Sydney/Nova Scotia, St. Pierre,St. John's/Newfoundland

[Andy27]

I and my wife will be taking a cruise this summer, some of the ports of call are:

Sydney/Nova Scotia,

St. Pierre and

St. John's/Newfoundland.

 

Would you recommend booking excursions at any of these ports, if so which ones do you think are the best for nature and scenery?

Thank you.

[maryann ns]

Here is a link for information about Cape Breton for cruise visitors. 

[Andy27]

Thank you Maryann!

[BAYA]

On 5/29/2019 at 12:53 AM, Andy27 said:

I and my wife will be taking a cruise this summer, some of the ports of call are:

Sydney/Nova Scotia,

St. Pierre and

St. John's/Newfoundland.

 

Would you recommend booking excursions at any of these ports, if so which ones do you think are the best for nature and scenery?

Thank you.

My TA on Veendam from Lisbon to Boston is also visiting these ports. I have been to St. John's Newfoundland before and I enjoyed the ship's excursion that took us to the farthest eastern point and the telegraph building there. Sorry, I can't recall the name but in any case it was worth my time and money. After the tour we enjoyed walking in downtown Saint John's and did some shopping. Super friendly locals there -- you will love it!

As for Sydney and St. Pierre, I'm in the same boat as you (pun intended 😉 ) doing my research!

[chefestelle]

On 5/28/2019 at 9:53 PM, Andy27 said:

I and my wife will be taking a cruise this summer, some of the ports of call are:

Sydney/Nova Scotia,

St. Pierre and

St. John's/Newfoundland.

 

Would you recommend booking excursions at any of these ports, if so which ones do you think are the best for nature and scenery?

Thank you.

There is a step on step off trolley in St. John's which is pretty cheap and gets you to all the sites. It has changed a little since I was in St. John's in 2016 (price doubled to $10) but it also seems to go further. The highlight for me was Signal Hill but the Quidi Vidi Village is supposed to be good too. https://www.metrobus.com/thelink/schedule.html

Edited June 4, 2019 by chefestelle

[Andy27]

Thank you for the tips.