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ha, you picked that up! I actually didn't think too much of the pedaling part. The intro says "Thanks to solar-powered panels on your ingenious vehicle, you can pedal or choose to sit back and relax and let the sun do the work for you" My mom had been on Surrey bike rides with us at the Golden Gate Park. Of course, the younger gen pedaled (me and my teenager kids) and the grandma just sat in the middle enjoying the ride. Lots of fun! Surrey Bike Rental in Golden Gate Park | Tiqets This time, it will be just me and my mom. From the description, the vehicle can accommodate up to 14 ppl so I thought it would not require too much physical labor from a senior! But you did draw my attention to give it more thoughts. I was mostly trying to find sth fun without too much walking. But if the weather is poor and cloudy, this tour could end up being troublesome / miserable.... especially that we don't really drink alcohol, which negates the purpose / main theme of this "pub crawl". em... thanks again for the feedback! Have to think more about this activity and what to do at Charlottetown.

Thanks for everyone's warm assistance! I eventually booked the NCL Boston roundtrip cruise with my mom, due to availability. Really appreciate all your wonderful notes and tips here. I may sail on HAL one day! For many who had experience with this New England / Canada route, please take a look at the draft activities I put together. I avoid long walk tours and lean toward sit down drive around tours. Port1: Sunday 8/27 Charlottetown $52/pp 2.5hr Charlottetown Pedal Pub Crawl 2023 (viator.com) Port2: Monday 8/28 Sydney Small city, just walk a bit along Esplanade street and back to ship Port3: Tuesday 8/29 Halifax $47/pp 1hr Halifax Harbour Hopper Sightseeing Tour by Land and Sea 2023 (viator.com) Port4: Wed 8/30 Portland, ME $40/pp 105min Cruise Ship Passengers - Portland Discovery Land & Sea Tours — Portland Discovery Land & Sea Tours Port5: Thur 8/31 Bar Harbor, ME $58/pp 2.5hr Acadia National Park Tours | Oli’s Trolley (olistrolley.com) Please let me know if there is anything I should pay special attention to or whether there are very long walks to get to those tours. My mom should be able to walk for 15-20min on flat terrain before needing some rest. Two days to go and fingers crossed that the weather will be cooperating for our journey!

Thanks for everyone's warm assistance! I eventually booked the NCL Boston roundtrip cruise with my mom, due to availability. Really appreciate all your wonderful notes and tips here. I may sail on HAL one day! For many who had experience with this New England / Canada route, please take a look at the draft activities I put together. I avoid long walk tours and lean toward sit down drive around tours. Port1: Sunday 8/27 Charlottetown $52/pp 2.5hr Charlottetown Pedal Pub Crawl 2023 (viator.com) Port2: Monday 8/28 Sydney Small city, just walk a bit along Esplanade street and back to ship Port3: Tuesday 8/29 Halifax $47/pp 1hr Halifax Harbour Hopper Sightseeing Tour by Land and Sea 2023 (viator.com) Port4: Wed 8/30 Portland, ME $40/pp 105min Cruise Ship Passengers - Portland Discovery Land & Sea Tours — Portland Discovery Land & Sea Tours Port5: Thur 8/31 Bar Harbor, ME $58/pp 2.5hr Acadia National Park Tours | Oli’s Trolley (olistrolley.com) Please let me know if there is anything I should pay special attention or whether there are very long walks to get to those tours. My mom should be able to walk for 15-20min on flat terrain before needing some rest. Two days to go and fingers crossed that the weather will be cooperating for our journey!

I will be staying with my mom in Boston for the month of August (next month). So I am planning an once-a-life-time mother daughter trip for late August! This is really last minute and the choices narrow down to the following two below: $1049pp Inside cabin for NCL Pearl 7 days 8/25 - 9/1 Boston roundtrip, Port of Calls: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island • Sydney, Nova Scotia • Halifax, Nova Scotia • Portland, Maine • Bar Harbor, Maine $1493pp Oceanview for Holland Zaandam 11 days 8/23 - 9/3 Boston - Montreal one way, Port of Calls: Portland, Maine • St. John, New Brunswick, Canada • Halifax, Nova Scotia • Corner Brook, Newfoundland • Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island • Cruise Gulf Of St. Lawrence • Saguenay, Quebec, Canada • Quebec City, Quebec • Montreal, Quebec My mom will be turning 80 December this year. She is relatively healthy, mobile and would be happy visiting interesting sites, but we may have to use wheelchair for long walks. I would have wanted a Balcony cabin, but at this last minute, Balcony is either not available (Holland) or too expensive ($3199 Pearl). I will just take the lowest cost cabin available and spend $$ elsewhere. I am not familiar with these two ships and these ports. My questions / considerations are: 1. How's NCL Pearl compared with Holland Zaandam, in terms of restaurant choices, senior friendly amenities, activity choices for sea days etc. 2. How are these itineraries stack against each other, for senior that cannot take too long a walk. 3. Since Holland Zaandam ship will be Boston-Montreal one way, is it possible to catch the flight to Boston at 8:15am after the ship docks at 7am? If not, we might spend the day tour Montreal and take a later flight back to Boston. But not sure whether we can keep the luggage at the port or somewhere? 4. Not sure whether the one way trip will be too aggressive and too much of a hassle, compared to the Boston roundtrip one. Would really appreciate it if you could share your knowledge about the ships, the itineraries and senior travel. It will actually be my very first time traveling with my mom alone, no kids, no husbands, just two of us! Thanks a lot! Tiffany

I will be staying with my mom in Boston for the month of August (next month). So I am planning an once-a-life-time mother daughter trip for late August! This is really last minute and the choices narrow down to the following two below: $1049pp Inside cabin for NCL Pearl 7 days 8/25 - 9/1 Boston roundtrip, Port of Calls: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island • Sydney, Nova Scotia • Halifax, Nova Scotia • Portland, Maine • Bar Harbor, Maine $1493pp Oceanview for Holland Zaandam 11 days 8/23 - 9/3 Boston - Montreal one way, Port of Calls: Portland, Maine • St. John, New Brunswick, Canada • Halifax, Nova Scotia • Corner Brook, Newfoundland • Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island • Cruise Gulf Of St. Lawrence • Saguenay, Quebec, Canada • Quebec City, Quebec • Montreal, Quebec My mom will be turning 80 December this year. She is relatively healthy, mobile and would be happy visiting interesting sites, but we may have to use wheelchair for long walks. I would have wanted a Balcony cabin, but at this last minute, Balcony is either not available (Holland) or too expensive ($3199 Pearl). I will just take the lowest cost cabin available and spend $$ elsewhere. I am not familiar with these two ships and these ports. My questions / considerations are: 1. How's NCL Pearl compared with Holland Zaandam, in terms of restaurant choices, senior friendly amenities, activity choices for sea days etc. 2. How are these itineraries stack against each other, for senior that cannot take too long a walk. 3. Since Holland Zaandam ship will be Boston-Montreal one way, is it possible to catch the flight to Boston at 8:15am after the ship docks at 7am? If not, we might spend the day tour Montreal and take a later flight back to Boston. But not sure whether we can keep the luggage at the port or somewhere? 4. Not sure whether the one way trip will be too aggressive and too much of a hassle, compared to the Boston roundtrip one. Would really appreciate it if you could share your knowledge about the ships, the itineraries and senior travel. It will actually be my very first time traveling with my mom alone, no kids, no husbands, just two of us! Thanks a lot! Tiffany

I will be staying with my mom in Boston for the month of August (next month). So I am planning an once-a-life-time mother daughter trip for late August! This is really last minute and the choices narrow down to the following two below: $1049pp Inside cabin for NCL Pearl 7 days 8/25 - 9/1 Boston roundtrip, Port of Calls: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island • Sydney, Nova Scotia • Halifax, Nova Scotia • Portland, Maine • Bar Harbor, Maine $1493pp Oceanview for Holland Zaandam 11 days 8/23 - 9/3 Boston - Montreal one way, Port of Calls: Portland, Maine • St. John, New Brunswick, Canada • Halifax, Nova Scotia • Corner Brook, Newfoundland • Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island • Cruise Gulf Of St. Lawrence • Saguenay, Quebec, Canada • Quebec City, Quebec • Montreal, Quebec My mom will be turning 80 December this year. She is relatively healthy, mobile and would be happy visiting interesting sites, but we may have to use wheelchair for long walks. I would have wanted a Balcony cabin, but at this last minute, Balcony is either not available (Holland) or too expensive ($3199 Pearl). I will just take the lowest cost cabin available and spend $$ elsewhere. I am not familiar with these two ships and these ports. My questions / considerations are: 1. How's NCL Pearl compared with Holland Zaandam, in terms of restaurant choices, senior friendly amenities, activity choices for sea days etc. 2. How are these itineraries stack against each other, for senior that cannot take too long a walk. 3. Since Holland Zaandam ship will be Boston-Montreal one way, is it possible to catch the flight to Boston at 8:15am after the ship docks at 7am? If not, we might spend the day tour Montreal and take a later flight back to Boston. But not sure whether we can keep the luggage at the port or somewhere? 4. Not sure whether the one way trip will be too aggressive and too much of a hassle, compared to the Boston roundtrip one. Would really appreciate it if you could share your knowledge about the ships, the itineraries and senior travel. It will actually be my very first time traveling with my mom alone, no kids, no husbands, just two of us! Thanks a lot! Tiffany

I will be staying with my mom in Boston for the month of August (next month). So I am planning an once-a-life-time mother daughter trip for late August! This is really last minute and the choices narrow down to the following two below: $1049pp Inside cabin for NCL Pearl 7 days 8/25 - 9/1 Boston roundtrip, Port of Calls: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island • Sydney, Nova Scotia • Halifax, Nova Scotia • Portland, Maine • Bar Harbor, Maine $1493pp Oceanview for Holland Zaandam 11 days 8/23 - 9/3 Boston - Montreal one way, Port of Calls: Portland, Maine • St. John, New Brunswick, Canada • Halifax, Nova Scotia • Corner Brook, Newfoundland • Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island • Cruise Gulf Of St. Lawrence • Saguenay, Quebec, Canada • Quebec City, Quebec • Montreal, Quebec My mom will be turning 80 December this year. She is relatively healthy, mobile and would be happy visiting interesting sites, but we may have to use wheelchair for long walks. I would have wanted a Balcony cabin, but at this last minute, Balcony is either not available (Holland) or too expensive ($3199 Pearl). I will just take the lowest cost cabin available and spend $$ elsewhere. I am not familiar with these two ships and these ports. My questions / considerations are: 1. How's NCL Pearl compared with Holland Zaandam, in terms of restaurant choices, senior friendly amenities, activity choices for sea days etc. 2. How are these itineraries stack against each other, for senior that cannot take too long a walk. 3. Since Holland Zaandam ship will be Boston-Montreal one way, is it possible to catch the flight to Boston at 8:15am after the ship docks at 7am? If not, we might spend the day tour Montreal and take a later flight back to Boston. But not sure whether we can keep the luggage at the port or somewhere? 4. Not sure whether the one way trip will be too aggressive and too much of a hassle, compared to the Boston roundtrip one. Would really appreciate it if you could share your knowledge about the ships, the itineraries and senior travel. It will actually be my very first time traveling with my mom alone, no kids, no husbands, just two of us! Thanks a lot! Tiffany