping, choose the eight-block shopping stretch of Newbury Street in Back Bay, Quincy Market or Faneuil Hall Marketplace, an ιndoor-outdoor market great place for both shopping and dining. Enjoy nature at its best, by walking along the Boston side of the Charles River, which separates the city from Cambridge, a roughly three-mile leafy path known as the Charles River Esplanade or visit Boston Public Garden (Boston Common), the nation's oldest botanical garden (1634).