Day : 1
Arrive Toronto (2 Nights)
Number of Days : 1
Welcome to Toronto, Canada's largest city. Get settled in at your hotel before meeting your Travel Director this afternoon.
Day : 2
Niagara Falls Excursion
Number of Days : 1
Travel to Niagara Falls, one of the largest falls in the world. See the Canadian and American sides as you cruise to the base of Horseshoe Falls. Back in Toronto this afternoon, experience the sights and history of this multi-cultural city. Learn more about traditional native arts at the Storyboot Project, a TreadRight Heritage Initiative. This project aims to revive the traditional arts by creating partnerships with elders and artisans.
Day : 3
Toronto – Kingston – Ottawa (2 Nights)
Number of Days : 1
After departing Toronto, drive along Lake Ontario to Kingston where you'll board a cruise down the St. Lawrence River. Later, head to Ottawa, Canada's beautiful capital city.
Day : 4
Ottawa Sightseeing and Free Time
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Start the day with a sightseeing tour of Ottawa to view the city's most famous landmarks. Enjoy a visit to the Mountie Stables where you can see the trusty steeds of the Canadian Mounted Police up close. The rest of the day is free.
Day : 5
Ottawa – Quebec City (2 Nights)
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Today, arrive in Quebec City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With its narrow cobblestone streets and stone buildings, it exudes a strong European feel. Your evening is free.
Day : 6
Quebec City Sightseeing and Free Time
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Join a Local Specialist and explore Old Quebec, the historic heart of French Canada. View the famous turreted Chateau Frontenac, Citadelle, and historic Plains of Abraham. Set out for Cap-de-la-Madeleine located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and St. Lawrence Rivers. The rest of the day is yours to do as you please.
Day : 7
Quebec City – Montreal
Number of Days : 1
This morning, an Iconic Breakfast is served at Erabliere le Chemin du Roy, a Cabane a Sucre (Sugar Shack) where you'll learn how maple syrup is harvested and turned into other maple products. Set out for Montreal, designated by UNESCO as a City of Design. Upon arrival, enjoy an orientation tour with a Local Specialist. This evening is free.Iconic Breakfast
Day : 8
Montreal – Maritimes Cruise
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For guests continuing on Holland America Line's Maritimes cruise, you will be dropped off at Montreal's Quays of the Old World to board the ms Veendam. Your ship sails at approximately 4 p.m.Dinner
Day : 9
Quebec City Sightseeing
Number of Days : 1
The singular image of the city is a hotel surrounded by cannons. Built to evoke a mountain castle, Chateau Frontenac sits atop a cape above the St. Lawrence River. The hotel is part of the city's Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and with all the stone buildings and winding streets, you'll think you're in Europe. From there, cruise visitors can take the funicular or the "neck-breaking steps" down to the Lower Town. Many structures there date back to Quebec City's beginnings, and highlights include Notre Dame des Victoires, the Petit Champlain district, the port, and the Musee de la Civilisation.Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day : 10
Saint Lawrence River Cruising
Number of Days : 1
Once a water highway for explorers, missionaries, and fur traders, today you can experience the spectacular Saint Lawrence River from the comfort of your Holland America Line ship. Known to the Mohawk as Kaniatarowanenneh, or big waterway, the Saint Lawrence River encompasses several lakes and three archipelagoes. As the river conducts you from Quebec City to the Atlantic Ocean, watch from your private verandah for blue, fin or beluga whales, porpoises and dolphins, and countless bird species.Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day : 11
Cruise to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Number of Days : 1
Canada's smallest province is an island that seems to be tethered to New Brunswick by the 8-mile (13 kilometre) long Confederation Bridge lest it drift into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Leave the mainland, cross the bridge, and make a right for Charlottetown. The largest city on Prince Edward Island as well as its capital, Charlottetown's Victorian architecture, abundance of parks, and harbourside location make it an idyllic stop for cruise visitors. Walk the cobblestones of Victoria Row, see the house that inspired Anne of Green Gables, or explore the wild shore of Prince Edward Island National Park.Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day : 12
Cruise to Sydney, Nova Scotia
Number of Days : 1
A hundred thousand Gaelic welcomes await you in Nova Scotia, Latin for "New Scotland." At the northeast end of the province sits Cape Breton Island, whose wild and lovely topography includes Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Bras d'Or Lake, and miles of rugged coastline. Sydney is the gateway to it all. There are highland villages for cruise visitors to see, the scenic Cabot Trail to explore, golden inland seas to sail, and the Fortress of Louisbourg to inspect - where every barn, barracks and pipe and drum corps appears just as it did when King Louis' troops occupied the site in 1744.Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day : 13
Cruise to Halifax, Nova Scotia
Number of Days : 1
It's big enough to be the economic and cultural capital of eastern Canada, but small enough to be easygoing and hospitable. Halifax is located on one of the planet's great natural harbours 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. See craggy coastlines, the bouldered topography of Peggy's Cove, and the German village of Lunenburg, so meticulously restored it has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day : 14
Cruise to Bar Harbor, Maine
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For much of the year, sunlight touches the United States first at Cadillac Mountain on the Maine Coast. From the 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 visitors to the area. Lots of them. Before you know it, Bar Harbor was a haven 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.Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day : 15
Cruise to Boston, Massachussetts
Number of Days : 1
Your cruise comes to an end in Boston upon disembarkation from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.Buffet Breakfast
