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We were on Pearl in Alaska last year. We’d booked an inside and bid on a balcony. It was mid July and the ship was sold out for weeks. 2 days prior to sailing, I got an email... did a little dance when I read we got the BALCONY 🥳🥳
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We were in Victoria twice on a
back 2 back. First week we got a taxi into the centre and walked around ourselves - this was brilliant. 2nd week we went to Butchart Gardens. Whilst the gardens were beautiful we thought the excursion was awful. It was so overcrowded you could hardly move (we were in port with two other ships). Victoria is such a stunning city.
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We did a Princess and an NCL (Pearl) in Alaska - this year (back to back type thing). Everyone said to us before going that Princess was the better - we found it the other way round. Pearl is doing the British Isles for a few cruises next summer - I would go again on her any day. NCL Pearl was superb! One of the best ships we’ve ever been on! Looking at an Eastern Med on her in 2019 (we live in British Isles [emoji23])
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You could fly to Dublin, go up to Belfast and the north coast and then fly (30/40 mins) or get the boat (2 hours) over to Scotland. It’ll be cold and wet, but bring a coat and ‘you’ll be grand’
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Belfast - sailing in Starboard. You’ll have Carrickfergus Castle about 20 minutes before you dock.
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I go to Alaska in 2 weeks and nearly booked a floatplane (including with the company involved here). When I googled the trips most of the sites came up as ‘incidents / crashes’. Giving it the benefit of the doubt I went to the NTSB site and read up on incidents - there are far too many! Shame, decided it was too much of a risk for us.
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Port shuttles charged to your stateroom in dollars. You can settle this in cash or card at the end of cruise.
Is it worth the trip? Mmmm, will you have seen enough if this town?How hot/ rainy is it? How many castles or temples will you have seen.make your decision closer to the end of trip. Our cruise included free transfers to and from ship to airport. So $140 pp, seems a lot to me.
Google, using a Japanese toilet!! Most useful.
This made me laugh - so true! We miss the toilets [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] I would make your own way- it’s very easy unless you are really tight for time.
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We docked this morning at 6:15 at stormont wharf and was off the ship at 6:30. It was 8 minutes and £8.30 for the taxi. There were two taxis waiting. The desk inside the airport terminal was closed directing us outside. We had to wait 20 min for them to open at 7am even though the hours says 6:30. Staff was super nice at enterprise/Alamo and we left around 7:20, 10 min ago. Car is clean and new. I’ll post later on how the day went.
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Hope you had a fab day in my city! [emoji177]
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Do what we have done..... book two cruises that go to each of them 🤭🤭
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Great review! Thanks for posting and congratulations
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Thanks for your input. What are your thoughts on the ship and service?
We did the festivals cruise last July. It was AMAZING! Best cruise we have ever done, service superb and only 200 guests weren’t Japanese. The ship was very quiet after about 9pm as they all went to bed! The arrival and departure at the ports were always brilliant too. If you get the opportunity to watch the fireworks - they were the best we’d ever seen! So jealous of your trip, I’d go back tomorrow! The ship and staff were fantastic. Ship is a bit dated but well looked after and the staff and atmosphere more than make up for it!
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Uber hasn’t really took off in Belfast. You will get some available but FonaCAB and Value Cab are the big two taxi providers. The both have apps and will give you the wait time. Can’t see you having any issue getting a taxi that early.
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In Belfast, very near the cruise port (about 5-10 minutes by taxi)there is W5. It would entertain them for a while.
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Have been reading online that caves aren’t there as they collapsed. Shame I’d have loved to go!
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Hey, most cruise ships dock at Stormont Wharf when they arrive here. Your closest one is the one at the airport. The next one would be in the centre of Belfast. You can get a taxi to both costing around £6-8. Enjoy Belfast, I’ll be sitting in work looking out with jealousy lol - have never heard of any doing drop offs but it does no harm to send Enterprise or Sixt an email to ask.
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Ps if anyone asks a local for directions we freely give them and aren’t looking for a tip! It ‘cracks me up’ when I ask someone are they lost and they think I’m looking a tip! [emoji849][emoji23]
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I wouldn’t worry to much about going into Dunluce. There isn’t much more to see. There’s a great view from just by the car park wall. Ship is only about 10mins from Titanic Museum- you’ll see it. Have a super holiday!
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We have two days in Belfast in July. One place we would like to visit is Mount Stewart but have not been able to find any tours. Looks like we will have to take the bus and/or taxi. Do you have anything to share on Mount Stewart? Thank you.
Mount Stewart is a lovely place. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mount-stewart
You can get the bus to Portaferry and it drops you off at the gates of Mount Stewart.
Alternatively you can hire a car?
The bus is easy enough check http://www.translink.co.uk
I took these at Temple of the Winds Mount Stewart
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This is Dunluce Castle. The history behind it is that part of it fell into the sea during a banquet / ball. It’s very close to the Giants Causeway and Carrick-a-Reed
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But the driver has a hard time enjoying the scenery cause they have to keep their eyes on the road. ;)
That’s why I finished saying book a tour or take a taxi.
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For the two hotels you mentioned.....
The Arlington is along the Canal and near Temple Bar so would be in central Dublin near the main shopping street. The other Premier Suites are near St Stephen's Green which is a big park. This is a quieter area but still in walking distance to everywhere.
If you want to be in the centre of the city action then choose Arlington. If you want to enjoy the city but at a bit of a more relaxed pace then Premier Suites Leeson. We tend to stay near St Stephen's Green (we live in Belfast). Hope the information helps (ps check the prices on the hotel's own website as most often they are cheaper).
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Camden Court Hotel which is in Central Dublin near St Stephen's green is great. Alternatively you could stay at the Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport. It's a much cheaper room rate, excellent hotel and a taxi into the city is c.25 euro each way. Would still work out cheaper than paying central Dublin prices. A cheaper way you can also do it is get the free hotel shuttle to the airport (it's about 7 mins away) and then take a bus into central Dublin.
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Thanks - hope you all enjoy your visit. I am lucky to live in such a beautiful place!
NCL Pearl Cancelled 07/05/19
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I saw this too and phoned them. It was sold out with the exception of two inside cabins. They said the sailing was going ahead. I seen it back on the NCL UK site for a short time yesterday, everything sold out.