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Originally Posted by azrose
Towncar T: As you can see by my signature, I am a planner too  The port for Liverpool is one of the main reasons for choosing the cruise I did .... I am looking at the time we are supposed to be in port -- 4am to 3pm Tuesday, August 20, 2013. (yes, a while yet ) ... So, my question is -- I really want to do "Ferry 'Cross the Mersey"....I just want to be on it....no "need" for a tour. Can we just walk from the ship and do a round trip fairly early that morning? I would guess about 5 am? Then, we can be back and do Beatles, Titanic, historic, perhaps the Duck Tour kind of stuff....would that make sense to get the most out of our early arrival time? (Unless it changes between now and then  )... thank you for your time!! |
Hi. The ferries don't start running from the Pier Head until 7.30am, but the round trip only takes about 20 minutes. The timetable and info is here:
http://www.merseyferries.co.uk/Conte...Timetable.aspx
Nothing much is open in the city that early, and all of the main tourist attractions seem to open at 10am. If you are content to just walk and look at the outside of buildings for a couple of hours, you could perhaps walk up past the White Star headquarters (Titanic offices), then maybe walk up past the Town Hall, along to William Brown Street to see the stunning buildings there. Take a look at St George's Hall from the outside (absolutely worth a look). Then maybe take a walk along Lime Street and Ranelagh Street until you get to St Luke's (We call it the bombed-out church) that serves a s a memorial to the Liverpool Blitz of the second world war. Then walk down Bold Street and through Church Street/Lord Street, taking a detour through Matthew Street if you are interested in the Beatles, then past the Victoria monument before heading down James Street. At the end of James Street you will see the White Star headquarters (Titanic offices) where the announcement of the Titanic sinking was first announced.
My reckoning is that a reasonable stroll around that loop would take approximately 2 hours or so. You could either do it before or after taking the ferry. Personally, I think 5am might be a bit early to go into the city, as everywhere will be closed and you won't encounter many people (that's part of the fun here). I think I would do the 7.30 ferry, then do the loop I suggest (or a better one if somebody else here wants to chip in with a few ideas). The end of that loop will bring you back down to the Pier Head for about 10am or so, which is opening time for the Museum of Liverpool and the Maritime Museum. You can spend the rest of the day exploring Albert Dock/Maritime Museum/Tate Gallery/Museum of Liverpool, before returning to your ship, which will only be a few hundred yards away.
That is just a suggestion. Of course, I am assuming that you are OK on your feet and a few hours walking won't be too much for you. There are a few inclines to deal with, but nothing too severe.
Like I said at the very start of the thread, I am not a tour guide, so I might have made an error or two on street names etc. but I think most of what I have written is ok. No doubt somebody will correct me if I am wrong.
I'm sure you will have a lot of questions, so come back as often as you like to ask them.
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4 a.m.!!! Someone has made a mistake there. I've just checked this weeks itinerary to compare timings, they will be leaving Dublin 1 & half hours later than this weeks visit and yet still get into Liverpool 2 hours earlier - what do they expect people to do at 4 o'clock in the morning? As Towncar T has said the ferries don't start that early and when they do, will be full of commuters. I also looked at the excursions they are offering for next year, some of them are full day tours @ 8.5 hrs going as far as Lake District, if the ship leaves at 3, all aboard by 2.30 p.m. they'll just about get to the places, see them open and then back on the coach to get back to the ship - will be interesting to see if they change the time - hope so, as there is so much to see here. 
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