The following are some comments about our recent Maine/Canada cruise on the Brilliance of the Seas sailing from Boston. This is the first sailing to this destination after re-positioning.

Pre-cruise: We stayed at the Seaport Hotel at the harbor; this is a very nice, centrally located hotel with beautiful, clean rooms and great views of the harbor. The staff is friendly and eager to please; the food in the bar included $6 lobster claws and "out of this world" lobster sliders. The hotel may provide a complimentary shuttle to the port if their driver is available. Boston is a great walking city; we did the "ghost tour" which leaves from "old town trolley stop number one"; about a 20 minute walk from the hotel. We were pretty beat after a long day of travelling and sightseeing and decided to take a "pedi-cab" back to the hotel. There are no fees for this service but a tip is certainly in order; in our case, for about a 10 minute ride, we gave our rider $15.

Boston Port: friendly and simple to maneuver; arrival at the port to walking onto the ship was under 10 minutes. Disembarkation was equally efficient; 30 minutes from the start to arrival at the airport. Read more