SOUTHAMPTON TO MONTREAL IN 13 NIGHTS

13 nights from £1,499pp departing Thursday 3rd Oct 2024

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					Arrive	Depart
	3rd03	OctOct	202424	Southampton, England, embark on the Borealis		Late PM
Lying near the head of Southampton Water, a peninsula between the estuaries of the Rivers Test and Itchen, Southampton is Britain’s largest cruise port. It has been one of England’s major ports since the Middle Ages, when it exported wool and hides from the hinterland and imported wine from Bordeaux. The city suffered heavy damage during World War Two and as a result the centre has been extensively rebuilt, but there are still some interesting medieval buildings including the Bargate, one of the finest city gatehouses in England.
	4th04	OctOct	202424	At Sea
	5th05	OctOct	202424	At Sea
	6th06	OctOct	202424	At Sea
	7th07	OctOct	202424	At Sea
	8th08	OctOct	202424	At Sea
	9th09	OctOct	202424	Saint-John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada	Early AM	Late Night
Old meets new in the province's capital (metro-area population a little more than 200,000), with modern office buildings surrounded by heritage shops and colorful row houses. St. John's mixes English and Irish influences, Victorian architecture and modern convenience, and traditional music and rock and roll into a heady brew. The arts scene is lively, but overall the city moves at a relaxed pace.For centuries, Newfoundland was the largest supplier of salt cod in the world, and St. John's Harbour was the center of the trade. As early as 1627, the merchants of Water Street—then known as the Lower Path—were doing a thriving business buying fish, selling goods, and supplying alcohol to soldiers and sailors.
	10th10	OctOct	202424	At Sea
	11th11	OctOct	202424	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	Early AM	Late PM
Surrounded by natural treasures and glorious seascapes, Halifax is an attractive and vibrant hub with noteworthy historic and modern architecture, great dining and shopping, and a lively nightlife and festival scene. The old city manages to feel both hip and historic. Previous generations had the foresight to preserve the cultural and architectural integrity of the city, yet students from five local universities keep it lively and current. It's a perfect starting point to any tour of the Atlantic provinces, but even if you don't venture beyond its boundaries, you will get a real taste of the region.It was Halifax’s natural harbor—the second largest in the world after Sydney, Australia’s—that first drew the British here in 1749, and today most major sites are conveniently located either along it or on the Citadel-crowned hill overlooking it. That’s good news for visitors because this city actually covers quite a bit of ground.Since amalgamating with Dartmouth (directly across the harbor) and several suburbs in 1996, Halifax has been absorbed into the Halifax Regional Municipality, and the HRM, as it is known, has around 415,000 residents. That may not sound like a lot by U.S. standards, but it makes Nova Scotia’s capital the most significant Canadian urban center east of Montréal.There's easy access to the water, and despite being the focal point of a busy commercial port, Halifax Harbour doubles as a playground, with one of the world's longest downtown boardwalks. It's a place where container ships, commuter ferries, cruise ships, and tour boats compete for space, and where workaday tugs and fishing vessels tie up beside glitzy yachts. Like Halifax as a whole, the harbor represents a blend of the traditional and the contemporary.
	12th12	OctOct	202424	At Sea
	13th13	OctOct	202424	Gaspé, Québec, Canada	Early AM	Late PM
	14th14	OctOct	202424	At Sea	Early AM	Late Night
	15th15	OctOct	202424	Trois-Rivieres (Three Rivers), Québec, Canada	Early AM	Late Night
	16th16	OctOct	202424	Montréal, Québec, Canada, disembark the Borealis	Early AM
Canada's most diverse metropolis, Montréal, is an island city that favors style and elegance over order or even prosperity, a city where past and present intrude on each other daily. In some ways it resembles Vienna—well past its peak of power and glory, perhaps, yet still vibrant and grand.But don't get the wrong idea. Montréal has always had a bit of an edge. During Prohibition, thirsty Americans headed north to the city on the St. Lawrence for booze, music, and a good time, and people still come for the same things. Summer festivals celebrate everything from comedy and French music and culture to beer and fireworks, and, of course, jazz. And on those rare weeks when there isn't a planned event, the party continues. Clubs and sidewalk cafés are abuzz from late afternoon to the early hours of the morning. And Montréal is a city that knows how to mix it up even when it's 20 below zero. Rue St-Denis is almost as lively on a Saturday night in January as it is in July, and the festival Montréal en Lumière, or Montréal Highlights, enlivens the dreary days of February with concerts, balls, and fine food.Montréal takes its name from Parc du Mont-Royal, a stubby plug of tree-covered igneous rock that rises 764 feet above the surrounding cityscape. Although its height is unimpressive, "the Mountain" forms one of Canada's finest urban parks, and views from the Chalet du Mont-Royal atop the hill provide an excellent orientation to the city's layout and major landmarks.Old Montréal is home to museums, the municipal government, and the magnificent Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Montréal within its network of narrow, cobblestone streets. Although Montréal's centre-ville, or Downtown, bustles like many other major cities on the surface, it's active below street level as well, in the so-called Underground City–-the underground levels of shopping malls and food courts connected by pedestrian tunnels and the city's subway system, or métro. Residential Plateau Mont-Royal and trendy neighborhoods are abuzz with restaurants, nightclubs, art galleries, and cafés. The greener areas of town are composed of the Parc du Mont-Royal and the Jardin Botanique.

Borealis

Launch Year

1997

Refit Year

2015

Tonnage

61,849

Capacity

1,360

Cabins

702

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	13 nights aboard the Borealis
	Evening entertainment
	Tea & coffee facilities in cabin
	Welcome and farewell cocktail parties
	Drinks packages available
	Complimentary tea & coffee during the day and early evening.
	Daily on-board activities
	Port Taxes and Fees
	ABTA and ATOL Protection*

Interior staterooms from		£1,499pp
G	Superior Interior	£1,749pp
H	Interior Cabin
I	Interior Cabin	£1,499pp
N	Single Interior
M	Single Superior

Oceanview staterooms from		£1,899pp
CO	Sup Ocean Fully Obst	£2,099pp
B	Superior Ocean View	£2,349pp
BD	Wheelchair Adapted
C	Superior Ocean View	£2,249pp
D	Ocean View Cabin	£1,999pp
E	Ocean View Cabin	£1,899pp
F	Ocean View Cabin
FD	Wheelchair Adapted
K	Single Ocean View	£3,499pp

Balcony staterooms from		£2,949pp
TC	Terrace Cabin	£2,949pp
TCD	Wheelchair Adapted

Suite staterooms from		£3,799pp
PS	Premier Suite	£5,799pp
PSD	Wheelchair Adapted
BJ	Balcony Junior Suite	£3,799pp
BJD	Wheelchair Adapted
BS	Balcony Suite	£3,899pp
JB	Single Balcony Suite	£5,299pp
OW	Olsen Suite