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Thanks for the brewery list. Any suggestions for Portland, ME or St. John in this category?

I haven't found as much for St. John. So far just two: Big Tide Brewing and St. John Ale House. Churchill's Bar & Pub as well, put didn't seem to have a very big selection. Probably just as good there aren't too many. I wouldn't be able to see any other sites.

Enjoy your trip.

Thomas

Just noticed your previous reference to brewpubs. There is one almost across from where you disembark before you hit the boardwalk. http://www.garrisonbrewing.com/

:D It is a weakness of mine! I have a list of 6 breweries/brewpubs in the area (Gahan, Garrison, Good Robot, Rock Bottom, Propeller, and Alexander Keiths) and that doesn't even include regular bars and restaurants! I could make this the entire day's tour but not sure I could get back to the ship.

Thanks for your take on how to see the city. Definitely have our work cut out for us.

Thomas

Hi Thomas.

 

On the link I gave there is another link for a previous visit when we did go to Peggy's Cove. Here it s...

 

https://solentrichardscruiseblog.com/2013/09/17/one-way-to-do-halifax-nova-scotia/

 

HI SR,

Yes, I did see your other link, it was posted in the original link! I looked at, and enjoyed, them both! Thanks.

Now my question is, how much time will we have back in the city and what/how should we prioritize the city sights (realizing this is a subjective decision)? If we get our rental car by 9:00am, any thoughts on how much time we would need to explore Peggy's Cove--I can't imagine more than 45-60 minutes, not including travel time--and/or when we can reasonably expect to get back to the city?

Appreciate your input.

Thomas

Hope I'm not too late but I recently wrote a review on my visit to halifax.

 

Here is a link for you which should give you some ideas...

 

https://solentrichardscruiseblog.com/2015/09/11/one-way-to-do-halifax-nova-scotia-second-edition/

 

Thanks for the link! I really enjoyed your reviews.

We were hoping to visit Peggy's Cove and still have time to tour the city during our Norwegian Dawn cruise in two weeks. Doesn't seem like we will have enough time to visit all of the neat places you have described, AND visit one (or two) brewpubs in town--my most important Places of Interest. :D

Thomas

I always focus on the breweries first!:)

Sydney, Nova Scotia

Big Spruce Brewing: 64 Yankee Line Rd, Victoria, Subd. B, NS

Breton Brewing Co:*364 Keltic Drive, Sydney

Halifax

GAHAN HOUSE HALIFAX:1869 Upper Water Street (waterfront)

GARRISON BREWING COMPANY:1149 Marginal Rd (by Pier 21)

GOOD ROBOT BREWING CO:2736 Robie St. (middle of town)

(I think there are a couple more.)

Saint John

Big Tide Brewing-47 Princess St, Saint John, NB E2L 1K1, Canada

Great to hear.

Was thinking of leaving luggage at the hotel, we are not far away from the port. That is a good idea. Could also leave big luggage with the porters, but I imagine we will still have backpacks, so more inclined to board first. Good to know that they apparently have a separate entrance/gangway for people that have already been boarded.

Thanks for the feedback. One less "detail" to worry about.

My DW and I are looking forward to our Dawn cruise out of Quebec City on September 16, and trying to figure out how best to plan the first two days of the trip--in Quebec (we embark on Friday but don't leave port until Saturday evening).

We were originally hoping to board early on Friday (we have a scheduled arrival time of 10:30am), drop off our stuff and then get back out asap to explore the city, leaving Saturday for Montmorency Falls, Ste Anne's, etc. But now I am not sure how easy it is to get on and off the ship on Friday (assuming everyone else is trying to get documented and board), or when/if we need to be back on the ship Friday night for attendance, muster, etc.

Would appreciate any insight or advice from anyone who may have taken this particular itinerary before or has experience with similar overnight stays to start a trip. Can we get off the ship after going through boarding, or is it better to just plan to board late on Friday? If so, would we be able to drop our luggage off with the porters early and then go sightseeing before boarding? Are we required to be back on the ship Friday night? (Always thought muster was on the first day, but we won't actually be at sea.)

Have you looked at Photoscape? You can download from CNET, it gets 3.5-4 stars in reviews. Although not what I would call a "slick" app, it does have all of the features you mentioned in your post. I use it at work for rudimentary cropping and enhancing (contrast, levels, etc) of technical photos.

Good luck,

Thomas