Best way ever to Escape the Summer heat!

Item: American Independence
Rating: 5
Author: diane4art

American Independence Cruise Review to River Cruises - United States

diane4art

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 98

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

7 Night Maine Coast & Harbors (Portland Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 02, 2022

Ship: American Independence

Cabin number: 214

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

If the summer heat is getting to you, I can think of no better way to escape. American Cruise lines is the best at small ship cruising and Maine is just a fabulous destination in summer. Do you like Lobster and small quaint towns? any interest in Wyeth or Steven King? How about ship building? If you say yes to any of this, then I would check out this cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Lobster, Lobster and more Lobster how could you go wrong??

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Excellent speaker and wonderful art classes. Great Happy Hours games and diverse entertainment.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Spacious and comfortable.. excellent service

Ship tip

come hungry!!

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Portland, Maine

5 out of 5

We missed this port due to airline issues but checked it out at the end. Visited the cemetery and and shopped. Had a great lunch down near the port.

Thumbs Up 1

Bar Harbor, Maine

5 out of 5

Fabulous place. wonderful shops, restaurants, and great hikes to Cadillac Mountain.

Thumbs Up 0

BANGOR, MAINE

5 out of 5

Did the Steven King Tour.. So much fun.. I highly recommend it

Thumbs Up 0

CAMDEN, MAINE Did not visit port

This was definetly a highlight of the cruise. They took us to the water's edge to a lobster bake. Lobster were steaming in huge pots with seaweed and corn on the cob! It was wonderful. we sat at picnic tables listening to a live band and eating as much Lobster as we wanted.

Thumbs Up 0

Rockland, Maine

5 out of 5

In Camden we went to an art museum and saw wonderful art by Jamie Wyeth. I used to live in Pa near where he painted there so it was great seeing the other side of his work.

Thumbs Up 2

Boothbay, Maine

5 out of 5

Another high light. We visited the Botanical gardens full of huge wonderful wooden Gnomes!!

Thumbs Up 2

BATH, MAINE

5 out of 5

Here we did a tour of the shipyards.. This town was known for building many ships during WWII. They are still building ships today. We also visited the Maritime Museum.

Thumbs Up 1