The official Quebec, Saguenay and Baie-Comeau cruise ports thread!

[vakamalua]

Just booked an Air Canada Economy Flex (1st checked bag free, no charge to pick your seat)--one way from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Quebec for $323 including taxes. Was about 50 dollars cheaper two weeks ago; argh! should have booked then!

FYI: When choosing flight from the US, don't forget that if you have a connection in Canada before getting to Quebec, you have to clear customs on your first arrival in Canada, not when you get to Quebec. So leave enough time between your connections; the custom/immigration lines in some airports can be long and/or your next gate might be in another terminal. Or your first flight could arrive late. For example, we are connecting in Montreal and will have to go through customs/immigration there before going to our gate for the flight to Quebec. You usually DON"T have to pick up your checked bag(s); they will just be loaded onto your next flight.

 

[mevelandry]

Just booked an Air Canada Economy Flex (1st checked bag free, no charge to pick your seat)--one way from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Quebec for $323 including taxes. Was about 50 dollars cheaper two weeks ago; argh! should have booked then!

FYI: When choosing flight from the US, don't forget that if you have a connection in Canada before getting to Quebec, you have to clear customs on your first arrival in Canada, not when you get to Quebec. So leave enough time between your connections; the custom/immigration lines in some airports can be long and/or your next gate might be in another terminal. Or your first flight could arrive late. For example, we are connecting in Montreal and will have to go through customs/immigration there before going to our gate for the flight to Quebec. You usually DON"T have to pick up your checked bag(s); they will just be loaded onto your next flight.

If I am not mistaken, Flex is more practical than Tango if you need to reschedule too. I always book Tango because the tickets are cheaper but when I needed to reschedule, it cost me as much as a new ticket!

The info regarding connections in Montreal are correct, you will need to go through customs there.

 

[cruiser21]

Which Air lines is that? I'm shocked you found flights that cheap!

I just put flight on hold with AA 136.00 one way. Leaves at 12.35am is the only downfall. As soon as I booked it went back to over 200. You have to check airline sites multiple times a day if you're shopping. Originally I was looking at United, but I can't pay with miles on them since I never fly on them.

 

[Vegam060]

Anyone know if the Quebec City ghost tour is worth it?

 

[CM Dad]

Just booked an Air Canada Economy Flex (1st checked bag free, no charge to pick your seat)--one way from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Quebec for $323 including taxes. Was about 50 dollars cheaper two weeks ago; argh! should have booked then!

Which flight did you pick? We live a few miles from Dulles and I still need to book for my wife and I.

 

[mevelandry]

I just put flight on hold with AA 136.00 one way. Leaves at 12.35am is the only downfall. As soon as I booked it went back to over 200. You have to check airline sites multiple times a day if you're shopping. Originally I was looking at United, but I can't pay with miles on them since I never fly on them.

I don't know if it's the same in the US but here, you have to delete your caches and cookies if you look at airlines websites twice because they will make the prices higher the next time you check.

 

[mevelandry]

Anyone know if the Quebec City ghost tour is worth it?

If it's as good as the Montreal Ghost Tour, it should be interesting.

 

[cruiser21]

I don't know if it's the same in the US but here, you have to delete your caches and cookies if you look at airlines websites twice because they will make the prices higher the next time you check.

I know hotels will do that I didn't think about airlines. I'll remember that.

 

[vakamalua]

Which flight did you pick? We live a few miles from Dulles and I still need to book for my wife and I.

CM DAD, we are flying into Quebec on Monday September 24 for a three night stay before boarding the Magic. We are on the 9:00 am (AC8175) out of IAD, arriving Montreal at 10:42; the connection (AC8712) leaves at 1:25 into Quebec at 2:16. It's about a 2 and 1/2 hour layover but since we have to clear customs/immigration and get to the next gate, we like to leave enough time, especially if the first flight arrives late. We had a near-miss connection in Canada a while ago getting stuck in the customs/immigration line.

 

[MJDisFamCruisers]

Does anyone know if they will be doing a Pirate night on these cruises? I am doing back-to-back cruises and wanted to book Palo dinner on one of the Pirate's night.

 

[cruiser21]

Does anyone know if they will be doing a Pirate night on these cruises? I am doing back-to-back cruises and wanted to book Palo dinner on one of the Pirate's night.

I really hope there isn't one.

 

[dclpluto]

Does anyone else have the feeling after the paid in full date for these 2 cruises pass Disney is going to have a guaranteed rate better than the ones that are posted now? I have a feeling it will happen. Really nothing we can do if you are definitely going. Price could go up but I doubt it. DCL one way cruises that are not repo cruises don’t sell good.

 

[cruiser21]

Does anyone else have the feeling after the paid in full date for these 2 cruises pass Disney is going to have a guaranteed rate better than the ones that are posted now? I have a feeling it will happen. Really nothing we can do if you are definitely going. Price could go up but I doubt it. DCL one way cruises that are not repo cruises don’t sell good.

I think the travel agents and cast members will fill up the ship. I think it's being offered starting at 400 pp. I heard some of them talking about it when I was the Magic last month.

 

[dclpluto]

I think the travel agents and cast members will fill up the ship. I think it's being offered starting at 400 pp. I heard some of them talking about it when I was the Magic last month.

Amazing price. They were also almost giving the one way Hawaii cruises to cast members and they couldn’t fill the ship. For some reason dcl has a hard time filling one way cruises to and from Canada that are not repo cruises. But the Hawaii cruises didn’t have guaranteed rates for the normal person that I can remember. I don’t see dcl doing this cruise again until the new ships come.

 

[cruiser21]

Amazing price. They were also almost giving the one way Hawaii cruises to cast members and they couldn’t fill the ship. For some reason dcl has a hard time filling one way cruises to and from Canada that are not repo cruises. But the Hawaii cruises didn’t have guaranteed rates for the normal person that I can remember. I don’t see dcl doing this cruise again until the new ships come.

I was on the Hawaii cruise too. I was hoping to book the Quebec cruise next year. I rearranged some vacations to do it this year. I don't expect them to go back to Quebec. I think Hawaii would be a big seller if they tried it again. The long cruises are the most popular now whereas a few years ago they were discounted. There was a five hour wait at the onboard booking desk. Everyone was booking Panama. I remember when they had great GT rates on Panama...now it sells out in a couple of months.

 

[dclpluto]

I was on the Hawaii cruise too. I was hoping to book the Quebec cruise next year. I rearranged some vacations to do it this year. I don't expect them to go back to Quebec. I think Hawaii would be a big seller if they tried it again. The long cruises are the most popular now whereas a few years ago they were discounted. There was a five hour wait at the onboard booking desk. Everyone was booking Panama. I remember when they had great GT rates on Panama...now it sells out in a couple of months.

I was on the Vancouver to Hawaii cruise. For this cruise NYC to Quebec what about you?

 

[cruiser21]

If it's as good as the Montreal Ghost Tour, it should be interesting.

We're going to be spending 2 nights in Montreal at the Le square Phillips hotel and suites. Any recommendations what we should see in our day there. Also how far is hotel from where we catch the bus to Quebec. I also read the airport bus drops off close to that hotel....or is a taxi better? Thanks.

 

[cruiser21]

I was on the Vancouver to Hawaii cruise. For this cruise NYC to Quebec what about you?

Vancouver Hawaii this time Quebec NYC. It's cheaper to fly into Canada then out of it. Less taxes.

 

[mevelandry]

We're going to be spending 2 nights in Montreal at the Le square Phillips hotel and suites. Any recommendations what we should see in our day there. Also how far is hotel from where we catch the bus to Quebec. I also read the airport bus drops off close to that hotel....or is a taxi better? Thanks.

There is a good restaurant inside the Square Phillips Hotel. It's a little italian called Trattoria Zia. You're less than a 10 minutes walk from the Old Port of Montreal. The 747 bus from the airport stops from very close from your hotel and 2 subway stations (less than 5 minutes) if you leave from Square Victoria Station to Berri-Uqam and then about 5 min walk to the Gare d'autocar where you'll take the bus from Quebec.

As for activities you can go, tell me what you like and I'll give you suggestions.

Whatever you do, avoid Musée Grévin at a costs. It is filled with wax statues of French Canadian personnalities you have never heard of. Don't waste your money.

 

[vakamalua]

Here's a great DIY walking tour of Quebec City. We will be in QC for three nights before the cruise and plan to use this as a guide for our for our first full day; we're staying at the Chateau Frontenac (got a good AAA rate) where it starts. With an early start, you could easily do this on the full day in QC from the ship.

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada...bec-city/40625c8c-8a11-5710-a052-1479d276214a