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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm interested in this post but don't understand the goal.

Is it a treat vacation to make up for the dad's absence?

Are there any time limitations on the number of days?

What is the child interested in?

I would consider rail if the issue is avoiding driving.  And spend way more time and $$ in the wonderful destinations.[/quote]

Not op but IMHO this post is out of line.  WTF is your problem?[/quote]

Not the pp, but I’m not sure why you find this so offensive. Seem like reasonable questions to me.[/quote]

I am the PP who was called out of line.  The father's year of working abroad was introduced by OP, so I assume it is somehow relevant to the goals of the vacation but I don't understand why.  Is it because they are city people and the mother doesn't drive?  I know a NYCer who is like that...so they need full transport between stops such as a cruise provides.  In that event, I wanted to share that there are some rail possibilities for accessing the Bos-Wash corridor and Canada areas being discussed.  If looking to sightsee American and Canadian nature, some people might enjoy that option even though it's obviously less deluxe than a cruise.  You could do some fantastic things with cruise-level $$$ inland at various US and Canadian natural beauty spots.  That was the point there.  I don't think it's offensive to suggest tangential opportunities.  Some people are capable of flexible thinking.

So as for asking about the time limits, that's obviously related to itinerary planning.  Same with the kid's interests...maybe interested in whales, maybe interested in First Nations' artwork, maybe interested in onboard variety shows.  That's also quite relevant to spec'ing out a cruise.  I love whale watching and I enjoyed my trips out of Gloucester, MA and Bar Harbor.  However, I'm not sure a big cruise boat would have time for that during a port call.  And if so, it would probably be the only excursion you could do besides a little postcard shopping.

I've been on a bunch of big cruiseliner cruises outside the US and I've also been to a lot of the stops on the Atlantic Coast cruise lines, but not by cruise boat.  I did do a Maine Windjammer a few years ago and I think that might possibly be more fun for a kid than a big cruise boat.  In that case, the boating was really at the heart of the experience.  My major issue with cruises is too much cost per day goes into overhead for amenities I don't value and the port calls are usually too short for me to do what I want to do in a particular place.  For example, Boston is worth at least 2-3 days vs. 1, Bar Harbor is worth more than a 9-5 or less, etc.

Just some thoughts for OP to take or leave.[/quote]

Jeebus.[/quote]

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