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Cruise from Manhattan to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - October 1999

My friend, Michael, and I took a four-day cruise up to Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada. Neither of us had been on a cruise before, so we didn't really know what to expect. It was late in the season, so it was rather cold. We didn't realize that Carnival is one of the ... well ... shall we say, "less elegant" cruise lines? The enormous ship was a tacky, Vegas rest home for the slothful, gluttonous and obscenely obese. Still, we actually had a great time and met some fun people.

We sailed out of New York at sunset. A couple days later we arrived in Halifax and "Shamus," the rickshaw puller dragged our lazy butts into town. Despite having to schlep tourists around for a living he was cheerful and charming as he related the town history and pointed out landmarks between heavy breaths. Halifax is a cute, quiet little town full of friendly people. We toured an old fort, did a little shopping and then sailed out after sunset.

While at sea we stuffed ourselves silly, enjoyed the sunsets, made fun of our fellow travelers and found our towels folded into adorable little animals each time we returned to our cabin.

We arrived back in New York early in the morning. I braved the freezing winds on the top deck to get a few shots of the sun coming up behind the Manhattan skyline. The very last photo on this page made all the frostbite worth it.

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Waiting To Depart Safety Drill Smoke Stack of the Carnival Triumph
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Sunset Reflected on the
Empire State Building		 Nice Hats, Boys! Sunset Behind Ellis Island
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Sunset Behind The Statue of Liberty Verasano Bridge Verasano Bridge
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Marvelously Gaudy Dining Room Fabulously Tacky Bar Slot Zombies
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Slot Zombies Roulette Players Snoozing in the Library
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Towel Art Towel Art Sunset at Sea
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Sunset at Sea Sunset At Sea "Shamus," The Rickshaw Puller
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The Halifax Town Clock The Old Halifax Fort Halifax Fort Guard
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A Guard Post Michael Pulls Guard Duty Halifax at Night
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Freezing Our Butts Off At Sunrise Sunrise Behind Manhattan Sunrise Behind Manhattan

If you'd like to read a witty and biting description of what it's like to be trapped on a ship for a week with a bunch of Americans, I suggest David Foster Wallace's essay, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again.


Photographs Copyright (C) 1999 Dale Sorenson. All rights reserved.

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