We live here - it's a great city :) If you don't want to pay for a ship transfer, you can easily take the Silver Line bus from Logan to the peer, with a short walk to get into the terminal.

Great walking city, with lots of shops/cafes near where the ship docks. We had been before and chose to explore on our own. You are also right next to the Casco Bay ferries if you want to take a ride out to one of the islands.

Not much time in this port, and it was foggy. We explored on our own in the city as we know we will come back on our own later. The reversing rapids are interesting if you haven't been here before.

Great city! We explored on our own. There is a really nice boardwalk along the waterfront with shops, etc. We hiked up to the Citadel in the morning to see the old fort, then meandered back down the hill, stopping for lunch along the way. In the afternoon we visited the Maritime Museum which was good and includes a tour of a harbor ship as well as photo ops with Theodore Tugboat in the harbor.

We did the Baddeck on Your Own excursion, which is basically the same as the one which includes the Alexander Graham Bell museum except it's cheaper and you have a 5 minute walk to the museum from town. Our guide on the bus was very knowledgeable about the area, and the drive to Baddeck is quite scenic. The museum is excellent too. The town is small with a few cafes and gift shops.

We took the HAL excursion Perce on Your Own. This was the worst excursion of our trip. The guide on the bus was intelligible - he mumbled and could not figure out how to use a microphone. What little we would understand was not very interesting. It was a lovely drive to Perce, which is a seaside resort town with Perce Rock providing a lovely backdrop. The town itself has one main street to walk, with very little beach and a boardwalk which has taken a beating from winter storms. There was an observation tower. We chose to have a burger and fries for lunch at a Resto on the main drag, and the food was good. Lots of gift shops around - a nice place to browse.

There was not much to see in Gaspe itself where the ship docked, and no real transportation away from the dock available.

I love this city - it's like going to Europe without enduring the plane ride! We walked the city on our own, taking the funiclaire up to the upper city in the morning and then eventually walking back down the steps through the lower town on our way back to the ship. You can take the stairs and walk the city walls which was fun and gives you a glimpse of the modern city beyond them. We had lunch at an Irish pub with a great selection of craft beers. Paillard is a yummy bakery, but it is an absolute zoo in the morning teaming with parents and kids in strollers. Wait until the afternoon and go back to get a treat.

We docked early Saturday morning, unfortunately not at the scheduled dock but much further out of the city. We had made arrangements to stay over Saturday night on our own, so we took cab (there was no public transport available) to our hotel to drop off our luggage. Saturday morning we visited the Botanical Gardens which were extensive and beautiful with a great cafe for lunch. You can take the metro there and they are next to the Olympic stadium. That afternoon/evening we walked down to the old part of the city for drinks/dinner (we were staying closer to downtown, near the art museum). The old town streets seemed more narrow than Quebec City - reminded me of New Orleans more than Europe. Sunday morning we got up early and made the hike up to Mont Royale - lots of stairs and a good workout, but worth it for the city view at the top.