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St. John's NL - Day 7 St. John's to Toronto
August 2026 - St. John's NL
Aug 26 Wednesday
Another sunny morning. I requested a late check-out 12:30, and we had breakfast. We left our bags at the hotel and strolled along Water St. no real plans.
Random photos.
Hotel lobby.
The Volendam primarily sails Canada & New England routes and epic transatlantic "Voyage of the Vikings" itineraries that connect North America with Europe.
Canada & New England Circle Itineraries
These cruises typically start or end in Boston or Montreal. They circle the Maritimes and Atlantic Canada, hitting stops such as:
Quebec & The St. Lawrence: Quebec City, Saguenay Fjord, Havre-Saint-Pierre, and Baie-Comeau
Newfoundland Stops: St. John's, Corner Brook, and St. Anthony
The Maritimes & New England: Charlottetown (PEI), Halifax (NS), and Boston (MA)
The standard passenger capacity of the Volendam is 1,432 guests based on double occupancy.
So it is quite a small ship.
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We had already decided that lupper (lunch/dinner) would be mussels at Yellowbelly.
Red curry NL mussels.
On our stroll back, we stopped into the Alt Hotel, it is quite nice. It would be a good place to stay, right on the water and no hills! The Hop On Hop Off also starts and ends here.
Back to the hotel, pick up our luggage and call an Uber to the airport. Easy check-in and we headed to the lounge. Our flight was right on time at 8PM NL time. Dinner was served but we didn't bother, chicken or pasta, no thanks. We had really enjoyed our mussels.
Landed right on time at 10PM Toronto time, we gained 1.5 hours and we were in row 1, so first off!!! Our luggage took about fifteen minutes, there were 4 other flights on our luggage carousel.
We grabbed a limo home, it is a maze to find your Uber at this airport.
Word of the Day
Oh my, I just happen to live on that gorgeous massive lake, I believe its hydronym is LAKE ONTARIO!
Great example, Wikipedia!
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