Not much to do here. There are a few museums you can check out that are reasonably priced. If you're able to walk a mile and a half, with a chunk going up a steep hill, the Citadel is a great place to tour around and get a bit of history on Canada's involvement in the world wars along with colonial history. ...
This was my favorite destination, a place where I would like to go back. The Halifax waterfront is vibrant and the city is big enough that boat full of cruise tourists doesn’t overwhelm the area. We started by going to the Halifax Seaport Farmers Market which is adjacent to the cruise terminal. There was some amazing produce (strawberries, cherry tomatoes), crafts, baked goods, prepared foods. ...
I live in Halifax so did not do the tourist thing. I was pleasantly surprised to hear many fellow passengers comment that Halifax was their favourite port of call. ...
Bad weather, went through the shops near the ship. My wife returned to the ship and I did a nice walk up to the fort at the top of the Hill, also visited the beautiful Halifax library. ...
We've been to Halifax many times. It was cold when we got there. We visited the Maritime Museum, took the ferry across to Dartmouth and had a nice lunch in the Historic Properties. ...