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  1. If you have not a fully flexible ticket on a TGV - Train (usually the most expensive) then if you miss the train your ticket is gone and you cannot use it on any later train (and even if you have a fully flexible ticket you have to be very lucky that on any later train there are seats available as you only can use a TGV with booked seats...if you travel with an TER (Regional train) no problem, you can jump on any train at this day with an flexible ticket as there are no booked seats. Also I heard that on the way from the pier to the railwaystation there is a draw-bridge, which might be open and therefore blocking your way. So even if you can leave the ship by 9am, it's not garantueed to be at the station by 10 am...
  2. (1) Facebook Been inside the base and as I recall it's open to the public and the "cite de la voile" is just a part of it...
  3. Is your ship ancoring right in Monaco itself ? Or even on a pier in Monaco ? Then I would opt to eat your lunch on board. Monte Carlo is very walkable and you can visit for example the ducal palace and the cathedrale nearby (where the tombs of the late Count Rainier and his wife Grace Kelly are) in the morning and walk along the race track of the Formula 1 and see the Casino on the other side in the afternoon.
  4. I've been to Brest and Quimper and I wasn't that impressed by Quimper. Brest has not only the Aquarium and the Botanical Garden, but also a very nice and impressive fortress with the national maritime museum in it. It was built or at least made bigger and therefore more impressive by (in-)famous Cardinal Richelieu (yes, the one from Alexandre Dumas' the three musketeers) - but in fact he was not the evil man Dumas made him but a very important political figure of his time.... Château de Brest - Wikipedia Venue and itinerary | Musée national de la Marine at Brest (musee-marine.fr) And also this Sight is to mention: Home | Ateliers des Capucins
  5. I have no private guide, but I can give you the company I used when in Galway Galway Tour Company | Book Now
  6. Nice one, but the main reason ship's stop there will probably be to visit famous Santiago de Compostela, but nice to know if that is not possible or when there should be time left after that tour what else can be done there...
  7. Doune Castle is not only Outlander and GoT-Winterfell but also the french Castle of the Monty Python Movie...
  8. I choose to stay in Southampton, but I have also only two nights before the cruise; and I will check out the Marine Museum of Porthmouth an hour away with a direct train (Admiral Nelson's Ship is there) But I heard the seaside towns of Brighton and Bournemouth are nice as well.
  9. Follow this thread as I will also stay two nights in Southampton (in a different Hotel) and will board the Norvegian Star...which date is your departure? @Seafan22
  10. I did Blarney when I spent 3 night in Cork City, as others already pointed out, be sure to arrive before the big tour busses arrive; because especially for the Blarney Stone the wait will change very fast from 5 minutes to 90 minutes +... Recommendation: Go first to the castle and the stone and ignore everything else...you can easy spent 2 to 3 hours to explore the gardens and ground afterwards (if the weather is as nice as it was at my visit)
  11. Didn't know about that "Falkirk Wheel" and will travel in June on a land-based-trip to Scotland and will write that on my bucket list (will probably do it as part of a daytrip out of Edinburgh)
  12. Many people don't like to fly for different reasons...And that you have direct trains from Amsterdam to London has started just recently when Eurostar bought Talys, before that you always had to change...
  13. Sorry, no it was a vessel called Eden and yes if it's the same you will not be able to fit a large hard-sided case under your bed...better travel with something soft which is bendable...
  14. Now my question is; is the Eurostar running from Brussels to London ? and isn't there a regular train service which you might catch to bring you from Amsterdam to Brussels ?
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