Saint Pierre and Miquelon Islands France
France

91 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Atlas Ocean Voyages (3 Cruises)

Azamara Club Cruises (3 Cruises)

Crystal Cruises (3 Cruises)

Explora Journeys (14 Cruises)

Holland America Line (4 Cruises)

Lindblad Expeditions (7 Cruises)

Oceania Cruises (8 Cruises)

Ponant (16 Cruises)

Scenic Cruises (8 Cruises)

Seabourn Cruise Line (10 Cruises)

Silversea Cruises (3 Cruises)

Windstar Cruises (12 Cruises)


Frequently Asked Questions

At the port of Saint-Pierre, a few minutes' walk from the centre. No shuttle, no oversized terminal: you walk down the gangway and change country.
Yes, it is the last French territory in North America, 25 kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland. The euro replaces the dollar, licence plates are French, and the archipelago has about six thousand residents.
Yes, entirely. The town is walked between gently sloping streets and wooden facades painted red, blue and bright yellow to cut through the grey of foggy days.
Île aux Marins, ten minutes by boat from the port. This fishing village, home to more than six hundred people in the early 20th century, gradually emptied; its houses, church, lighthouse and old school were preserved as they stood. The excursion is short and easy.
In the 1920s the archipelago became the legal hub for alcohol bound for the United States. Port warehouses overflowed with crates of whisky, and local lore holds that Al Capone himself passed through. The Heritage Museum guides tell the story with relish.
French, with an accent blending Brittany, Normandy and the Basque Country, the homelands of the founding sailors. For a Canadian traveller it is a doubly curious dislocation: France in the middle of the North Atlantic.
The euro, not the Canadian dollar. It is the most concrete surprise of the call. Cards work in the town's shops, but bring some euro cash if you plan to buy at a bakery.
Croissants and baguettes from the town bakeries, baked as they are in mainland France, duty-free goods and jams made from bog berries. The waterfront restaurants serve cold-water fish and shellfish.
Yes. Trails lead to ponds, wind-beaten headlands and viewpoints toward Miquelon and Langlade, the archipelago's large wild islands. You may meet free-roaming horses and, in season, puffins.
Fog, often, and wind. This is a subarctic archipelago of mist and peat bog. On clear days the view runs far; in fog, Île aux Marins takes on the gravity of the end of the world. Dress in layers and bring a windbreaker, even in summer.