Btank Posted August 16, 2017 #1 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Has anyone here done the Royal Caribbean excursion to from Portland to Mt. Washington, NH? For that matter, any cruise line excursion to Mt. Washington? If so, any general thoughts / guidance? Mny thx in adv... --bruce T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btank Posted August 16, 2017 Author #2 Share Posted August 16, 2017 And yes, I know - RCL. Not sure what I was thinking. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailBadtheSinner Posted August 16, 2017 #3 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Has anyone here done the Royal Caribbean excursion to from Portland to Mt. Washington, NH? For that matter, any cruise line excursion to Mt. Washington? If so, any general thoughts / guidance? I have not done a cruise line excursion to Mt Washington, but I have driven to the top. Google maps has the travel time at about 3 hours in each direction. Mostly all travel will be on state roads. If you are traveling for 6 hours, how much time do you get at the summit? Mt Washington and the cog railroad are worth doing but I would suggest that visiting them as part of a land vacation to New England is the way to go. SBtS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted August 16, 2017 #4 Share Posted August 16, 2017 I've done the COG, but I wouldn't waste a day in Portland to sit on a bus to drive to Mt. Washington, do the Cog, and then drive back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langoustine Posted August 16, 2017 #5 Share Posted August 16, 2017 The cog railway is a great trip to the summit, and the view from the top is spectacular----IF it's clear (Mt. Washington is famous for terrible weather, and if it's cloudy or foggy you won't be able to see a thing), but it's a long way to and from Portland. I agree with the above posters about the time consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted August 16, 2017 #6 Share Posted August 16, 2017 2.5 hours each way from the Portland Ocean Gateway terminal to the cog railway. There is way more to do in Portland than sit on a bus for 5 hours. Even in the fall, if you go the Cangamangus Highway to see the foliage, that's pretty much of a waste of your port day. Portland has art, history, breweries, and more fine dining than most cities many times its size. Don't get me wrong, Mt. Washington is a great destination, but for a one day stop in Maine/NH, it wouldn't top my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4774Papa Posted August 18, 2017 #7 Share Posted August 18, 2017 The cog railway is a great trip to the summit, and the view from the top is spectacular----IF it's clear (Mt. Washington is famous for terrible weather, and if it's cloudy or foggy you won't be able to see a thing), but it's a long way to and from Portland. I agree with the above posters about the time consideration. Yes, we visited Ft. Washington in August and it was so foggy that we could not see 30 ft. I would not recommend doing Mt. Washington from a cruise port. The area is great to visit on a land trip. There is a cool old train that you can take as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btank Posted August 21, 2017 Author #8 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Mny thx for all of the responses! The issue of inclement weather isn't that big of a deal for me - I'm a bit of a weather geek, so just being at the top of Mt. Washington would be worthwhile! But, the concerns about time are well taken. I'll defer on this trip, and add it to my bucket list for a later land vacation. --bruce T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted August 21, 2017 #9 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Mny thx for all of the responses! The issue of inclement weather isn't that big of a deal for me - I'm a bit of a weather geek, so just being at the top of Mt. Washington would be worthwhile! But, the concerns about time are well taken. I'll defer on this trip, and add it to my bucket list for a later land vacation. --bruce T. If you're a weather geek, you may want to reschedule this for a time of more likely inclement weather, and write to the observatory (http://www.mountwashington.org) to see if you could arrange to get into the "century club" of those who have stood upright in 100+ mph winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mycykfamilytime Posted August 21, 2017 #10 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Not a cruiser, I'm just from Portland... stay in Portland. Go to Cape Elizabeth and see the Portland Head Light, eat at the Two Lights Lobster shack, go to Scarborough Beach, walk around the Old Port. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northstarr Posted August 23, 2017 #11 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Thanks for your suggestions Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginal Posted August 27, 2017 #12 Share Posted August 27, 2017 I use wanted to say...if you are interested in Mt. Washington-drive it yourself...oh my gosh what an experience. That would be on the bucket list if I had not done it by accident. The views were great, but the drive and stopping on the way up and down was incredible. Did this with my mom on a land vacation and we just decided to do...it is amazing, scary, awe inspiring, did I mention scary..... I got my certificate that says I drove it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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