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Hi, We did this cruise a few years ago so I have attached an old report I did that may help. The prices will be out of date.

BELFAST.

We hired a car from Enterprize rent a car city depot at 157 Cromac Street phone 02890316151. They picked us up at the ship and drop us back. It was £34 total for the hire and £20 for fuel. We drove to Giants Cause Way .Tip park at the small pub for free, just have a coffee or something then walk down to the Cause Way. After we went to Bushmills distillery which you will see as you drive to the Cause Way and did the tour which is interesting and they have a nice restaurant for lunch, real Irish stew very nice. We then drove to the Rope Bridge at Carrick a Rede. We then had scenic drive back along the coast with plenty of time to spare. Took the car back to depot and they drop us back at the ship

Hi We are from the UK and have done the round Britain cruise twice. I have attached a few notes of how we did our own tours. They are about 3 year old so prices may be a little bit more . Hope it helps

Hi, We went on the round Britain Cruise and have listed some information that might be useful for doing tours on your own.

GUERNSEY, After landing at the pier by ships tender walkdown the pier to the main street along the front, turn left and walk about5mins you will see the tourist info office who will tell you where to catch thelocal bus at the terminus which is just another 5 mins walk in the samedirection. At the terminus, catch the route 91 bus, the fare is only a fewpounds each, this takes you all round the island, which last about one and ahalf hours. There is a rest room at the terminal before you start out. Thetimetable is four services daily but when a ship is in port, they put extrabuses on so if you miss one just wait for the next. Once back in town you canvisit the castle, which is just a short walk from the bus stop. After that youcan walk about town do some shopping and then head back to the pier, don’tleave it to late as there will be long lines to get back on the tenders.

Cohb, (Cork)

The ship docks next to the railway station, Just walk intothe station and buy a return ticket to Cork.The fare is about 6 Euros. It takes about half hour to get to cork station. At Cork station, turn leftand walk for about 10 min until you get to second set of traffic lights thenturn left. You should see the bus station after about 5mins walk. (there willbe plenty of people to ask directions if you get lost). At the bus station askat the ticket office which bus for Blarney again its only a few Euros, Ask thedriver to put you off at Blarney although you will probably be with severalother people getting off there. Its just a few minutes walk to the entrance to BlarneyCastle and grounds. Once you have paidthe entrance fee I would recommend going straight to the Castle and get in theline for kissing the stone. If you are not so good on your legs or don’t likesmall spaces I wouldn’t advise going in to kiss the stone as there are lots ofsteps around inside the turret to go up and come down, After you have done thekissing bit, you can look around the gardens and the family stately home. Oncefinished just head back to the bus stop and go in reverse. You should be backat Cobh by about 2.00pm this gives plenty of time to look round the Cathedraland go in the small bars along the front to have the crack and a few pints ofGuinness.

Dublin.

The ship shuttle $8pp each into the centre and drops you afew minutes walk to the TrinityCollege. If you go in theCollege, there are students who will take you on a tour for a fee, whichincludes the entrance to the place where the Book of Kells is kept. If youdon’t take the tour just get in the line for viewing the Book. After walk outof the Campus through the main Archway and across the road is the tourist info.Ask there which bus stop for visiting the Kilmainham Gaol Prison, It’s only afew Euros to get there and ask the drive to let you know when to get off. Asyou are getting off ask the drive to point out where to get the bus back. Youpay the entrance fee and join the escorted tour. The guide will walk you aroundand tell you all about the place. When you come out its just a few minutes walkto the bus stop. Almost every bus that stops here will take you back to the citycentre. When you get back its well worth a walk around the Temple Bar area. There are some great pubswith live acts and plenty of Guinness. Then it’s just a short walk back to theshuttle.

Belfast.

We hired a car from Enterprize rent a carcity depot at 157 Cromac Street. They picked us up at the ship and drop usback. It was £34 total for the hire and £20 for fuel. We drove to Giants CauseWay .Tip park at the small pub for free, just have a coffee or something thenwalk down to the Cause Way. After we went to Bushmills distillery and did thetour which is interesting and they have a nice restaurant for lunch, real Irishstew very nice. We then drove to the Rope Bridge at Carrick a Rede. We then hadscenic drive back along the coast with plenty of time to spare.

Greenock Glasgow.

Walk from the ship into the town keeping left. In the townthere is a shopping centre mall, walk through the mall to the far end and upthe escalator to the Station. It takes about 30mins to get to Glasgow CentralStation and it cost around £13 return each. There are plenty of things to seein walking distance of the station and many restaurants and bars for lunch.

Invergordon Inverness

There is a small town but not a lot to see. If you get offthe ship as soon as you can just outside the dock area there will be a few tourpeople selling tours to Inverness and Loch Ness by coach for around

£10each. As the coach fills they set off, therewere about 6 coaches waiting when we got off early.

South Queensferry Edinburgh

You tender ashorehere under the Forth Rail Bridge. When you get ashore walk left for about 5mins and you will see a sign for the train station on the right. It’s a footpath uphill for about 10 mins. the return fare is around £5 each. The stationin Edinburgh is right in the centre and easy walking to Royal mile and theCastle. Tip if you are going to visit the castle buy you ticket on line beforeyou go as there are usually long lines to buy at ticket when you get there

Hi when we visited Komodo I email Jeffrey Buana his email address is Jeffrey Buana [mykomodo@yahoo.com] He did a full day tour which included a boat trip to near by beach for snorkeling and served lunch on the boat as well as the walk around the dragons and village. He sends you a letter which you show to the ships reception and they will allow you to get off on your own. It was about $90 at the time but this is a few years ago. At Semarang we got a taxi at the docks for $125 for 4 people to Borobudur Temple and it was $20 each entrance fee. It is a long drive and they do have to keep up a good speed were possible but we did it ok with a stop for coffee on the away back . There isn't any time for a long lunch. We got back to the ship with time to spare. Again this was a few years ago. Hope this helps

Hi, We did the same cruise last year and hired a car from Enterprize rent a car city depot at 157 Cromac Street. They picked us up at the ship and drop us back. It was £34 total for the hire and £20 for fuel. We drove to Gaints Cause Way .Tip park at the small pub for free,just have a coffee or something then walk down to the Cause Way.After we went to Bushmills distillery and did the tour which is interesting and they have a nice restaurant for lunch,real Irish stew very nice.We then drove to the Rope Bridge at Carrick a Rede. We then had scenic drive back along the coast with plenty of time to spare.If you need any info for the other ports doing your thing let me know