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• Visit an Island Fishing Community!

Acadia National Park MORNING Cruise

Quick Details

• Clock Departure Time: 9:30 AM
• Calendar Time of Year: May 18 - October 17, 2024
• Hour Glass Duration: 2 hours 45 min

See Beautiful and Breathtaking Sights Around the Great Harbor of Mount Desert

See mountains, eagles, and more on an unforgettable morning cruise departing from Northeast Harbor. This is our most popular cruise and is not to be missed. Experience superb views of Bear Island Lighthouse, nesting osprey and basking harbor seals framed by Acadia’s dramatic mountains comprise the first portion of the cruise.

A major highlight of the middle of the trip is a 45-minute stop at the 200-year-old lobster fishing village of Little Cranberry Island allowing you to explore an unspoiled offshore island community reminiscent of days gone by.

The last hour of the trip cruises deep into Somes Sound Fjord for a spectacular view of the vertical Eagle Cliffs rising directly from the sea.

Enjoy informative and entertaining commentary by an Acadia National Park Naturalist Program ranger or one of our long time narrators as we cruise along.

Book your Acadia National Park cruise aboard the Sea Princess today!

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• Visit an island fishing community!
• Hour Glass 2 hours 45 min
• Calendar May 18 - October 17, 2024
• Clock 12:45 PM

Acadia National Park AFTERNOON Cruise

See the Great Harbor of Mount Desert, visit a fishing community on Islesford, and visit the cliffs of Valley Cove in Somes Sound Fjord. The afternoon trip is narrated by our professional narrators.

• Hour Glass 2 hours
• Calendar June 15 - September 1, 2024
• Clock 4:00 PM

Seals & Fjord Cruise

Join us for a late afternoon cruise to visit some of our most popular attractions! See the seals playing in the water and cruise into the breathtaking Somes Sound fjord where majestic mountains with vertical cliffs rise directly out of the sea!

• Hour Glass 1 hour 30 min
• Calendar July and August (Sun, Tues, Wed, Thurs)
• Clock 6:30 PM (July) | 6:15 PM (Aug.)

Sunset Cruise

Enjoy a stunning sunset over Somes Sound. The mountains of Acadia and the breathtaking Cranberry Isles provide the perfect backdrop for dramatic sunsets mirrored across the sea.

Prosecco Morning Cruise

• Two glasses of Prosecco per guest
• Waterfront Charters - Daily Boat Trips & Private Tours, Shop 5 , Quay 5, V&A Waterfront, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8002, South Africa
• Not wheelchair accessible
• Near public transportation
• Infants must sit on laps
• Confirmation will be received at time of booking
• Not recommended for travellers with back problems
• Not recommended for pregnant travellers
• No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
• Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
• This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
• This tour/activity will have a maximum of 300 travellers
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

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• You'll start at Waterfront Charters - Daily Boat Trips & Private Tours Shop 5 , Quay 5, V&A Waterfront, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8002, South Africa See address & details
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• 7107Islands 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Wonderful ride The tour was jampacked, which you hoped to avoid, bit it ended up to be a fun-filled experience. The biggest surprise was a sighting of a southern right whale. Where we come from, whale-sighting is very rare. That spurred the crowd up and by the time the ship turned back, it was parteee in the boat. Nice dance music, champagne, very nice crowd, all enjoying. Wonderful! Thanks to Waterfront Charters. Great crew! Read more Written 4 April 2024
• Departure32491470739 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles A well worth trip The best experience to have in Cape Town.. We managed to also see some whales🐳 so a big thanks to the team, and a big thanks to Chardae for looking out by keeping us hydrated 🥂and helping us with a few great memorable photos📸 Read more Written 4 April 2024
• Travelswithkids31 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Sunset cruise AMAZING!!! Absolutely fantastic! Our family loved every minute of our sunset cruise. Captain Gary and the team were so helpful and made our children feel at ease. We were so lucky as the conditions were perfect and we saw whales, dolphins and sharks! As well as a beautiful sunset! Big thank you! We would highly recommend, Read more Written 3 April 2024
• 339deen 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles I wouldn’t recommend I wouldn’t recommend this. Waste of money. Poor communication. Misleading information. Customer service poor. They don’t care about weather or safety either Read more Written 26 March 2024
• Adventure46635664940 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles A great experience I truly had a great time; The crew was awesome, the music and the views...🥰😭🥰😭🥰 I'm definitely coming back. Keep up the great work!!!!!!! Read more Written 26 March 2024
• G3024JXiand 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles Never again!! Not allowed to board at the time we were supposed to because they weren't ready... boat very full...the sparkling wine promised as part of the package was literally 3/4 of a champagne glass each (we're a couple), see picture. Didn't leave on time which probably explains their ongoing issue with timekeeping all day!! Read more Written 22 March 2024
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• Southmansion 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Great way to get out on the water for a bit! Fun and affordable way to get out on the water! The crew (esp Rachelle) was very helpful! Views were lovely. It was definitely choppy out there (esp on the 2nd level of the boat) so be sure to take some meds if you are prone to seasickness. Really enjoyed this! Read more Written 11 March 2024
• nguniprincess 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Gorgeous Views This was a beautiful day out at sea. We had a lovely view of Robben Island, the harbor and all the way around Camps Bay. We got to see some seals and dolphins, and the views of the mountain are spectacular, just like a postcard. The City lights up so beautifully and the best place to get the full picture is on the Atlantic. This was absolutely worth it! Read more Written 7 March 2024
• Eduardo D 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Worth the experience Very nice and worth the experience and the money, I had an amazing time sat in front of the boat saw the sunset setting which was amazing. Note if you do sit infront of the boat wear a jacket and also be prepared to get wet. Read more Written 2 March 2024
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• Coastal31568091623 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles Motorboat drive, not a sailing trip I think the advertising of this "sailing" trip is very misleading. We were out in pretty much perfect sailing conditions, wind at ca. 9m/s, but the reason for not hoisting the sails was "not enough wind", which I found questionable. The trip left me feeling that the aim here is to have an hour motorboat ride to look at the dolphins and seals, drink Rosé and listen to chart topping tunes. Nothing wrong with that either, but there are people actually interested in sailing out there and this is not a trip for them and should not be advertised as a sailing trip, which it really isn't. Read more Written 22 February 2024
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• Heather N 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Beautiful cruise!! Get out on the water and see Cape Town at sunset! 2 glasses of champagne provided and then drinks for purchase as well. We had dolphins all around us at one point!! It was epic!! The sunset was gorgeous. I was solo and still had a great time! Read more Written 16 February 2024

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Stranded Norwegian Cruise Lines passengers missed ship ‘by more than an hour,’ company claims

T he six Americans and two Australian passengers who were stranded on an African island when a Norwegian Cruise Line ship sailed off without them have now returned to the vessel to continue their African voyage, as the cruise line revealed the group caused their travel headaches over the past few days by missing their departure time by over an hour.

The eight passengers reboarded the ship making a 20-day journey across Africa on Tuesday morning in Dakar, Senegal, a spokesperson for Norwegian confirmed to The Post.

The crew had to race through seven different countries in 48 hours to meet the ship in Senegal on Tuesday.

But by the time South Carolina couple Jill and Jay Campbell arrived in the country, they said they weren’t sure whether they would even want to get back on the ship.

“After what we witnessed, we truly believe there is a set of rules or policies that the ship may have followed — they followed those rules too rigidly,” Jill Campbell  told “The Today Show.”

“I really feel that they forgot they are people working in the hospitality industry and that really the safety and wellbeing of their customers should be their first priority,” she added, claiming the crew of the ship had a “basic duty of care that they had forgotten about.”

The eight passengers — including a pregnant woman and an elderly man with a heart condition — claimed they were left behind with no money and without vital medications after the Norwegian Dawn left São Tomé without them.

The Campbells claimed the ship was still anchored off the coast of the Central African island when they showed up on Friday, but the skipper refused to let them board.

A spokesperson for Norwegian Cruise Line, however, said the group had missed the all-aboard time by more than an hour after taking a private tour of the island.

“When they missed the all-aboard time of 3 p.m. by more than an hour, their passports were left with the local port agent for retrieval when they returned to the port from their private tour (not organized by us), per the protocol,” the  spokesperson   said.

The  Campbells have acknowledged there was “an issue” on their tour of the island, and that the guide “didn’t get us back” to the ship in time on Friday.

“We were like, our time is getting really short, and they were like ‘No problem, we can get you back within an hour,” Jay said, adding that the tour operator contacted the captain to let them know about the delay.

In its statement, the company said that “once the guests did not make it back to the ship at the previously communicated all aboard time, we worked with them and the local port agent to assist with obtaining the necessary visas for them to rejoin the ship at the next available port.”

Attorney James Diamond from TWC Lawyers said it is a “hard and fast rule” that a ship can leave once a final call has been made.

“They pay a lot of money for docking fees, and renting out the space,” he told ”Seven’s Sunrise.”

“They have times that they have to leave, those times are published and unfortunately, I know it’s morally incorrect, but they do have the right to leave,” he said.

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TIANJIN, April 7 -- Cruise ship Serenade of the Seas docked at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's port city of Tianjin on Sunday morning, with over 1,800 tourists from 50 countries and regions aboard.

The 275-day cruise on the ship, which is registered in the Bahamas and operated by Royal Caribbean Group, is the longest round-the-world route at present. Tianjin is its only stop in Chinese mainland, according to the company.

The ship will dock at Tianjin for two days and one night, carrying over 800 crew members and over 1,800 tourists. Most of the tourists will go sightseeing in the cities of Beijing and Tianjin.

"We work with the cruise line and the port company to streamline passenger clearance procedures and let them have more time to travel in China," said Bi Linlin, a local immigration inspection officer, adding that with the rapid recovery of China's cruise industry, the demand from foreign tourists to visit China's scenic spots and historic sites is growing.

Liu Zinan, chairman of Royal Caribbean Cruises, Asia said, "We always stick to the Chinese market, and we are committed to creating value for Chinese consumers, social and economic development, as well as inbound and outbound travel. We have full confidence in the resilience of the Chinese economy."

Royal Caribbean International announced its new China route deployment plan in March, with two cruises deployed in the ports of Shanghai, Tianjin and Hong Kong. The plan's sailing time frame ranges from February 2025 to April 2026.

Tianjin International Cruise Home Port has welcomed 22 cruise ships and seen 68,000 tourist visits so far this year, according to Dong Zichen, deputy general manager of Tianjin International Cruise Home Port Co., Ltd.

"We are quite optimistic about the recovery of the cruise tourism industry in Tianjin," Dong said, adding that the port is estimated to receive 100 cruise ships and 300,000 inbound and outbound tourist visits this year.

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