Sept-Iles Quebec Canada
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At departure or passage at this port
Azamara Club Cruises (2 Cruises)
Crystal Cruises (7 Cruises)
Crystal Grace
4 Cruises
Cunard (24 Cruises)
Queen Mary 2
24 Cruises
Explora Journeys (31 Cruises)
Explora III
17 Cruises
Explora IV
14 Cruises
Oceania Cruises (14 Cruises)
Ponant (2 Cruises)
Princess Cruises (4 Cruises)
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (12 Cruises)
Silversea Cruises (3 Cruises)
Frequently Asked Questions
At the port facilities close to downtown. From there it is a short walk to the Vieux-Quai district, whose first wharf was built in 1911.
The Vieux-Quai promenade takes about an hour on foot. The Shaputuan Museum, a short taxi or shuttle ride away, fills one to two hours. On a longer call, Grande Basque Island takes three to four hours and a zodiac outing in the archipelago two to three.
Because of the archipelago of seven islands set in a half-circle that closes the bay like the fingers of a hand open onto the Gulf of St. Lawrence. No road connected the town to the rest of Quebec before 1960.
By passenger ferry from the marina beside the Vieux-Quai, about ten minutes across. Twelve kilometres of marked trails wind through boreal forest, sandy coves and granite headlands.
Yes. Zodiac outings approach the islands of the archipelago and their colonies. Corossol Island, a migratory bird sanctuary, holds puffins, razorbills and eiders, which guides know how to spot without disturbing the colonies; with luck, seals bask on the rocks.
A museum devoted to the millennia-long Innu presence, built around a large traditional tent. The exhibit follows the cycle of hunting and gathering seasons through Innu voices and everyday objects. Sept-Îles lives alongside the community of Uashat mak Mani-utenam.
Snow crab and northern shrimp in season, at the takeout counters and restaurants near the wharves. Local microbreweries serve beers made with northern berries, and a cloudberry pie, made from the golden Arctic berries picked in the region's peat bogs, is worth seeking out.
The Canadian dollar and French, with the lilting accent of the Côte-Nord; Innu-aimun is heard as well. Cards are accepted everywhere and conversation starts easily with anyone out walking the Vieux-Quai.
Good shoes and a windbreaker. The sea cools the air even in high summer, especially on late-day crossings to the archipelago.
Yes. The paved Vieux-Quai promenade is dotted with parks, playgrounds and craft kiosks in summer, and fishermen mend their crab traps there under the eye of the gulls.
