My View: Live from a Back2Back Adventure on the Seas

[APDMOM]

Views while sailing away:

 

 

 

 

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My View: End of Day 3, Week 2:

 

 

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My View: Week 2, Day 4: Bar Harbor, Maine

 

 

 

Spotting a lighthouse on the way to the bay:

 

[Cruisingmarmi]

Cannot wait for our trip! Thank you for whetting my appetite for beautiful views and foods! Hope you can keep up the great report! Enjoy your time! It flies SO FAST!

[APDMOM]

Day 4: Compass

 

 

 

 

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Adventure Ocean:

 

 

 

Special Offers:

 

 

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Laundry details - Limited items for the special bag of laundry:

 

[APDMOM]

Bar Harbor is one of our favorite new ports! Will share details tomorrow... Right now, I need sleep as I have been going nonstop since 4:21 a.m.

 

We also “spring forward” to Canadian Time.

[hapster85]

Bar Harbor is one of our favorite new ports! Will share details tomorrow... Right now, I need sleep as I have been going nonstop since 4:21 a.m.

 

We also “spring forward” to Canadian Time.

Glad we're not the only ones turning in early tonight!

[perfect match]

Welcome “home” [emoji846]

 

Thanks! I'm enjoying the journey!

 

I especially enjoy your sunrise pictures. I'm not a morning person, so the only way I would ever get sunrise pictures is if I'm still awake from the previous day. :eek:

 

I also love the lighthouse pictures! :D

[suesnake2002]

Love bar harbor. For any one interested, best lobsters are in august. That is when the lobsters molt (shed their old shell) . So when you go to eat one the shells are softer, therefore easier to eat!

 

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[phillygirl2400]

Looking forward to having lobsters on our late August cruise!

[APDMOM]

Bar Harbor, A Very Friendly Town:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patrick’s by the Sea (with the pink whale) is an awesome little gift shop with the friendliest service. I highly recommend them!

[APDMOM]

Tendering to Bar Harbor was very easy. We were on the first tender and did not stand in line at all. I guess many people thought to take a later tender to avoid crowds or to sleep in. The tender was pretty empty on our ride over.

 

The tender is very large:

 

 

Views of the ship from the tender:

 

 

 

[APDMOM]

Views from Bar Harbor:

 

 

 

No real whales spotted yet...

 

Beautiful gardens at Bar Harbor Inn:

 

[APDMOM]

We did a private tour of Acadia National Park. It cost a total of $172 for 5 people. This is much cheaper than the ship excursion, and the tour was excellent. Santo, our tour guide, was witty and very knowledgeable:

 

 

Views along the way:

 

 

 

 

 

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[rimmit]

We did a private tour of Acadia National Park. It cost a total of $172 for 5 people. This is much cheaper than the ship excursion, and the tour was excellent. Santo, our tour guide, was witty and very knowledgeable:

 

 

Views along the way:

 

 

 

 

 

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What tour operator did you use?

[cruiselvr04]

Would there be time/opportunity to visit Ellis Isand on turn around day?

 

Although turn around day can be like a sea day I just thought it’d be fun to do something that day. You would have been able to leave the ship at 10:30 but would have to back by ? I know it’s later then all the new cruisers.

[APDMOM]

Cadillac Mountain - It was too foggy to see the ship, but the mountain is beautiful. Unfortunately, it is very busy. I would love to return here for a longer visit and early morning hike up the mountain:

 

 

 

 

[Countrygurl]

My husband and I are going on Adventure of the Seas for the first time at the end of August to Canada and Maine. You are getting me excited. Enjoying your trip is a way to make mine start early! Thanks for taking time from your cruise to help me enjoy mine!

 

 

We will be on this cruise as well. It is our first time on RC. So excited! And love reading these reviews!

[APDMOM]

A stop at Sieur De Monts Spring - I loved the botanical garden:

 

 

 

 

 

Spot the fish:

[AshleyDillo]

I did the Canada/NE itinerary on Anthem and Bar Harbor was my favorite port. For anyone who wants to do Cadillac Mountain, make that be the very first thing that you do when you get off of the ship. It gets crazy busy later on in the day and there's often a line of waiting to get into the parking lot.

[APDMOM]

There is also a nature center, a wigwam, and a ranger sharing information:

 

 

 

 

Hello!

 

Spotted along the way - A Beaver Nest:

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What tour operator did you use?

 

 

It is run by Acadia National Park Tours:

http://www.acadiatours.com

 

I highly recommend them!

[APDMOM]

Would there be time/opportunity to visit Ellis Isand on turn around day?

 

Although turn around day can be like a sea day I just thought it’d be fun to do something that day. You would have been able to leave the ship at 10:30 but would have to back by ? I know it’s later then all the new cruisers.

 

Yes, I believe you could fit it in if you plan well. There was the option to leave the ship early (around 7 a.m.). I will see if I can find our turn around day letter, as it gives details on how to choose that option. The only thing with Ellis island is how long it takes to get a ferry. I did this in 1998, so I don’t remember how long the ferry took...It may may take too long to get back to the ship. Maybe some recent tourists of Ellis Island could let you know.

 

I will post our letter later.