AMERICANS DRINK COFFEE INSTEAD OF TEA BECAUSE OF THE BOSTON TEA PARTY - Fed up for being over taxed without representation American patriots decided to show their animosity toward the British Crown by throwing boxes of high quality English tea into the Boston harbor one freezing winter night in 1773. Slaves working in the colonies had already taught Americans how to make another hot, tasty caffeine drink made from coffee beans delivered by pirate ships arriving from the Caribbean. Ever since that blistering cold night in 1773 Americans have craved strong hot coffee, not hot tea. You will learn this and more American history when cruising round trip from Boston to Canada in 2021. Canada shares 4000 miles of border with the USA. Canada covers six time zones from the Atlantic to the Pacific and extends northward to the Arctic Ocean. Only Russia is larger. Canada in the Fall averages 74 degrees daily with nights near 53. The mountains, water ways, emerald forests and cinematic beauty of Canada are legendary. All will be on display as you cruise the St. Lawrence River bound for Quebec City. As glorious as Canada's scenery is, so is its version of American history. 'Loyalists' in the American Colonies in the 1700's, who did not want to break away from England, took off for Canada. But when the estimated 40,000 'illegal aliens from America' arrived to Canada they still wanted to practice their same independent American lifestyles which was not well received by the Canadians. They even created their own colonies in Nova Scotia where this ship will dock for two days: one in Halifax and one Sydney. At St. John's in New Brunswick be sure to visit the Moose Museum. Average life span of a moose is 20 years. According to Canadians moose meat tastes better than beef because the moose eat only natural vegetation in Canada's forests. In Bar Harbor, Maine, go fishing for lobsters. Maine is world famous for lobster rolls. In Quebec City the ship docks overnight. You have no curfew in North America's Paris. Enjoy a glamorous evening out. And be sure to visit Palace Royal Square where houses from the 1600s and 1700s are still occupied and where stands Notre-dame-des-victories Church. It was completed in 1688 on the same site where Champlain built the settlement's first log cabin. Walk the old, narrow, cobblestone streets of Upper Town Quebec to visit its antique shops, monuments, parks and restaurants. Each day on the cruise join in on water aerobics classes. Come home looking like a million without spending it. Deposit is $450 per person or $900 per stateroom. Cancel any time up to May 15, 202l, for a full refund. Cruisers with experience book early to secure the best staterooms and prices.