Halifax Canada Cruise Port

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• Cruise Line Adds “Glacier Day” to Its Alaskan Cruise Itineraries
• Seabourn unveils 24 voyages to Alaska, Canada and New England USA (summer & fall
• Azamara's 2025 Fall Voyages: rediscovering New England and charting new maritime frontiers
• WHATSINPORT.COM: YOUR CRUISE GUIDE TO 1200 PORTS OF CALL
• CRUISE PORTS BY REGION
• MSC Meraviglia’s autumn 2023 schedule includes itineraries from NYC to Canada/New England
• Night Atlantic Seaboard & Colonial New England: Quebec C...Details

Take steps through history and climb to The Citadel to witness the Old Town Clock. While she's excited to have more customers this summer, Fautley said she's apprehensive about the potential spread of COVID-19 from cruise ships. But she's hopeful that government regulations will minimize the risk of outbreaks on board. On summer weekends, it's easy to fill a restaurant for dinner, Doherty said. But cruise ship customers are a source of consistent business on weekdays, making up the majority of the Irish pub's business during the season. History buffs won’t want to miss a visit to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

Cruise Line Adds “Glacier Day” to Its Alaskan Cruise Itineraries

Halifax is the provincial capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, best known for its historical charm, community spirit, fresh seafood, and incredible natural landscapes. The city is also known for Mackintosh’s chocolate and toffee products including Rolo and Quality Street. Capacity limits on board the ships have not been officially announced by Transport Canada.

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Seabourn unveils 24 voyages to Alaska, Canada and New England USA (summer & fall

If multiple cruise ships are in port, they may dock at lower berths and passengers will be shuttled to the terminal. Halifax Public Gardens are one of the finest examples of Victorian Gardens and the only surviving authentic Victorian Gardens in North America. It is a stunning 16-acre oasis containing fountains, rare flowers, trees, and a beautiful gazebo.

Azamara's 2025 Fall Voyages: rediscovering New England and charting new maritime frontiers

Statistics on season 2014 revealed that cruising industry's local economic impact is USD 104,3 million. This included tourist money spend in local shops, restaurants, museums, galleries, as well as the money from resupplying berthing cruise vessels. Halifax's picturesque waterfront is easy to explore on foot -- and close. Even if you're not in the mood to shop, stroll the boardwalk that zigzags along the harbor, lined with shops, restaurants and attractions. It's this rich culture that has boosted the Canada and New England region's cruise popularity.

You’ll also find Alexander Keith’s — Nova Scotia’s oldest brewery — right across from the boardwalk, open for tours. Renowned for its seafood, you’ll find everything from fish and chips shacks to upscale eateries scattered throughout the downtown area. Halifax also has more pubs and clubs per capita than any other city in Canada. Halifax has a long history as a military outpost thanks to its strategic position on Canada’s eastern coast.

Season 2017 featured 6 maiden calls, over 30 shore-power connections, 4 visits by Cunard's RMS Queen Mary 2 (maiden call on June 13th), Disney Magic (1 call on October 26). The busiest day (Sept 14) was 5-ship day, with over 11,000 passengers plus crew. In 2015, the cruise port received 141 ship calls and 222,309 passengers. The total number of tourists (passengers) of cruise ships in the port of Halifax in the next 12 months is 0. A popular port of call on Canada and New England cruises, ships dock at piers 20 and 22 near the downtown area — providing passengers convenient ship-to-shore access.

CRUISE PORTS BY REGION

As there are many wharves along the boardwalk, many mid-sized cruise ships often are docked here. At the boardwalk are located the Halifax Transit ferry terminal, numerous shops, historic and office buildings, also Casino Nova Scotia. The Halifax Seaport area has been specifically redeveloped and designed to service cruise ships and welcome cruise passengers to Halifax. Even visitors short on time can easily find plenty of local shops, restaurants and other vendors without stepping foot into Downtown Halifax. For 2024, the cruise port had booked a total of 203 ship berthings (including 11 maiden) and reported an increase in overnight port stays and visiting smaller-sized luxury ships. For summer 2024 (June-July-August) was reported a 36% increase in cruise calls (over summer 2023).

MSC Meraviglia’s autumn 2023 schedule includes itineraries from NYC to Canada/New England

Visitors can easily set out to explore Halifax’s compact downtown area on foot, or connect with public transportation, taxis, or rideshares at the terminal. I am the creator of an e-book “Mediterranean Cruise Port Guide“, the most comprehensive guide to 45 Mediterranean cruise ports, & YouTube channel @AdventourBegins. The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is the largest art museum in Atlantic Canada, home to over eighteen thousand works by Nova Scotian, Canadian, and international artists. The gallery collections display national and international paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, ceramics, and other works from temporary exhibitions and the Gallery’s Permanent Collection. The Gallery also boasts an acclaimed collection of folk art including the Maud Lewis House which is both fascinating and enlightening.

Night Atlantic Seaboard & Colonial New England: Quebec C...Details

Cruises are one of its 3 main businesses - together with cargo shipping and real estate. Halifax is a major port city and among Canada's most popular cruise ports of call on itineraries from the USA to New England. The city is also the capital of the Canadian province Nova Scotia (NS) - one of the "Canadian Maritimes" provinces, together with New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Halifax, an Atlantic Ocean port in eastern Canada, is the provincial capital of Nova Scotia. The city’s dominated by the hilltop Citadel, a star-shaped fort completed in the 1850s. Waterfront warehouses known as the Historic Properties recall Halifax’s days as a trading hub for privateers, notably during the War of 1812.

Some of the productions include my favorite Cats, West Side Story, Beauty and the Beast, Shrek, and Mary Poppins. Neptune Theater is located a 10-minute walk via Sackville Street from the Halifax cruise port. Here you will get stories of seafaring and mementos from the Titanic, and be sure to survey the city from the 18th-century Citadel National Historic Site. Then walk into any of Halifax’s great bars and restaurants and catch some live music to round out your day. There are shops, art galleries, grocery stores, bars, and cafés within a short walking distance from the port.

In 2018, Port Halifax cruise industry's annual economic impact was estimated at ~USD 123 million (a study based on 250,000 cruise ship passengers per year). Season 2018 (April 22 through November 6) started with MS Fram (Hurtigruten). The seaport reported a record season with handled 198 ship calls and 316,869 passengers. Among season's highlights were 10 maiden port calls (including NCL's Norwegian Bliss on April 30) and 3x Disney Magic visits (September 17, 22, October 2).

For art lovers, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is home to an extensive collection of local and Canadian art. Halifax is also known for its exquisite mouth-blown, hand-cut crystal. Located along the Halifax waterfront, NovaScotian Crystal is a workshop and showroom where you can watch master craftsmen melting and shaping crystal into fine art.

Liners from the fleets of all major passenger shipping companies visit on roundtrips leaving from US East Coast homeports (mainly out of NYC New York and Boston MA). Port Halifax generates 11,800+ local jobs and contributes USD 1,7+ billion to Canada's economy. The Port has capacity to handle even the world's largest boxships (container carriers) and bulk cargo ships.