We docked at Gloucester in Cape Ann, Massachusetts, America's oldest seaport. This gorgeous coastal community boasts of a rich maritime history and hometown spirit, and like the other harbourside places we had visited, its waterfront was very much alive and vibrant. I must admit that prior to this cruise, I used to equate “New England” with Cape Cod, the hook-shaped peninsula in Massachusetts state that is famous for its quaint villages, lighthouses, seafood shacks, bays, and