First or second week of October.

[Anet01]

Planning a New England Canada cruise for my mom.  Finalizing this week and can't decide between the first and second week of October. Mom loves the change of leaf color (Florida so not much color ever here!) so leaning towards the second week of October (week of the 8th) so we might see some color change. I know that some things start to close around this time though, so I am unsure what to do.  Thoughts or suggestions I might not have considered. 

 

Itinerary/Ports:

Newport, Rhode Island 6am-4pm

Portland, Maine 10am-7pm

Bar Harbor 8am-5pm

Saint John Bay of Fundy, Canada 9:15 am-9:05 pm

Halifax, Canada 2:30pm-11pm

[1025cruise]

I wouldn't base on leaf color. No way to predict year to year when things will start changing.

[declansdad]

11 hours ago, Anet01 said:

Planning a New England Canada cruise for my mom.  Finalizing this week and can't decide between the first and second week of October. Mom loves the change of leaf color (Florida so not much color ever here!) so leaning towards the second week of October (week of the 8th) so we might see some color change. I know that some things start to close around this time though, so I am unsure what to do.  Thoughts or suggestions I might not have considered. 

 

Itinerary/Ports:

Newport, Rhode Island 6am-4pm

Portland, Maine 10am-7pm

Bar Harbor 8am-5pm

Saint John Bay of Fundy, Canada 9:15 am-9:05 pm

Halifax, Canada 2:30pm-11pm

 

Second and third weeks on October are typically peak times in southern NB and NS. 

[mets123]

We were in Halifax and St John last week. Still not peak colors. Anything said is a pure quess, a suggestion at best.

[Ashland]

Climate Change is making what used to be a guess now. 

OP book either and take your chance...regardless this itinerary will be beautiful.

 

We've sailed the first week a couple years ago and will be sailing again Oct 5th-14th, 2023 out of Cape Liberty on RCI.

Edited October 26, 2022 by Ashland