East Coast Passenger Travel

Write about a famous road or journey in your world. Why do people take it?
A common means of travel runs along the eastern seaboard. The stops included at times, the following:

Portland, Main

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Rockport, Main

Glouchester, Main

Boston, Massachusets

Province Town, Massachusets

Falmouth, Massachusets

New Bedford, Rhode Island

East Hampton, New York

Long Island, New York

Long Beach, New York

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Ocean City, Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland

Cape Charles, Virginia

Hampton, Virginia

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Savannah, Georgia

Although not all of these locals are included in the story, it should be mentioned that one of the primary means of travel is included in this list. The most frequent means of travel for these ports is a pleasure liner, the most prominent of which is The U.S.S. Dotterel or similar vessels managed by the same owner. 
The Dotterel is specified here as it is the ship mentioned in Secrets In the Crossing, that Anna Barrett takes when traveling from Boston to Baltimore. Some of the lesser-known stops have been omitted from the story as they are not particularly relevant, however, it is safe to assume that any delay in travel may be caused by stops at the ports listed above.