Canada/New England - Which cruise itinerary is best?

I was not sure which Port of Calls board to post this on, so I am posting here and on the New England forum. ;)

My husband and I are trying to decide which itinerary would be best to take for a Canada/New England cruise. We have narrowed the choices to two. Below are the schedules.

We have cruised with both Celebrity and HAL lines, and on both classes of ships, so the ship does not play a factor in our decision. Although, I will give the Eurodam a couple of extra points for their standard verandah staterooms over the Summit standard balcony staterooms. :)

Which would you take and why?

Celebrity Summit

14 Night CANADA / NEW ENGLAND

Day 1 Cape Liberty, New Jersey 4:00 PM

Day 2 At Sea

Day 3 Boston, Massachusetts Docked 8:00 AM 6:00 PM

Day 4 Portland, Maine Docked 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Day 5 Bar Harbor, Maine Tendered 7:00 AM 5:00 PM

Day 6 At Sea

Day 7 At Sea

Day 8 Quebec City, Quebec Docked 10:00 AM

Day 9 Quebec City, Quebec Docked 5:00 PM

Day 10 At Sea

Day 11 Charlottetown, P.E.I. Docked 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Day 12 Sydney, Nova Scotia Docked 8:00 AM 4:00 PM

Day 13 Halifax, Nova Scotia Docked 8:30 AM 6:30 PM

Day 14 At Sea

Day 15 Cape Liberty, New Jersey 7:00 AM

HAL Eurodam

14 Night CANADA / NEW ENGLAND

Day 0 04 Oct 2015 Quebec City, Quebec, CA ON TC

Day 1 05 Oct 2015 Quebec City, Quebec, CA TC 04:00 PM

Day 2 06 Oct 2015 Saguenay, Canada 08:00 AM 05:00 PM Day 2 06 Oct 2015 Scenic cruising Saguenay Fjord CO

Day 3 07 Oct 2015 At Sea

Day 4 08 Oct 2015 Gaspe, Quebec, CA TR 07:00 AM 03:00 PM

Day 5 09 Oct 2015 Charlottetown, Prince Edward CA 09:00 AM 06:00 PM

Day 6 10 Oct 2015 Sydney,Canada 08:00 AM 04:00 PM

Day 7 11 Oct 2015 Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA 08:00 AM 04:00 PM

Day 8 12 Oct 2015 Saint John, New Brunswick, CA 11:00 AM 07:00 PM

Day 9 13 Oct 2015 Portland, Maine, US 11:00 AM 11:00 PM

Day 10 14 Oct 2015 Boston, Massachusetts, US 08:00 AM 04:00 PM

Day 11 15 Oct 2015 At Sea

Day 12 16 Oct 2015 At Sea

Day 13 17 Oct 2015 Port Canaveral, Florida, US 08:00 AM 06:00 PM

Day 14 18 Oct 2015 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US 07:00 AM

Also, one of these itineraries work for us in the early September time frame. Which month would be best to see Fall colors?

Thank you so much! ;)

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You do not have all the port times clearly indicated by it seems to me that the HAL cruise goes to more places but spends less time. Do you tender in Quebec City on HAL? That would not be good as the ships can dock right in the old town and you can get off and walk around. Do you stop in Saguenay or just cruise up and back the fjiord? Your shorter time in Halifax would not allow you to do some trips outside the city.

For the fall colours you should aim for the second week of October.

It also depends on transportation to the port/ports. If you are near NY, to me that would be my choice (have done the Canada/NE 3 times). The other cruise will involve one way flights and usually more costly. I would investigate the ports and see which were more interesting to me. Then factor the costs etc. and decide.

#1.

Unless you are from Florida and that is home, why bother going down there to end a NE cruise. Plus, any itinerary that includes Bar Harbor is good in my book.

Cheers

Len