Cruise New England (fall colours)

The scarlets, ochres and golds of turning leaves provide a vivid backdrop to a cruise along the mellow coastlines of New England and Canada.

You’ll spend days exploring historic port towns and heading out into the countryside to gaze at the glorious colours.

From Bal Harbor, there’s hiking and cycling in glorious Acadia National Park, while in Portland, Maine, you could join a kayak tour along the coast to admire the foliage from the water. Bucolic Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island is endlessly photogenic, thanks to its red-and-white lighthouses and rustic architecture.

As well as appealing to nature lovers, these cruises have great foodie allure, thanks to each region’s seasonal culinary scene, from fresh Maine lobster to oysters and clams, mussels from Nova Scotia, apple doughnuts, pumpkin, cider and cheeses. Poking around local farmers’ markets is all part of the charm of these autumn voyages.