Carnival Victory Sept 2006

My mother and I set off on another cruise together. This time, we sail on the Carnival Victory out of New York to see the fabulous ports of Saint John, New Brunswick, and Halifax in Nova Scotia. It's a 5 day cruise with 2 days at sea and 2 ports.

New York Harbor
As seen from the Carnival Victory as we sail away from our NY dock. The USS...

Empire State bldg
As we sail by.

Beautiful New York Skyline

NY City Skyline

Ellis Island as we sail by

NY Bridges

Lady Liberty
One of the best things about sailing out of New York, is that you get...

Statue of Liberty

Staten Island Ferry
We watch the people on the ferry as they watch us.

Leaving NY
The Staten Island Ferry crosses our wake as we sail further away from NYC

Tight Fit
The Carnival Liberty just clears the Verazzano Bridge as we sail under it.

Good Morning Saint John
After a full and relaxing day at sea, we dock in the historic town of Saint...

Saint John
A peek at some charming houses while docked at Saint John Harbor.

Bay Ferry
One of the car ferries that crosses from New Brunswick to Nova Scotia...

Saint John
Not quite high tide. You can see the high tide water line. As the Bay...

Saint John - Low Tide
Just to show you the difference in tides, the previous photo was taken approx...

Old City Market - Saint John
First opened in 1876, the Old City Market has withstood the test of...

Old City Market - Saint John

Saint John - Old City Market

Saint John - Old City Market
A woman in traditional dress adds to the charm of the market.

Saint John
This gentleman was giving tours around the old town of Saint John in a horse...

Saint John Trolley Tour

Old Town Saint John
New Brunswick

Loyalist Plaza - Saint John

Moosehead Statue
In Loyalist Plaza.

Waterfront - Saint John

Carnival Victory
Docked in Saint John

Saint John

Saint John
As seen from one of the top decks of the Carnival Victory.

Saint John
From the Carnival Victory

Saint John
from the Carnival Victory

Saint John
from the Carnival Victory.

Reversing Falls
From our ship, we could see where Reversing Falls takes place.

Reversing Falls Jet Boat

Saint John Send-Off
As we sailed away from St. John harbor, we were treated by a lone bagpiper...

One more wave goodbye

Peggy's Cove
Beautiful Peggy's Cove can be found approx 1 hour south of Halifax, Nova...

Peggy's Cove

Peggy's Cove

Peggy's Cove
Beautiful Fishing village.

Peggy's Cove Lobster Traps

Peggy's Cove
The old weather-beaten buildings add to the charm of this small fishing village.

First-timer
My mother enjoys her first visit to the beautiful village of Peggy's Cove.

Just Beautiful
Peggy's Cove

Miss Peggy's Cove

Picture Perfect Peggy's Cove

Peggy's Cove

Peggy's Cove

Peggy's Cove

Peggy's Cove

Colorful Peggy's Cove

Rocky Shores of Peggy's Cove Area

Halifax Resident
I found this little guy, just waking up from his nap, along the Halifax...

Halifax Harbor
Island found in Halifax harbor.

Pier 21 - Halifax
Pier 21 in Canada is equivalent to New Yorks - Ellis Island.

Halifax waterfront
Nova Scotia

Evening Sail
A wonderful evening to be out sailing the Halifax Harbor, whether you...

Victory Dessert
One of the unique presentations of dessert on board.

Victory Dessert

Victory Dessert

Our balcony
Carnival Victory aft cabin

Packing up to leave
Carnival Victory aft balcony cabin.

Here comes the Legend
The Carnival Legend joins us in New York as 3 ships disembark on this morning.

Victory Reflections
NYC is reflected in the windows of the pier as we look back to our ship.

article published 09/29/2006

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