Michael50 Posted June 22, 2023 #1 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Hi everyone, we are booked on Viking British isles cruise, wondering if we should book the Beatle tour on our own or use the Viking tour? Any recommendations would be so appreciated. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted June 22, 2023 #2 Share Posted June 22, 2023 13 minutes ago, Michael50 said: Hi everyone, we are booked on Viking British isles cruise, wondering if we should book the Beatle tour on our own or use the Viking tour? Any recommendations would be so appreciated. thanks We took it with Viking as the ship was leaving early. It is available a short walk from the dock and many do take it on their own. About half the price of the ship's tour as usual. We loved it but then big Beatles fan. DW not so much but from time to time she tolerates my strangeness....😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geffric Posted June 22, 2023 #3 Share Posted June 22, 2023 we did it on our own as did many from the ship.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydn12 Posted June 23, 2023 #4 Share Posted June 23, 2023 We stayed in London for a couple extra days at the end of our cruise. We did a Beatles Black Cab tour that was just my wife and I. Tour was about 5 hours and the driver took us to all the main locations and many out of the way ones. We booked this through Viator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlion Posted June 23, 2023 #5 Share Posted June 23, 2023 We did it on our own. Mad Day Out with Ian Doyle. Great tour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted June 23, 2023 #6 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Lots of options to do on your own, most start very near the ship. All are pretty good and all are a fraction of the cruise line cost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Scupper Posted June 23, 2023 #7 Share Posted June 23, 2023 We did it on our own with Mop Top Tours, which was excellent for serious Beatles fans. Stevie T. picked us up at the ship. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted June 23, 2023 #8 Share Posted June 23, 2023 14 minutes ago, Rusty Scupper said: We did it on our own with Mop Top Tours, which was excellent for serious Beatles fans. Stevie T. picked us up at the ship. Yep, you have to love their music or the tours will drive you crazy. Not recommended for country music fans......Like my DW..... It really cost me for her putting up with me.🥃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlion Posted June 23, 2023 #9 Share Posted June 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Jim Avery said: Yep, you have to love their music or the tours will drive you crazy. Not recommended for country music fans......Like my DW..... It really cost me for her putting up with me.🥃 Ya sure it was just the Beatles tour 😆? (sorry, couldn't help myself) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MELSMOM47 Posted June 24, 2023 #10 Share Posted June 24, 2023 We did it on our own with fellow passengers that we met here on CC. 😉😃 Moonlion. As a little example ….. we came upon a site with several busses and a line to take a photo. Our driver was able to drive on by and return when the crowds had moved on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted June 24, 2023 #11 Share Posted June 24, 2023 4 hours ago, Moonlion said: Ya sure it was just the Beatles tour 😆? (sorry, couldn't help myself) It was a hard day’s night for sure.🍸🍸🍸 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCity Cruiser Posted June 25, 2023 #12 Share Posted June 25, 2023 We took the Viking Beatles tour. If you are OK with mostly 'drive by' of most of the locations, and not seeing several others at all, by all means do the Viking tour. If you really want a Beatles "experience" book a private tour like most of our friends did, for 1/2 the cost and double the fun. Our guide with Viking was excellent, but the stops, itinerary and experience was extremely disappointing. One of only 2 excursions over 7 cruises I've done with Viking that I've slammed in the feedback questionnaires. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRH Posted June 26, 2023 #13 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Wasn’t specifically offered on our BI cruise this past April. The included panoramic drove by the street entrance but that was it. We walked back later that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deec Posted June 27, 2023 #14 Share Posted June 27, 2023 (edited) PRH...Did you go into the museum? Edited June 27, 2023 by deec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRH Posted June 27, 2023 #15 Share Posted June 27, 2023 2 hours ago, deec said: PRH...Did you go into the museum? No, we did not. The Eurovision crowds were so packed in the street, we decided to move along. The bricks outside the Cavern Club are engraved with every group/person who has performed there. Very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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