Autumn in New England and Canada

by Mary Morales

For your cruising enjoyment and for the first time, the Angeles Chapter/Sierra Club has scheduled a Fall Colors fundraising cruise to the East Coast in September 2010. Sailing from the port of New York, you will long remember the sights, sounds and scenery of wonderful destinations along the way.

Times Square, Central Park, Liberty Island, Wall Street and Broadway all evoke sentimental memories from a few years ago. As Sinatra crooned, “Come be a part of it, New York, New York.” Can’t get any more exciting than to begin our adventure in the Big Apple! We’ve planned a pre-cruise highlights tour package (details to come) before embarking September 19th on NCL’s Norwegian Dawn.

After a day at sea while sailing up to the modern city of Halifax, prepare to savor centuries-old Canadian heritage in tiny seaside enclaves that brave the fierce Atlantic Ocean, withstanding the test of tides. Our northern neighbors know well what being hearty means.

As our cruises continue on to St John on the Bay of Fundy, disembark to visit picturesque fishing villages and beautiful towns like St Martins and St Andrews-by-the-Sea. Farmers markets offer up fresh produce and wonderful handmade holiday gifts for those back home.

Bar Harbor is home to lobster fishermen who bring that succulent crustacean to tables across the world. But there is much more to this community. Nearby Acadia National Park is one of the most visited parks in the United States.

Historic Boston, home of the Old North Church, the USS Constitution and other landmarks will beckon you to explore while immersing yourself in the challenges and triumphs of America’s Revolutionary War.

Before sailing back to New York, our home port, we make a stop in Newport with its extravagant mansions and heady lifestyle. This is the playground of America’s wealthiest. Oh, to be part of old money!

So there you have the itinerary and interspersed in all this charm, architecture and coastal beauty is what we came for…the colors of a New England autumn. Sugar maples, dogwoods, birches and gum trees shed their leaves of crimson, fiery orange, bright yellow as precursors of wintery days ahead. Come celebrate the end of one season and the beginning of another with friends and family on this well-priced Angeles Chapter cruise.

Mary Morales and Donna Specht are your experienced Sierra Club cruise coordinators. Enjoy the best of NCL hospitality for one low price that covers just about every onboard delight. Reserve your cabins right away for a fantastic 2010 experience!