{"id":47622,"date":"2014-07-28T19:12:08","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T23:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/?p=47622"},"modified":"2016-04-21T15:41:35","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T19:41:35","slug":"canada-new-england-cruise-3-of-the-best-things-to-do-in-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2014\/07\/28\/canada-new-england-cruise-3-of-the-best-things-to-do-in-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada &#038; New England Cruise: 3 of the best things to do in Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As one of the top tourist destinations in the world, it&#8217;s difficult to condense into one list all of the wonderful activities and attractions that Montreal has to offer. But in this article we&#8217;d like to give you a very brief guide to just a few\u00a0of our favorite must-see spots, which just about anyone would enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Here are three things to check out when you&#8217;re touring Montreal during your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/travel\/cruise\/canada-new-england-cruises.php\" target=\"_blank\">Canada &amp; New England cruise<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cruise Old Montreal: <\/strong>This shopping district features tons of high-end boutiques, delicious restaurants and cafes, and you could easily spend your whole day simply walking up and down its narrow streets, discovering your new favorite shops and eateries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ii-couple-shopping-07252014-lo.jpg\"><picture data-avif-picture=\"1\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ii-couple-shopping-07252014-lo-200x200.avif 200w, https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ii-couple-shopping-07252014-lo-400x267.avif 400w, https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ii-couple-shopping-07252014-lo.avif 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\"><img data-avif-wrap=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47633\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ii-couple-shopping-07252014-lo.jpg\" alt=\"ii-couple-shopping-07252014-lo\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ii-couple-shopping-07252014-lo.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ii-couple-shopping-07252014-lo-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grab a plate of poutine: <\/strong>This wonderful dish is so good, you&#8217;ll wonder why it hasn&#8217;t caught on in the United States. Imagine the crispiest french fries you&#8217;ve ever had covered in a savory gravy and melted cheese. Once you have one order of poutine, you&#8217;ll keep going back for more!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CL-montreal-poutine.jpg\"><picture data-avif-picture=\"1\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CL-montreal-poutine-200x200.avif 200w, https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CL-montreal-poutine-400x276.avif 400w, https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CL-montreal-poutine.avif 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\"><img data-avif-wrap=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47623 size-full\" title=\"poutine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CL-montreal-poutine.jpg\" alt=\"CL-montreal-poutine\" width=\"576\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CL-montreal-poutine.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CL-montreal-poutine-400x276.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit the Basilique Notre-Dame de Montreal: <\/strong>You don&#8217;t have to be particularly knowledgeable about religion or architecture to be blown away by this basilica, which is located on the south side of Montreal. The interior was designed by Victor Rousselot and Victor Bourgeau, and features patterns so intricate you could spend hours staring at them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/dp-montreal-basilique-notre-dame-07252014-lo.jpg\"><picture data-avif-picture=\"1\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/dp-montreal-basilique-notre-dame-07252014-lo-200x200.avif 200w, https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/dp-montreal-basilique-notre-dame-07252014-lo-400x350.avif 400w, https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/dp-montreal-basilique-notre-dame-07252014-lo.avif 494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\"><img data-avif-wrap=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47634\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/dp-montreal-basilique-notre-dame-07252014-lo.jpg\" alt=\"The Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal\" width=\"494\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/dp-montreal-basilique-notre-dame-07252014-lo.jpg 494w, https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/dp-montreal-basilique-notre-dame-07252014-lo-400x350.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are you ready to book your first trip to Montreal? Don&#8217;t let the planning process intimidate you. Contact CruiseExperts.com today by calling 1-888-804-CRUISE (2784) or visiting our website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.CruiseExperts.com\">www.CruiseExperts.com<\/a>. We can help layout an itinerary for you that lets you hit all the best spots of this fabulous Canadian city\u00a0without any of the\u00a0worries about making sure everything will work out.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #555555;\">To keep updated with what\u2019s \u201chot\u201d in cruising and receive information on hot deals, sign up for our\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #4f81d8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/innercircle.php\">Inner Circle\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"color: #555555;\">or \u201clike\u201d us on\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #4f81d8;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CruiseExperts\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out what you must see in do while in Montreal during your cruise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":47624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canada-new-england"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47622\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}