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Le Bellot, 12 Night Fall Foliage on the St. Lawrence: Québec to the Canadian Maritimes – with Smithsonian Journeys ex Toronto, Ontario, Cana

Cruise Le Bellot, 12 Night Fall Foliage on the St. Lawrence: Québec to the Canadian Maritimes – with Smithsonian Journeys ex Toronto, Ontario, Cana
Cruise Line Ponant
Ship Le Bellot
Destination Canada & New England
Brief Description 12 Night Cruise sailing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada onboard Le Bellot
Type of Cruise Luxury
Departure Date 24 Sep 2026
Cruise Description In alliance with Smithsonian Journeys.

This cruise is part of a collection of PONANT voyages that are specially-tailored for English-speaking travelers who want to engage with the world. In addition to the usual elements of the PONANT experience, the listed price for these voyages includes transfers to and from the ship, talks and discussions aboard ship by world class experts, and a shore excursion or activity in each port of call that encourages guests to embrace the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of the local environment and culture.

The waterways of eastern Canada and northern New England are among the loveliest in the world. The rock-bound coast, soaring cliffs, and idyllic waterfront villages have drawn visitors for more than one hundred years.

From Toronto, your first full day aboard ship is spent navigating the St. Lawrence Seaway, a network of lakes, canals, and locks that provides deep-water passage from Lake Ontario to the St. Lawrence River.

Montréal, the first of four calls in Québec, is a cosmopolitan metropolis, where you may tour the charming Old Town or explore the arts scene along St. Laurent Boulevard. Québec City, with its narrow cobblestoned lanes and historic battlements, is one of North America’s most romantic spots. Tadoussac, the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in Canada, sits at the mouth of the Saguenay River, an area famous for the whales that congregate there to feed.

The colonial seaport of Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island was the site of the conference in 1864 that set the stage for Canada's unification, and it is also home to the Anne of Green Gables House—inspiration for Lucy Maud Montgomery’s classic novel.

Cap-aux-Meules, in the Magdalen Islands of Québec, is a fascinating Acadian stronghold, where the legacy of the 17th-century colonists who settled here and defended their autonomy against both British and French lives on.

Nova Scotia is next, offering two historical towns for discovery. From charming Sydney on Cape Breton Island, you may visit the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, a living museum that recreates 18th-century life through the reconstruction of the formerly thriving settlement. And Lunenburg, whose Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage site, is also home to the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic.

A day at sea brings you to Provincetown, Massachusetts, at the tip of historic Cape Cod, where the Pilgrims landed in 1620, and which now features a vibrant art scene. Disembark the following day in Boston.
Sailing Dates
24 Sep 2026
Category Single Twin Triple Quad
DEL AU $16,530 AU $16,530
PR4 AU $18,280 AU $18,280
PR5 AU $19,150 AU $19,150
PR6 AU $20,190 AU $20,190
DS6 AU $27,880 AU $27,880 AU $14,670
DS5 AU $27,880 AU $27,880 AU $14,670
DS4 AU $27,880 AU $27,880 AU $14,670
DS3 AU $27,880 AU $27,880 AU $14,670
PS5 AU $37,510 AU $37,510 AU $19,490
PS6 AU $39,420 AU $39,420 AU $20,440
PV6 AU $41,350 AU $41,350 AU $21,410
PV5 AU $41,350 AU $41,350 AU $21,410
GD6 AU $45,370 AU $45,370 AU $23,420
Cruise Itinerary
Date Port Arrive Depart
24 Sep 2026 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 6:00 PM
25 Sep 2026 Lake Ontario
25 Sep 2026 St Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada
26 Sep 2026 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6:00 AM 6:00 PM
27 Sep 2026 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 8:00 AM 9:00 PM
28 Sep 2026 Tadoussac, Quebec, Canada 6:30 AM 4:00 PM
29 Sep 2026 At Sea    
30 Sep 2026 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada 10:30 AM 6:00 PM
1 Oct 2026 Magdalene Islands, Canada 7:30 AM 6:00 PM
2 Oct 2026 Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada 7:30 AM 6:00 PM
3 Oct 2026 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada 1:30 PM 1:30 PM
4 Oct 2026 At Sea    
5 Oct 2026 Provincetown, Massachusetts 8:00 AM 10:00 PM
6 Oct 2026 Boston, Massachusetts 7:00 AM
All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.

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