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Which Cruise to Take First? The answer to this question is easy for some and more difficult for others. Each cruise has its advocates for differing personal reasons.

While the cruise schedule generally reflects our passenger reservation patterns, there are some distinct differences.

Due to its proximity to the greater Toronto area, the Kawartha Lakes and the Severn River are very busy in the summer with a wide range of boaters. Our Kawartha cruises showcase a greater diversity of engineering including the Peterborough Lift Lock, the Kirkfield Lift Lock and the Big Chute Marine Railway. Of the 22 locks we travel through, there are some manually operated "heritage" locks as well as modern hydraulic locks built to service the areas of heavier boat traffic.

The Rideau Canal offers a time capsule of quiet history as it was on completion in 1832. Of the 35 locks we travel through, all but 3 are constructed of hand-cut stone and are manually operated by the lock staff. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007, the demand for our Rideau cruises is very similar to our Kawartha cruises. The granite shores of the Rideau lakes area are particularly beautiful.

The Quinte cruises offer a magnificent combination of both the above. On the southern portion of the Trent-Severn Waterway between Peterborough and Trenton, there are 19 locks including the large flight locks at Healey Falls and Ranney Falls. The popular sailing waters of the Bay of Quinte, Long Reach and the North Channel are for the most part protected from Lake Ontario by Prince Edward county and Amherst Island. And then, there is the incredible beauty of the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River. However, since many people have already visited the Thousand Islands, there are fewer Quinte cruises in our schedule.

So which cruise should you take first? Let timing be your guide and we are confident you will later return for the other two.

 

 

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