May 20 sailing on Celebrity Eclipse from Dublin

Tried to join the roll call for this cruise to the Norwegian Fjords but it's not up yet. Anyone going? Looking for ideas of where to stay in Dublin 3-4 days before cruise. Pretty expensive hotels there! Suggestions welcome. Thanks.

Terry1time

If there is no roll call yet, go over to the Eclipse Celebrity Connections board and start one. EM

Live in Ireland so know Dublin well. Hotels are very expensive but a good option is Camden Court Hotel. 5 minutes walk to St Stephens Green, clean and comfortable. Upmarket hotels are The Conrad or The Fitzwilliam (our favourite). All are central. Outside Dublin but on a rail link is The Beacon. You can stay there and be in central Dublin in 15 minutes. A lovely hotel.

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We're going on this cruise, here is the link for the roll call:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2430013

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Im a Dubliner born and bred. Sorry to say that hotels are very very expensive. Had a quick look on a comparison site and its at least EUR200 per night for suburban hotels and 250-300 for mediocre city centre hotels. Happy to answer any questions you have about particular locations, etc. Dublin is a fantastic city with loads to see and do but it's not cheap to stay,eat or drink. The museums are free though!

What would be a good hotels if we wanted to stay 1 night before and one night after a cruise.

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We have rented a flat on Chancery Lane. Is that close to some of the many tourist sites?(Trinity College, Temple Bar, Dublin Castle, St. Patricks Cathedral)

How is the best way to get around to these sites? Also what is the best way to see the Irish countryside?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Hi Busman, I'm also a Dublin native (sadly not on this cruise, but I'm keeping an eye out for any last minute deals!). Your location on Chancery Lane is excellent, roughly a 20 minute walk to most city centre tourist sites. Good idea to get out of the city too though! Some easy options are a tour to wicklow and glendalough / i highly recommend visiting Newgrange ... way older than the pyramids, stonehenge etc, and bizarrely untouristy / a walk on howth head cliff is always beutiful, and easily accessed by public transport (DART train) from city centre....enjoy!

Im a Dubliner born and bred. Sorry to say that hotels are very very expensive. Had a quick look on a comparison site and its at least EUR200 per night for suburban hotels and 250-300 for mediocre city centre hotels. Happy to answer any questions you have about particular locations, etc. Dublin is a fantastic city with loads to see and do but it's not cheap to stay,eat or drink. The museums are free though!

Hi, we will be visiting your city in August. We are in Dublin for only one day. We have booked a tour with Tours Unchecked for a trip to Newgrange in the morning. Then we were planning to do a self-walking tour of the city. We are there till 11:30 pm, so we have some time. We were planning on being dropped of at Trinity Collage for a tour (we will get tickets ahead of time). Then wanted to wonder around. Is it worth crossing O'Connell Bridge, heading back via Ha'penny Bridge? Or should we just stay on the one side of the river? We want to visit Dublin Castle and St Patrick Cathedral. Any other suggestions? Any place that you would suggest for dinner..that won’t be packed with tourists? Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi Anita, sounds like a good (and busy) day. Its true that most of the main sights are south of the river, but it's a really small city and doesn't take long at all to cross the river ... i recommend crossing over O'Connell Bridge to O'Connell Street and having a look at the General Post Office on the left - it served as battle head quarters in the 1916 Rising and the stone work still bears the scars. If you are looking for someone with good irish fare, but not too touristy you might like to visit the Winding Stair (reservation needed - if you get a window seat you will be over looking the Hapenny bridge). Another nice option beside the Hapenny is the Woolen Mills - a bit more casual.

Hi Anita, sounds like a good (and busy) day. Its true that most of the main sights are south of the river, but it's a really small city and doesn't take long at all to cross the river ... i recommend crossing over O'Connell Bridge to O'Connell Street and having a look at the General Post Office on the left - it served as battle head quarters in the 1916 Rising and the stone work still bears the scars. If you are looking for someone with good irish fare, but not too touristy you might like to visit the Winding Stair (reservation needed - if you get a window seat you will be over looking the Hapenny bridge). Another nice option beside the Hapenny is the Woolen Mills - a bit more casual.

Thanks so much. If we only have time for one...Dublin Castle or St Patrick's?

Hopefully you will get a chance to visit both, but if i had to choose I'd put for Dublin Castle