TardisDance

I am on the NCL Star cruise right now. We met the shore excursions manager at the cruisecritic meeting and have been talking to him throughout the cruise. He basically told us that we'd have to file a complaint; there's nothing they can do onboard about refunding 2 days of gratuities. Here's the link: https://www.ncl.com/uk/en/case-submission We went to Guest Services initially and they told us they can't and basically we'd have to waive our entire service charges, etc.- we said that's a different charge, she said they are packaged together. We don't want to stiff the staff! We just want to pay for 10 days of a beverage package when we are only receiving 8 days.

@VMax1700thanks so much for the link. I had been trying to find the schedule, so this super helpful. I am thinking 11 am may be a safer bet and it works out so we could grab some lunch somewhere after. We want also want to visit Dublin Castle, take a picture in front of the Temple Bar (not to drink or eat since it's huge tourist trap), and maybe stop at the Guinness Storefront - I'm still not sure about going on the tour or not.

I am sailing on the NCL Star and the ship is tendering into Dun Laoghaire at 7 am. Realistically, how quickly could we get off the ship, take the DART train and make it to Dublin for a tour of the Book of Kells? We are arriving on a Sunday and we are platinum members so we’ll have priority tender. I want to reserve ahead of time, but I’m uncertain of which time to pick. I’ve read that they aren’t strictly enforcing the ticket times, but I’d like to try to keep it close to actual time as much as possible.

I avoid the back of the ship. I was booked in an angled cabin on deck 9 in 9278 and we could feel the cabin vibrate from the music from Spice H2O from deck 16. I stick to mid ship or forward now on the Breakaway.

@willoL thanks! I’m actually really intrigued by the Wicklow Mountains tour out of Dublin from this company. I have no interest in the Book of Kells and I’ve seen a ton of breweries so Guinness sounds so boring.

My husband and I just booked a cruise for next May 2023 on NCL Star that visits several ports in Ireland. NCL doesn’t have any excursions yet, but I typically book private tours anyway to avoid the crowds. I have been struggling to find companies that do cruise tailored tours to Waterford, Dingle, and Killybegs. I know it’s a bit early, but I am also trying to convince other family members to join us on this cruise 🙂 Can anyone recommend things to do near by or tour companies? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.