DESTINATION FOCUS
“You can
tour Alexander Keith’s Brewery in GRAND PERIOD STYLE and enjoy the beers, too!”
huge influx of Irish immi- grants and a ship-building trade that lasted until 2002. Today, St John exists on
a thriving tourist business and its busy port, with easy access to the city centre from the cruise terminal. The pretty waterfront and
Back at your cruise berth, be sure to
finish your visit at Pier 21, the former ocean liner terminal, where the Canadian Mu- seum of Immigration is a truly fascinating look at the region’s answer to Ellis Island in New York. More than a million immigrants passed through here en route to a new life from Europe, while some 496,000 Cana- dian military personnel used it as a staging post in World War II. When you set sail again, the chances
are you will voyage around into the Bay of Fundy and the city of ST JOHN, the largest (and oldest) in New Brunswick, albeit with a population of barely 68,000. The first incorporated city in Canada in 1785, it featured in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 and was a major industrial centre in the 19th
century, with a 42 WORLD OF CRUISING I Autumn 2011
historic district are also adjacent, while the Saint John City Market, dating back to 1876, is located at the end of a major indoor precinct that links a number of buildings from the harbour to the city cen- tre (ideal for those chilly autumn days!). Other city highlights include Fort Duf-
ferin, Kings Square (laid out like a Union Jack), the Loyalist Burial Ground and Car- leton Martello Tower, while the harbour also offers a series of boat tours – including whale-watching – that are another key feature of the area. Perhaps the most unusual – and easily the most visited – attraction hereabouts, though, is a tidal feature that owes its ex- istence to the extraordinary Bay of Fundy effect, where tides are the highest in the world.
At the confluence of the funnel-shaped
bay and the St John River, a narrow gorge sees the usual flow of the river backed up at high tide, creating ‘The Reversing Falls,’ a startling natural phenomenon that can be enjoyed from Fallsview Park or the observation deck of the Falls Restaurant – or by exhilarating jetboat ride, at specific times of day. Discover natural wonders at New
Brunswick Museum and Irving Nature Park; shop for the trademark provincial woolens; sample the wonderful local seafood; and top things off with a brew and a view at St John Ale House on the waterfront at Market Square, a gastropub specialising in its own beers and progres- sive pub food.
But, more than anything else, soak up the atmosphere and slow, deep heritage of 300 years of a sea-going birthright that is still going strong in the 21st
century, and
adds a really thoughtful extra dimension to the cruise experience in Canada and New England.
MORE INFO: visit
www.halifaxinfo.com and
www.tourismsaintjohn.com.
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