Canada Cruises: Ports, Ships and Things to Do

At a glance

293 current cruises call at the 36 ports Cruiseable lists under Canada, on 54 ships from 23 cruise lines. The busiest of those ports is Charlottetown, on 161 itineraries. The lowest lead fare across those cruises is $809. The lines sailing the most of them are Seabourn (44), Viking Ocean Cruises (27) and Holland America Line (21).

About

Canada: the land of ice hockey and curling, polar bears and ice road trucking, North America’s vast northern country is made up of 10 provinces and three nearly uninhabitable arctic territories. The vast Canadian landscape offers up some intense weather, sure, but don't dismiss the country as just North America's Icebox. Along with it, some of the world’s greatest skiing, snowboarding, Nordic skiing, ice climbing and mountainous panoramas await. Frozen rivers in some Canadian cities even serve as mid-winter commuter highways - and how many North American cities can claim something that distinctive? Sure those are all cold weather activities, but they are just the tip of the iceberg.

Photos of Canada

The Clock Tower facing the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal.
Chateau Frontenac, perched above the St. Lawrence River in Quebec City at dusk.
A carriage ride in the evening in Montreal.
Fall foliage in Montreal.
The Quebec City cityscape in winter.
Quebec City's classic architecture.
The historic fortifications of Quebec City stand in contrast to its modern cityscape.
Atlantic puffin in a Quebec wildlife reserve.
A baby seal in Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada.
Caribou migrate in Nunavik, northern Quebec, Canada.
A century-old wooden church in Riviere-au-Tonnerre in the Cote-Nord region of Quebec.
Fall is a lovely time to travel by foot or canoe in Jacques-Cartier National Park, Quebec, Canada.
Bambi! Get back to nature in Duplessis (Cote-Nord), Quebec, Canada by joining an eco-tour.
Bonaventure Island and Perce Rock National Park in Gaspe on the peninsula that extends along the mouth of the St. Lawrence River in Canada.
Gaspesie, a national park and peninsula of majestic landscapes in Quebec.
Red cliffs sit beneath the Havre-Aubert lighthouse on Iles De La Madeleine. The Magdalen Islands form a small archipelago smack in the middle of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada.
Cool! Hotel de Glace, or the Ice Hotel, in Quebec City.
Fall colors and a morning mist hover over a lake in Parc national du Mont-Tremblant, Quebec.
The spectacular waterfall at Montmorency Falls, about seven miles from downtown Old Quebec City, Canada.
The cityscape of downtown Montreal at dusk.
A scenic view from a hilltop overlooking the Montreal cityscape.
The Montreal skyline over the St. Lawrence River at nightfall.
When in Montreal, get your Internet fix at a charming street cafe.
The Northern Lights dazzle during a night in Baie-James (James Baie), Quebec, Canada.