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The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
Stand metres from 60,000 nesting gannets, murres, and kittiwakes on a dramatic sea stack — one of the most accessible seabird colonies on Earth. A raw, thunderous, utterly unforgettable natural spectacle.
Climb the windswept hill where Marconi received the first transatlantic wireless signal in 1901, with a private historian at your side and panoramic views of the narrows below. A genuinely world-changing spot, charged with atmosphere.
Newfoundland's flagship cultural institution houses world-class natural history, indigenous heritage, and contemporary art under one soaring roof — a sophisticated, unhurried immersion into the soul of the island.
Board a small, expert-crewed vessel to seek out drifting icebergs calved from Greenland glaciers and humpback whales feeding in Iceberg Alley — one of the planet's great wildlife spectacles, right off St. John's harbour.
Hike dramatic sea-cliff trails above crashing North Atlantic surf with a specialist guide — towering headlands, hidden sea stacks, and the raw, ancient beauty of the Avalon coastline, all within minutes of the ship.
Wander the famously vivid 'Jellybean Row' Victorian streetscapes with a local guide, then settle into St. John's most celebrated tables for a curated tasting journey through wild Newfoundland ingredients — cod, seal, bakeapple, and beyond.
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