Karry66 Posted March 21, 2020 #1 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Optimistically planning our August cruise and was wondering if we take a...say 9:30 included tour in Dublin, but wish to stay past the time posted for this tour, can we catch the next Tour back to the ship? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydn12 Posted March 22, 2020 #2 Share Posted March 22, 2020 When we were in Dublin this past summer, they had regular shuttles going into town. You could leave the tour and come back later on one of the shuttles. You just needed to let you tour guide know that you were coming back on a later shuttle. Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcpvwill Posted March 22, 2020 #3 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Dublin has a good hop on hop off open top bus which takes in the major sites, and the centre is easily walkable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karry66 Posted March 24, 2020 Author #4 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Thanks for the info...I’m still planning...always the optimist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelnn Posted March 15, 2021 #5 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Hi Is there a description of the Dublin included tour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted March 15, 2021 #6 Share Posted March 15, 2021 7 hours ago, travelnn said: Hi Is there a description of the Dublin included tour? In lieu of a more detailed description, you can check out the summary from the website https://www.vikingcruisescanada.com/oceans/cruise-destinations/baltic/british-isles-explorer/index.html#itineraryday/11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelnn Posted March 16, 2021 #7 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcpvwill Posted March 16, 2021 #8 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Dublin is very easy to do on the open top bus, hop on hop off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelnn Posted March 16, 2021 #9 Share Posted March 16, 2021 On 3/22/2020 at 9:59 AM, kcpvwill said: Dublin has a good hop on hop off open top bus which takes in the major sites, and the centre is easily walkable. Hi - FYI I read that Dublin has heavy traffic. We took a HOHO in London where traffic was heavy. We were so delayed that we got off and took the underground Pls let me know if you have information that is better than mine because I love taking HOHOs Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcpvwill Posted March 16, 2021 #10 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Sorry it was many years ago when we went and it may well have changed. It was OK then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted March 16, 2021 #11 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 hour ago, travelnn said: Hi - FYI I read that Dublin has heavy traffic. We took a HOHO in London where traffic was heavy. We were so delayed that we got off and took the underground Pls let me know if you have information that is better than mine because I love taking HOHOs Thanks We did one of the 3 HoHo options in Dublin in 2014 and in 2015, did our own walkabout visiting the Guinness factory and a few pubs. We found traffic to be no different than most big cities, but certainly nothing like London. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hersheyhughes Posted March 19, 2021 #12 Share Posted March 19, 2021 On 3/16/2021 at 2:17 PM, travelnn said: Hi - FYI I read that Dublin has heavy traffic. We took a HOHO in London where traffic was heavy. We were so delayed that we got off and took the underground Pls let me know if you have information that is better than mine because I love taking HOHOs Thanks We had the same experience in London with hoho tours and ending up getting off before the 1st attraction and getting on the underground. Great thing about London underground was the Oyster card. It saved us a ton of money. What you don't use at the end of the day you get back through the oyster vending machines. Very easy to use. Also, in researching for our trip last March, which did not happen, I found a lot of reviews about the hoho tours in Madrid. Same problem, very heavy traffic and not being able to get to attractions, or even find a bus to hop on. Dublin is an amazing city. So much to do in a small area. Several cool things we did while there: a pub crawl, a historical walking tour with a PhD student from Trinity College, and a literary pub crawl. So much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy Bun Posted March 20, 2021 #13 Share Posted March 20, 2021 We were there in 2015 and the HoHo bus was fine - traffic nowhere near as bad as London. However, I personally wouldn't count on being able to get off a ship and do your own thing in August! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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