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Taxis will be available. Uber in Ireland will just get you a taxi, it is not like in other countries where you get a private citizen in their own car.

If you want, you can use an app called Freenow to book your taxi.

When on our last cruise of the Eastern Med (way back in 2014) we booked a taxi from the cruise terminal and went up to Ambelonas where the very pleasant owner served us a traditional Corfiot meal in the old family olive farm,. It was really a pleasant day.

I'm delighted to see she is still going.

https://ambelonas-corfu.gr

From which cities? You would also need to indicate what time you can join the tours as many leave early morning or get back late.

Unless you mean the private tours where you book a driver and car yourself?

By close, I meant right up the front of the dance floor. It's a bit like front row of the cinema - too close.

Section G Row A are lovely seats AND if one of Abba is in attendance, you will have a good view of where they wave at the crowd.

You will love it.

The bus is included in the Leap Card.

It's a great show. I have been three times already, going again in February.

Although the prices can seem expensive, if you book in advance (and not on weekends) there are great prices to be got. The most I ever paid for a ticket was 45 sterling and the cheapest 21.50. It is designed that there are no 'bad' seats in the place, so don't worry about being on the edges. Be aware that too close to the screen dulls the illusion of them being real as you notice it is a screen more.

The ferries are a great way to travel in Stockholm.

People use mytaxi (now known as FreeNow) in Dublin rather than Uber. As previously said, you will just get a normal taxi. In my experience they are always more expensive than a taxi I just hail on the street, but I suppose you are paying for them coming directly to you.

Get the FreeNow app before you come.

Always use Flygbussarna myself. Excellent service.

Reiterating the warning not to get stuck with 'local' sterling. UK not so united when it comes to accepting Northern Irish or Scottish notes outside their original home. Don't get stuck with them, ask for change in 'real' sterling if you are intending change your money back once you get home, or going to 'Bank of England' territory later.

I presume the castle is Malahide castle. If you wanted to do things on a budget, you could get a Leap card (cost 5 euro) top it up with 10 euro credit. get the 42 bus from the city centre which passes Malahide castle, get the 102 bus from Malahide to Sutton Station, about a 400 metre walk from where you could then pick up the 31 bus out to Howth.

Bus back into Dublin. If you stick to buses, the daily Leap card cap, no matter how many buses you use, is 6.90.

There is also a castle in Howth.

Since deregulation, there is no shortage of taxis in Dublin. If there is a boat coming in, they will be there.

Many take cards, but to be sure, you might download the MyTaxi app which will allow you to order the taxi and pay automatically from your card, without you having to hand over a card. It works in many other European cities too.

Their FAQ says about 2 hours.

https://dodublin.ie/faqs/hoponhopoff

As with everything in Dublin, traffic may slow things up.

Contrary to what that blog says about it, the Abba Museum is very definitely about Abba, in fact now they even have a 'what did they do afterwards?' section. The Swedish Music Museum is a separate part and of course, not as interesting to non-Swedish fans, or people who do not know about other Swedish acts.

What day of the week? On a working day, you will be right into the middle of rush hour and all its associated delays, even in a taxi. The route into the city does not have bus/taxi lanes all the way. 15 minutes would be fairly optimistic at the height of rush hour.

The best hop on hop off tour (with the driver actually speaking, not a recording) is run by Dublin Bus, the city's public transport provider.

This is their page: https://dodublin.ie/city-sightseeing-tours/hop-on-hop-off-24-hour

If you like you can get your tickets online, but you need a printed voucher, not an image on your phone.

Your cruise will probably have a shuttle to the city centre and you can meet the hop on hop off in O'Connell Street, or you can get a taxi.

Hop on Hop off bus. You haven't a chance to see much in the timeframe, so do the HoHo and maybe get off at one place for a closer look.

Stockholm's public transit system is very wheelchair friendly, if you use a chair.

The LUAS from the port area will leave you at a styation called Busaras which is just across the street from Connolly station.

To Malahide, there is also the option of a bus (32 or 42) from just around the corner from Busaras, which may allow you see a little more of the countryside/coastline.

If you're using a Leap Card, which is by far the cheapest way to do it, you have to tag on and tag off on the LUAS; for the buses, you put your card on the reader near the driver and tell him/her where you are going. You do not need to tag off on the buses.

If you use the main reader on the right as you enter the bus (not the one by the driver) it will deduct the highest fare for the route you are on, so unless you know you are going all the way to the terminus, on the buses, use the reader by the driver.

If you are using cash on the bus, it must be the exact change.

My usual rule of thumb for visiting somewhere is to do something I cannot do anywhere else.

Personally, my number one visit in the Dublin area (unless I had quite a knowledge of Irish history beforehand) would be Newgrange. Older than the Pyramids, unique in this continent, let alone the country.

Kilmainham is a very emotional site for Irish people, as most families would have had connections with the various attempts at independence over the years, but I'm not sure how much it would interest a casual visitor.

Visit things based on your interests, not other people's lists.

Unless you drink Guinness, I wouldn't bother with the tour.

I would get the HOHO bus, get a feel for the city, go see the Book of Kells, wander around Grafton St./Stephen's green a bit, go hear some live music.

Temple Bar pubs will have music in the afternoons. Are any of your party very young? The pubs might have an issue with children.

For example, Oliver St. John Gogarty's ;

http://www.gogartys.ie/music/

I'm sure there are others, but that place I know for sure has music. It's close to Trinity.

http://www.gogartys.ie/location/

Dublin's not that big.

It's very much aimed at a tourist market. The real sessions would not start until night time in places like the Cobblestone in Smithfield.

I would expect there to be taxis waiting at the boat (are you sure the boat doesn't have its own shuttle?) but if you want a good company to book with, I have never had any issues with National Cabs.

http://www.nrc.ie/

We were in Corfu on a Monday last October and had a lovely trip (booked in advance) to Ambelonas for lunch. It was a rainy day so we didn't bother with the shops.

They generally leave Dublin late, but arrive before their scheduled time at the destination, since they allow ludicrous times for the flight. 85 minutes Dublin to Stansted for example - silly times.

The best way to travel Ryanair is with light hand luggage.

Do not get tempted to leap up and queue when they announce 'This flight wil be boarding shortly' - it won't. What will happen is hundreds of loons will all stand up and queue for 20-30 minutes.

Once this queue starts moving, it does not (as you would expect) mean people are boarding the plane, they are simply going through the gate and queueing elsewhere.

As the last of the queue start to go through the gate, then the smart flyer joins it. Roughly about the same time, people actually start boarding the plane, including those eejits who have paid extra money for priority boarding, which is code for paying to stand even longer in the queue, sometimes in the rain.

You get on the plane, pushing past the goons who cannot read the front or rear steps instruction on their boarding pass, slip your normal sized hand luggage under the seat in front of you and off you go.

Stress-free.