Cobblestone & Spruce – Boston, Halifax & Sydney

About this cruise

You sail from New York on September 16, 2027 and spend 9 nights visiting Boston, Portland, Saint John, Halifax and Sydney. It's a well-tested route and there's a reason people keep booking it. There's a stretch of back-to-back port days, so those days are busy, but the sea days around them give you time to recharge. Manhattan skyline to maritime Canada. City energy at one end, quiet fishing towns at the other. Most ports give you about 9 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, There are 12 restaurants on Independence Of The Seas, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 9 nights. Being shoulder season helps: golden light, comfortable weather, and shorter queues at the popular spots. You'll probably start planning the next one before this one's even over.