Last minute: New England/Eastern Canada cruise deals for Sept. 21, 28 and Oct. 8 departures

Take in the fall colors of New England and Eastern Canada with a six- or 10-day cruise on Norwegian Cruise Lines. Certain departures this month and next are on offer for bottom dollar. The trips, on ships Norwegian Spirit and Norwegian Jewel, depart from New York City, so they would be ideal for those leisure or business travelers already in the region, or those who are looking to get over to the Big Apple anyway (after all, what better way than cruising to wind down from a few days in the concrete jungle?).

Deals: The six-day Norwegian Spirit cruise takes in Nova Scotia’s Halifax and St. John (Bay of Fundy) as well as Boston and Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. For departures on Sept. 21 and Sept. 28, 2008, interior staterooms are going for as low as $299 per person, before taxes and fees; the total price, as booked on NCL’s website, is $503.15 for the Sept. 21 trip and $538.16 for Sept. 28; these are per person, based on double occupancy.

But compare that price with what’s offered by your favorite cruise agent. I tried CruiseDeals.com, which gave me $394.15 per person (including taxes and fees) for the Sept. 21 cruise, and $479.16 for the Sept. 28 cruise.

The 10-day trip on the Norwegian Jewel also calls into Boston and Halifax; in addition, it stops in Quebec City, Quebec; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; and Sydney, Nova Scotia. The departure on Oct. 8, 2008, offers interior staterooms as low as $599 per person, before taxes and fees. The total comes to $942.52 per person, on NCL’s site.

On CruiseDeals.com, this Oct. 8 trip can be had for $853.52 per person, including taxes and fees.

Contact: Norwegian Cruise Lines, (866) 234-7350; CruiseDeals.com, (800) 668-6414

Have you been aboard the Norwegian Spirit or Norwegian Jewel? Please let us know about your experiences, in the Comments sections below.

- Susan Derby, Special to the Los Angeles Times

[Photo: Quebec City, Canada; by Alan Solomon / Chicago Tribune]

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