The bustling and historic port city of Saint John, New Brunswick, is one of Canada’s most popular cruise destinations. On its doorstep is one of the world’s great natural wonders – the massive Reversing Falls of the Bay of Fundy.
A day’s sail from New York, Saint John offers the old-world charm of an historic seaport and a base for Bay of Fundy eco-adventure experiences where you can challenge the phenomenal Reversing Falls aboard specially designed jet boats.
The Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world. Twice daily, one hundred billion tons of swirling, rolling seawater make their way into the rocky portals of the Bay. As it squeezes through the Bay of Fundy's unique funnel shape, the wall of water rises to incredible heights, roughly the same height as a four-storey building.
Saint John is a city filled with parks, squares, and other green space, most notably Rockwood Park and the Irving Nature Park.
With the highest tides in the world, more than 15 species of whales to watch and an extraordinary variety of other sea life and birds to enjoy, the Bay of Fundy is the perfect place to go whale-watching.
Among its many other attractions are the Saint John City Market, the oldest market in North America, New Brunswick Museum and Cherry Brook Zoo and Vanished Kingdom Park.
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top attractions
Reversing Falls
Reversing Falls Jet Boat Rides
Saint John City Market
Irving Nature Park
Cherry Brook Zoo and Vanished Kingdom Park
New Brunswick Museum
Rockwood Park
Carleton Martello Tower
Barbour's General Store
Loyalist House
Whale-watching
Other New Brunswick Attractions
Beaverbrook Art Gallery (Fredericton)
Cape Jourimain Nature Centre
Crystal Palace Amusement Park (Dieppe)
Fundy National Park of Canada (Alma)
Fundy Trail - An Eco-Adventure (St. Martins)
Grand Falls Gorge (Grand Falls)
Hartland Covered Bridge (Hartland)
Historic Garrison District (Fredericton)
Kings Landing Historical Settlement (Prince William)
Kouchibouguac National Park of Canada
Magic Mountain Water Park (Moncton)
Magnetic Hill Zoo (Moncton)
New Brunswick Aquarium and Marine Centre (Shippagan)
The Hopewell Rocks - The Ocean Tidal Exploration Site (Hopewell Cape)
The New Brunswick Botanical Garden (Edmundston)
Village Historique Acadien (Caraquet)
nearest ports
Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island)
Halifax (Nova Scotia)
Montreal (Quebec)
Portland (Maine)
Quebec City (Quebec)
St. John's (Newfoundland & Labrador)
cruise features
north atlantic – luxury all inclusive (Silversea Cruises)
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