6 nights, Quebec City to New York City
Explora's name for it: A Journey from Eastern Canada to New York’s Atlantic Gateway
Six nights from Quebec City to New York, down the St. Lawrence and along the Atlantic seaboard, with a stop nearly every day. You start tied up at the foot of Quebec's walled Old Town, walking straight off the gangway into 400-year-old streets. From there the route runs through La Baie, where the real event is the ship's own transit up the Saguenay Fjord, the only one in North America navigable by large ships, with the Cap Trinite statue and 400 m headlands as the headline. Then Sept-Iles on the remote Cote-Nord, Sydney on Cape Breton, Halifax with its boardwalk fort and the genuine Titanic gallery, and finally New York.
This one rewards a traveler who likes a steady, port-dense pace and the maritime, Innu, and Acadian texture of the Canadian coast rather than marquee European-style landmarks. Sydney is honest about itself: the thinnest in-town sightseeing of the run, so decide before arrival whether you want Louisbourg or the Cabot Trail and book it. Sept-Iles asks the same, leaning into the Innu story at the Musee Shaputuan instead of hunting for monuments. New York is shaped entirely by your terminal, so confirm Manhattan or Brooklyn before you plan. If you want sea days and slow mornings, look elsewhere. This is a working coastline seen up close.
Explora III is all-suite and all-oceanfront.
The itinerary, port by port
6 calls over 6 nights, Quebec City to New York City. Open any port for my full day-ashore guide, what to see, when to go, and how the day actually runs.
Getting there: Flights to Quebec City (YQB) are already bookable for these dates. I watch the fare for booked clients so you book at the right moment. When to book your flights →
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Fares on this departure, decoded
Reading the fare fine print is the job. Here's what this sailing currently carries:
- Invitation to Discover More
- Explora's discovery fare, available across most of the calendar. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
The ship and your suite
This sailing is aboard EXPLORA III, all-suite, every suite with a private ocean-front terrace. Suites run from the entry Ocean Terrace to the Owner's Residence; the right tier depends on how you travel. Compare suites → · What's included →