need opinion on disney canada cruise....

[momme224]

i was looking to do the disney 5 night cruise out of NYC to nova scotia and st. john with my husband and 2yr old and 4 yr old. i wanted to know if both ports of call have beaches to swim at?

 

although i love the caribbean, we are looking for something with less days that works around our vacation time.

 

i am trying to google this info and look for pictures of the beaches but i am having no luck. also, if there are beaches, approx how far are they from the ship? since i am traveling w 2 little ones i am trying to make this as easy as possible

 

 

thanks!!!!!

[maryann ns]

Welcome to Cruise Critic.

 

Halifax and Saint John are cities and you have to go some distance to find a beach. You would be best to rent a car.

 

Halifax does have things to appeal to children, however. Check out going for a ride on Theodore Tugboat: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Tugboat

http://www.mtcw.ca/theodoretugboat/

 

Here is a bit I found about beaches:

http://nsbeaches.com/counties/halifax-county.php

http://www.trailcanada.com/nova_scotia/halifax/day_trips/

 

Halifax and Dartmouth do have some lakes with swimming areas. One fairly close one is Chocolate Lake. You would need to go by car, taxi, or bus.

http://www.halifax.ca/rec/beaches.html

http://www.halifax.ca/hrmyouth/recreation/Swimming.php#outdoorbeaches

 

Here are some previous posts I found by doing a search. (Look to the top of each page to the right of the blue bar.):

boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=48217

boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1367592

boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1206992

boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1049118

[momme224]

this is great!!

 

thanks so much!!!