Eastport ME Moose Island Maine
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Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Holland America Line (15 Cruises)
ms Volendam
14 Cruises
Norwegian Cruise Line (14 Cruises)
Norwegian Pearl
7 Cruises
Ponant (4 Cruises)
Princess Cruises (3 Cruises)
Frequently Asked Questions
Right in the heart of town, steps from the main street. Eastport's natural anchorage is among the deepest on the American Atlantic coast, which lets ships tie up in the middle of the community.
It's the easternmost municipality in the United States, set on Moose Island in Passamaquoddy Bay, facing the New Brunswick shore. The tide here rises and falls more than five metres twice a day.
A wander along Water Street among galleries, craft studios and cafés, a stop at the town breakwater for the view across to Canada, then a boat trip out to Old Sow or to see whales.
The largest tidal whirlpool in the western hemisphere, off the northern point. It forms where the Bay of Fundy currents meet the uneven channel bottom; its name is said to come from the pig-like grunting of its eddies.
Yes, carefully, on boat trips run at times of strong current. The sight of water boiling with no wind and no waves is hard to describe and hard to forget.
Yes, May through October: minke and humpback whales frequent these cold, rich waters, with occasional sightings of the North Atlantic right whale, one of the most endangered large mammals on the planet.
Dozens of canneries: a century ago the town was one of America's sardine capitals. Water Street keeps its nineteenth-century brick buildings, and murals recall that working past.
Yes, at Shackford Head State Park, minutes from downtown. Its loop trails, easy and well marked, lead to a rocky headland above Cobscook Bay, with the hills of Canada behind.
US dollars and English, even though New Brunswick is directly across the water. Cards work in shops; keep cash for the craft studios.
A warm layer, even in summer: fog is part of the scenery and the estuary air stays cool. Festival lovers should aim for early September, when the town turns into a pirate haunt for a weekend.
