Halifax on Your Own | A Cruise Port Adventure

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5 ай бұрын

Halifax, Nova Scotia is cruise destination that has plenty to offer in terms of food, drink and attraction. On my classic New England and Canada cruise on the Caribbean Princess, my friend Don ‪@Donsfamilyvacations‬ and I faced a common cruise dilemma. Cruise excursion or explore on our own. We choose the later. Here's out day.
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@LaLidoLoca 5 ай бұрын

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@TheBender0005 5 ай бұрын

We were the couple right in front of you on the Harbour Hopper. It was a pleasure to meet you and Don! Glad you enjoyed Halifax and Maritimes. And yes, the driver was sure Giv'n'er going into the harbour - everyone was soaked. 😊

@LaLidoLoca 5 ай бұрын

Good to meet you guys also!

@allangillis2033 29 күн бұрын

Just FYI, the Halifax Citadel is a National Park now, not an active base. The soldiers are just actors :). If you ever go to Quebec city, the citadel there is still an active military base

@joethecomputerguy1 5 ай бұрын

Good to see you and Don having fun together.

@sarahgupton2552 5 ай бұрын

I loved Halifax, especially going to the Titanic cemetery. I went from FLL on the island Princess.

@therahughes1018 5 ай бұрын

I lived in Halifax for 38 years. I hated the terrible winters but loved the vibe of the city and the Maritime people. I am so glad you and Don enjoyed it.

@maureenwebb9716 5 ай бұрын

You are an interesting man that seems to enjoy all you do. Nice narration. Wishing you the best for your upcoming surgery. Hello to the lovely Jenny B. Carry on!

@shellyschroeder6398 5 ай бұрын

We did a ship excursion when we visited and went to Peggy's Cove which was beautiful.

@paulnelson5314 5 ай бұрын

In Boston they call them “Duck Boats”.

@DianaDenverRealEstate 27 күн бұрын

Halifax is one of my favorite ports of all time. Bar Harbor was great too.

@lindaperryman2888 5 ай бұрын

The hop on hop off was great. We got off at the Titanic cemetery. The docents gave very good info about who was buried there.

@Redtimmy56 5 ай бұрын

Hi Tony, we are glad you enjoyed your Haligonian adventure. It's great to get your perspective on our town. Living here, we take it for granted, but watching through your eyes was wonderful. Halifax what a great place. Thanks Tony 😊

@sonnyev5451 5 ай бұрын

Instead of flying “your leer jet to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun, you hoped on a Cruise Ship just to have some fun…” 🛳️ 😂

@poodlebone 5 ай бұрын

I did a NE/Canada cruise last year and loved it. We just walked around, no excursions. We did go to the maritime museum and really enjoyed that. Going back again this Fall and will look into the bus-boat tour!

@kristopherblyth2200 5 ай бұрын

Went to Halifax when I was younger on a tall ship. Would do it again in a heartbeat, cool place. Looking forward to going back on my own terms next time though!

@kayhouse7653 5 ай бұрын

Halifax is one of my favorite ports. On your next visit, try to walk around in the public gardens and the old cemetery. Headstones have interesting art. Gardens close to Citadel, so easy to stop there. A pull up to the gardens from the terminal, but downhill after that. One time we were able to tour a Spanish tall ship that was in the harbor.

@johnt8636 2 ай бұрын

No, Sir, no Titanic survivors were brought to Halifax; only her dead. The cemetery you passed while on the Harbour Hopper, is The Old Burying Ground, which was the original cemetery for the city, dating back to 1749. It closed in 1844. The Titanic victims are buried in 3 cemeteries -- Baron de Hirsch Jewish cemetery (10 buried there) in the city's north end, Fairview Lawn non-denominational Cemetery (121 buried) in the north end and abutting the Jewish one, and Mount Olivet Catholic cemetery (19 buried) in the west end.

@greybeardhfx 22 күн бұрын

Sorry, just some minor corrections. The last person interred in the Old Burial Ground was in 1844, long before the Titanic. The victims of that sinking are buried in Fairview Lawn Cemetery (121), Mount Olivet (19), and Baron de Hirsh (10), all some distance from the downtown. Also Fort George atop the Citadel is a National Historic Site and the soldiers you see in 19th Century attire are reenactors.

@kathymills1959 5 ай бұрын

Enjoyed a tour in Halifax through the ship - most memorable was reading the headstones of the Titanic passengers that were buried on the Cemetery.

@robertrobertson5120 5 ай бұрын

Once again Tony, thank you for sharing your tour!

@epytaffskitchenstink 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tour. You always put so much effort into your videos. Thank you

@colleenmixson959 5 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this trip! Thanks for all you do!

@heatherfenton7641 3 күн бұрын

Well done with your few hours in Halifax. Harbour hopper is a bit of fun. We live in Mahone bay in the summers. Next time give me a call and i can tour you around the south shore of NS!

@emilydami7887 5 ай бұрын

Love the tours you show.

@nancys3626 5 ай бұрын

Great pictures Tony. ..Like to see you and Don enjoying yourselves!!! 😊

@tuscany4445 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Tony ❤️ Been waiting for this video. Thought I missed it😊

@cabbagetownrose5931 5 ай бұрын

My hometown. Glad you enjoyed it.

@classyfiftynine8208 5 ай бұрын

GREAT intro to Halifax !!!

@mayavandoorn261 5 ай бұрын

I love this kind of video's. Helps me putting things on my wishlist. Tnx Tony (and Don)

@DonnaBMacK 5 ай бұрын

This was a great tour! Thanks. I would love to see more of the places you have visited.

@angeli1332 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this video. My husband and I had been considering a cruise to Halifax. You provided so great insight to the port. 🤗

@christinejorgenson2439 5 ай бұрын

What a fun day you had. ❤

@GayesyJ 5 ай бұрын

That museum looks amazing! I would love to see that! 😊

@blairbingley 5 ай бұрын

so glad you enjoyed a small part of my and dons Canada and thank you for doing this video to the world I am sure a lot of your fans will have a positive feel as to what the Maritimes has to offer.

@mrlogboy 5 ай бұрын

My original hometown my relatives. Many generations ago came from there from Scotland. thank you for my trip back home loved walking there been decades sadly

@billearl325 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. We will be going there this fall.

@denisecarberry1950 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Tony for such a wonderful tour. Now I want to go visit Halifax. I guess I’ll be checking out another cruise in my future.

@KellyKennedy-ut2cc 5 ай бұрын

Hi Tony and Don. I live in Halifax. So glad to see you enjoyed your time here! Until next time!

@veronicam.taylor2911 5 ай бұрын

So glad to hear you enjoyed our neighbor, Nova Scotia, and hope to see you come back to PEI sometime Tony!

@nakas999 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video, Halifax looks like a beautiful city, and thankfully quite wheelchair accessible. Will discuss going there in the future with the missus thanks to your video!

@roberthamilton1301 5 ай бұрын

NICE thanks for the video 👍

@angieparelius1383 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for including the information that the port area was flat and wheelchair accessible. This type of information is very helpful to some of us!

@daylasimeone336 5 ай бұрын

Visited Halifax last Spring. Such a beautiful place. The people were so friendly as well. Can't wait to return.

@QueenKayKay47 5 ай бұрын

Great pics/video.

@twaunniebusse7262 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your video of Halifax- I went on a tour with the ship in Halifax and I did not see all of the areas on your video of Halifax that you are showing and so I really enjoyed watching your video and seeing areas of Halifax that I did not see.

@JaypeaFoto 9 күн бұрын

We are from the area. Citadel Hill is not an actual working fort. Those guards are there for tourist season only. Its a tourist attraction now only.

@m.m.4645 5 ай бұрын

We live in Germany and always love to visit Halifax. A very pleasant city! I like those street lights on the ground on the boardwalk. First, I thought it was a leftover from a storm... Only to learn it is Art.... 🙈 And if course a visit to the Titanic Museum and the Citadel and and and.... Great place!!!!

@richardlangford6373 Ай бұрын

This is a really good video. Thanks!

@notinterested6343 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the information. We will be traveling there this Fall and we werent sure what to do

@maryfettig3378 5 ай бұрын

We loved the waterfront area in Halifax ❤

@Maggief99 5 ай бұрын

I loved Halifax! Hoping to go back some day!

@steveseattle140 5 ай бұрын

Fun video Tony B!

@ninerjen1 5 ай бұрын

You and Don have so much fun together. I love it. B and I went there on our first cruise together in 2006. We did an excursion tho. Fun video.

@rjsams001 5 ай бұрын

I'll be n Halifax in May, 2024. Thanks for this. I had already planned to tour on my own, but now the Harbour Hopper is definitely on my list.

@jcshaves 5 ай бұрын

Looks great. We did a duck boat tour in Boston on a family reunion one year and really enjoyed it. Will have to try that if I’m ever in Halifax.

@cherrypittman3638 5 ай бұрын

Glad you and Don enjoyed Halifax and got to experience our downhome hospitality. As I live here, I would agree to explore on your own. It was nice to see my fair city from someone else's point of view. Gives me a chance to appreciate this wonderful place I live in.

@eminiarvii 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Tony…i really enjoyed this video..I am always looking at do it yourself touring. Halifax will be nice to do on my own whenever i get to a New England Canadian cruise🙂🚢

@damascus6478 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. I will be making my first-ever cruise in September and Halifax will be our final port so it's great to see that it's easily walkable.

@larrybrown2470 5 ай бұрын

We will be there in July. Thanks for the information.

@dannyobrien8314 5 ай бұрын

The public gardens were amazing. I agree, can't wait to return. LaurieO

@gverbaan1 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for you vid on Halifax. I was there in the 50's when I immigrated with my parents from The Netherlands on Holland America's the Waterman (my first cruise!). Glad the city has evolved to a cruise port.

@The_Nauti_Cruiser 5 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to get there! Hopefully sometime this year! Looks like a pretty cool day!

@debbiekeltz-wolk7691 5 ай бұрын

What a great video. My grandfather's family first came to Nova Scotia many many years ago from Poland. On one of the buildings is the name of the family store.

@Rhayzor 5 ай бұрын

Hope to see more of this trip. We have been considering a similar cruise, and I have been curious about what there is to see in the ports. Thanks!

@diamondpearlgem7589 5 ай бұрын

I liked Nova Scotia. Very interesting and I got some great pictures and souvenirs that I gifted to family and friends.

@abrahamclott5604 5 ай бұрын

Nice! My first and so far only cruise (another is booked!) was Canada/NE on Princess in Oct. I loved each port and booked no excursions. In Halifax, I loved the Maude Lewis galleries in the art museum. She was a folk artist and had a small cottage in Halifax that she painted all over. The entire little house is in the museum and it is wonderful. Then i went to the beautiful Public Garden (I love parks), had some seafood chowder at a restaurant, and explored the walk along the harbor. Great day. I walked past the Citadel and Maritime Museum but didnt make it inside either.

@billsnyder1021 5 ай бұрын

We love Halifax. Also took VIA train from Montreal, stayed 4 days exploring the city and returned.

@krispressler1005 5 ай бұрын

Cool tour. We spent about 5 days in Halifax. It is a great place to visit with a lot to see and do.

@irene1655 5 ай бұрын

I loved Halifax

@gwenmarshall587 5 ай бұрын

Very helpful, I am going there this fall. It was also helpful that you gave the boat tour price.

@beckymungo1333 5 ай бұрын

Halifax looks fun, I think I definitely need to visit there.

@jimgagliano5793 5 ай бұрын

Great video!!

@l.wallace4252 5 ай бұрын

Love Halifax. We honeymooned there 35 years ago. At that time, we didn't know anything about the munitions accident that fairly leveled part of the city. Did you know every year Halifax sends a Christmas tree to Boston to thank them for their assistance after the accident? Such a beautiful waterfront that continue to wow. So many amazing places to pause for a lobster roll or libation. We took the ferry last September: beautiful vistas and a quaint town on the other side. Thanks for the video, Tony!

@peggyboucher8518 5 ай бұрын

I have always loved Halifax

@SunnyTravels 5 ай бұрын

I did it on my own. I did the fort, and the cute little area of town with eateries. I was on the NCL Bliss Inaugural transatlantic/cruise. The ship ran out of beer, but it refilled at the brewery that is right by the port. 😮

@neilbaldridge7804 5 ай бұрын

Great content, thanks! We normally just check out ports on our own - especially when it’s a port like this where you can walk in and around.

@gloriarobbins544 5 ай бұрын

Love duck tours. Been on a few, Seattle, Boston, Austin they are fun.

@tnrodgers 5 ай бұрын

Nice video Tony!

@lindastover9541 5 ай бұрын

Great video ❤❤❤❤

@pattownsend6766 5 ай бұрын

Woot woot! So excited to see this! I live one hour away from Halifax! The Public Gardens are nice to see, the Bluenose2 ship…have been on that a couple of times, it is featured on our ten cent piece, also Peggy’s Cove, the area where Swiss Air 111 crashed and of course, closer to me…Lunenburg! Do come back again!

@JamiylaMeade 5 ай бұрын

I've been going back & forth trying to decide on whether I'd give it a go on my own or do a cruise excursion, as this will be my upcoming cruise will be my first visit to Canada, but this video has sealed the deal. I'm going on my own!!! Thank you so much for sharing and GREAT narration!!! I'm definitely seeking out that Harbour Hopper when I get there. :) Absolutely subbing!

@BTimmer 5 ай бұрын

We enjoyed our stop in Halifax off of the Nieuw Statendam. We walked much of your route including up to the Citidel and down along the waterfront and thoroughly enjoyed it.

@robinperryman6474 5 ай бұрын

I really appreciated this video because when we went on our Canada cruise 2 years ago (due to the hurricane) it rained so bad we only went to the port shops but we did get to The Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia. Looks like I need a do over.

@melpolichuk3166 Ай бұрын

The cemetery that you showed is not cemetery where most of the titanic bodies were laid to rest. They are at the Fairview cemetery.

@keithhenderson5976 5 ай бұрын

We have been to Halifax as a cruise stop quite a few times now. We always walked off and did our own thing. We did do the duck boat tour one year which was fun. We have walked up to the citadel fortress to see the views and check out the museum inside. We watched them fire off the cannon at noon. Nearby the port is Alexander Keith's Brewery which is a fun kitschy place to visit. Another trip, we rented a car and drove up to visit Peggy's Cove on our own.

@sherylvaillancourt446 5 ай бұрын

Being from New Hampshire, we did a camping trip to Nova Scotis, did the Citadel & walked the harbor area. Very nice area.

@mariagomez201 5 ай бұрын

Nice tour Tony I enjoyed it. Will be going in Oct 2024

@user-tw5di9yn9b 5 ай бұрын

cool video and felt like i was there too, thanks

@poges 4 ай бұрын

Loved the Video. I can't wait to do the Atlantic cruise. I'm on the west coast and it feels so far away. It gives me excitement to do it.

@margaretharris 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Tony I just might have to book a New England cruise

@monarusch4087 5 ай бұрын

I did a city tour that I booked from one of the booths on the waterfront - fantastic

@davidbutton3500 5 ай бұрын

Halifax is a really easy place to explore. On your next visit I do recommend going into the Citadel for their tour. Its very educational. Glad you enjoyed your visit to Nova Scotia.

@lorettachapman4244 5 ай бұрын

We did the Harbor Hopper.. It was great…but… when we entered the water the driver drove in fast and we were in the front seats and we got soaked…lol I looked up at the driver and his shoulders were going up and down because he was laughing so hard. We were laughing really hard too, it was hilarious. He did give us paper towels to dry off with. But we loved Halifax!

@jogarithm286 5 ай бұрын

Great video! If you're ever back in Halifax, check out the Halifax Central Library on Spring Garden Road - unique architecture and white walls and staircases inside.

@louisegirl100 5 ай бұрын

Looks like a great port of call. My daughter and I cruise together and we often do our own thing but also do adventures offered by cruise line.

@aguptill1 5 ай бұрын

The Harbour Hopper is a blast if you have kids/teens!! We took our kids one year (teenagers) and we all laughed and had a great time. :-)

@pfisher2965 5 ай бұрын

Great video. Now I know what to do when I go there in September.. thx

@user-ok7ky7gz3e 5 ай бұрын

We love the port area in Halifax. The waterfront area is great. Nice shops and food vendors and of course Tim Hortons.

@suemcdaniel4778 5 ай бұрын

We typically create our own excursions like you did here for our first visit to anywhere. The second time we visit anything recommended or that we might have missed. If there’s a casino, we do that too. Won in Bimini last month. So that was fun!