30 minutes ago, Charles4515 said:

 

Those are the hours for the museum. The ship itself is closed on Monday and Tuesday.

 

 

PUBLIC VISITATION HOURS

 

 

 

 

USS CONSTITUTION (the ship) is OPEN for public visitation, verbal presentations will be given on the ship and will kick off every 15 minutes:

MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY - CLOSED

WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY - OPEN from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM, located next to USS CONSTITUTION,
is OPEN MONDAY - SUNDAY from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

https://www.navy.mil/local/constitution/visitor%20information.asp

This is the url for the ship which is run by the Navy and says they are open on Labor Day for those of us sailing 3 September from Boston.

On 7/9/2019 at 7:33 AM, Charles4515 said:

 

Don't go on Monday to see the Constitution. The museum is open but not the ship. Discovered that a few weeks ago.

OPEN from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM, located next to USS CONSTITUTION,
is OPEN MONDAY - SUNDAY from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Holiday Schedule

USS CONSTITUTION is OPEN to the public on the following holidays:
Washington's Birthday (Presidents Day) | Patriots' Day | Memorial Day | Independence Day | Labor Day | Columbus Day | Veterans Day

Thank you, 138east.  Your answers for Alberta Quilter have been very helpful.  After looking around, the Back Bay area looks like a good fit for my husband and I for our 3 Sep cruise departure. 

Alberta Quilter, are you on a HAL cruise? 

Cheers

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SoccerMom#3,

I swear by my New Balance 956 walking shoes. Wore them for a solid month last fall in Scotland, on all sorts of terrain. I added an airplus orthotic for my plantar fasciitis and couldn't have had more comfortable shoes. They look good with pants and capris.

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Cheers, Julia

Thanks for the excellent review of your cruise. The pictures and and narrative are wonderful. We are doing Avalon Bucharest to Amsterdam in April 2015 and finding descriptions of cruises between Bucharest and Budapest is tough. We previous saw Istanbul on a Med cruise so have opted out of the extra travel on the river cruise.

Also appreciate the other contributors!

Thanks, Julia