LOBSTER ROLL AND ST. JOHN, BAY OF FUNDY, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Enchanted Princess/St. John, New Brunswick, Canada

Low 70s, foggy then cloudy—fine walking weather

We were ready to visit St. John, a city on the Bay of Fundy, despite the foggy weather and the time change. Last week the same cruise was not able to stop in St. John and Halifax, as well as Newport.

The area is known for the Reversing Rapids, a phenomenon caused by the bay tides colliding with the St.  John River. Because we arrived too late for low tide and are leaving before high tide, we decided that we would not travel there. Instead, we walked around the port area to City Market (1876) and the shops along the way. 

City Market, St; John

Most shops were not open until 11 a.m., but we saw the exterior of the firefighters’ museum (built circa 1840) and a monument dedicated to the Great War of 1914-1918, the “Great War of 1939-1945,” the Korean War and the War in Afghanistan.

Firefighter Museum, St. John

World War I Memorial

 Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada, established by royal charter in 1785 during the reign of King George III. The port is Canada’s 3^rd largest port by tonnage. It has a population of about 70,000 people.

 An interesting area next the cruise terminal was the Container Village-Area 506. The shops are all modified shipping containers—decorative and useful. 

Can you see that these are shipping containers?

After walking around those shops, we decided to go to the Steamers and Lobster Co., right across the street from the cruise terminal and share a lobster roll!  TK shared this one because tonight is Bavarian night at the buffet!  Cost: $44 plus $10 tip for 1 lobster roll and fries ($27), 1 bowl of  clam chowder ($12), and two Diet Pepsis (USD)

TK took this photo of where we ate from Deck 16--Steamers & Lobster Co.

My Internet is down (again) on my phone so I cannot transfer my photos.

This makes the case for using my Canon T7i!

Inside the restaurant

Menu--$139 for a seafood tower for two! Yikes!

Bowl of Clam Chowder

Shared lobster roll and fries--delicious! 

 After sharing lunch, we decided to return to the ship to get a good spot for viewing the departure from St. John in the Deck 16 “World Fresh Marketplace.”  Once again, there was a long slow line to board the ship--perhaps they have limited personnel or something, but this is quite unusual.

I just sent my Samsung photos to my gmail account and I can see the Internet onboard is going to be slothful again today. Photos will have to wait awhile!  Update: I found someone who knew why my phone kept getting kicked off the Internet. Should be OK now, but onboard Internet is still slow.

Bay of Fundy as we left St. John--finally some sunshine!

This evening we dined in the "buffet," formally called World Fresh Marketplace, because it was Bavarian night, as I already mentioned. It was all about spaetzle and schnitzel.  For Friend Ann, I ate your share of spaetzle, no worries!  😆

We strolled around the ship a bit and then went to the Captain's Circle get together, free non alcoholic cocktails for us! The officers announced that someone has over 250 cruises on Princess. That beats us-we have over 54 cruises, but not all are on Princess. We will have 150 days on this cruise line at the end of this cruise.