The United States
When
Sept to Oct
Price
From 2 600€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
4 nights
Ideal length
The Maine coastline, whose jagged shore stretches over five thousand five hundred kilometres once every bay and peninsula is counted, despite a straight-line distance of under five hundred kilometres, is home to more than seventy historic lighthouses still standing, some active since the 18th century. A coastal cruise in autumn, when the surrounding maple forests blaze red and orange before winter, makes it possible to link preserved fishing ports such as Camden or Bar Harbor, reachable only by slow sailing along a coast too jagged for a car.
The Maine coastline, whose extraordinarily jagged shore stretches over five thousand five hundred kilometres once every bay, peninsula, and island is counted, despite a straight-line distance between its extremities of under five hundred kilometres, remains dotted with more than seventy historic lighthouses still standing, some of which, like Portland Head Light, have been active since the late 18th century on the direct order of President George Washington. This complex coastal geometry, shaped by the glaciers of the last Ice Age, explains why a cruise remains the most natural way to explore this coast, largely inaccessible by road.
Autumn in New England, the period when the maple forests lining the coast blaze red, orange, and yellow before the leaves fall, draws visitors each year specifically to observe this phenomenon known locally as "fall foliage." A coastal cruise during this season makes it possible to link historic fishing ports such as Camden, whose picturesque harbour remains active for lobster fishing, or Bar Harbor, the gateway to Acadia National Park, all while enjoying a slow sailing pace suited to watching the autumn colours from the deck.
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Maine alone produces over eighty per cent of the lobster caught in the United States, an industry carried by more than four thousand licensed fishermen who haul thousands of traps laid along the coast each day, under fishing rights passed down through families across generations. Cruising off Camden or Stonington means crossing paths with these brightly coloured working boats from dawn, a scene that has remained practically unchanged for over a century despite modernised equipment.
A Cabin Overlooking the Rocky Coast
A comfortable cabin with a direct view of Maine's rocky coastline, aboard a small-capacity coastal ship.
A Suite with a Private Balcony and Lighthouse Views
A suite with a private balcony, an open view of the historic lighthouses dotting the Maine coast throughout the cruise.
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