Bababooey Land

Yep, same thing for us! We have a group of 13 cruising this October and paid $50 (on sale) for the Deluxe package and I later noticed it decreased to $47. Thought about re-pricing everyone's package for about a minute but decided that the piddly savings was not enough to try to change everyone's package and, besides that, with all of the IT problems RCI has been having, I didn't want anything else on our reservations messed up!:eek: So, decided to leave well enough alone!;)

I always say it's not whats off it's whats on!:rolleyes::rolleyes:

100% agree. I did the same..which is NOTHING. website only works half the time..not worth the hassle if there is a problem cancelling and rebooking.

I personally thought this advertising was a little misleading. I purchased the drink package "not on sale" couple weeks ago..If I purchased the drink package today, with the buy 1 get 2nd half off...i save a whopping $10 per person off a $500 package. doesnt sound like much of a July 4th sale to me. shame on you RCL.

everyone has been very helpful! thanks! this is our first time on RCL and looking forward to it. we have cruised many times but only on celebrity and princess.

These are connecting cabins which would concern me more than amount of obstruction.

Hi. why would connecting cabins concern you? we are planning on booking both cabins.

thanks

We booked the obstructed view balcony cabins 6600 & 6602. It was an economical choice for our family of 5 to travel in a connecting room with a balcony. I understand there will be a 50% obstructed view, but I wondered if anyone with experience can comment in detail as to what we can expect. Anyone stay in these cabins?? I cannot find pics or videos of these specific rooms. Thank you!

Hello. we are looking at these exact two rooms. Do you remember any noise issues? thanks

What exact cabin numbers are you considering? This is usually the major question for Deck 6 because of the amount of obstruction, smoking area, and possible restaurant noise.

 

The very aft cabins have easy access to the 270 through a "secret" door and this is appealing to folks to get to the Cafe 270 as well as the fantastic 270 space.

Thanks for all the responses so far! very helpful.

The rooms we are looking at are 6600 (15% obstruction) and 6602 (75%).

thanks again!

Hello. We are thinking of booking an obstructed view balcony cabin on Anthem to Canada and NE on deck 6. We have never been on the Anthem before nor have we sailed up the coast in August. The cabin is Midship.

1) How will the motion of the ship be on Deck 6 vs a higher deck. 2) could there be additional noise from the lifeboats being so close to the room?

thanks in advance for any help!

Hi. Can I get a copy of the south bound patters. thanks in advance!

LarryTal@yahoo.com

Hello, I was in 2bedroom family suite on Emerald July 9th to Alaska. Suite is located all the way forward on right and left side of ship. Balcony was unusable at sea. Our room steward had to tie the balcony furniture down. We had dining table, two chairs and two loungers. All would blow from one side of balcony to the other. While in port everything was fine. I would only book a forward suite again if I needed the two bedroom family suite. There are only two per ship so choices are limited

Hi. we are considering a FS for Alaska as well as we are a family of 5. I do understand the Balcony is unusable at sea but what about as you sail past the Hubbard Glacier and sailing through the Glacier National Bay Park? Does the ship sail slow enough so the wind on the balcony isnt too bad?

Thanks

Thanks so much for your review. How did your 11 year old like the cruise and the ports? We're very interested in doing the British Isles cruise and we've been curious about how kids might like it. (We have an 8 year old).

Hi.

He loved the cruise ship and the itinerary. lots of things to do at each port for kids. a great learning experience as the uk, ireland and scotland have so much history. i can be more detailed if youd like but yes, i highly recommend for kids. in fact there were more kids on the ship that i expected. on our cruise, there were about 90 kids from age 8-12.

one tip if you plan on having a third person in a cabin. Try to get a cabin with a drop down bed, its like a bunk bed. the bed drops down from the ceiling over one of the twin beds. if the cabin doesnt have a drop down, they give you a rollaway which would cut down on the stateroom space significantly.

any other specific questions, id be happy to answer.

Were you on the Regal???

 

That is a brand new ship, maybe a little over a year old.

No. Caribbean Princess.

From what I've read on other threads, the port officials in Guernsey only allow 2 tenders to be used. That will definitely make long lines with long waits especially if there is more than one cruise ship at anchor. You can't blame Princess for that.

So I can only tell you what happened on our cruise. but it was not the reason above, that I read as well from many cruisers.

there were 2 ships that anchored in port...us and I think the Azure. they were 1/2 mile apart from each other?? something like that.

we got there about an hour before departure, line was moving...about a 45 min wait. (due to reason above as you said)

all of a sudden line stops moving....meanwhile, the Azure. ZERO wait to get back to their ship. no line.

fast forward to what happened:

2 hours later we were back on ship. with lots of people behind us. the people at the back of the line had a 3 hour wait in the sun.

Seas got too rough near the ship and tenders were halted. Captain finally decided to move the ship to near the Azure as seas were better. meanwhile, the 2 or 3 tenders full of passengers, were left in the water for 60-90 mins as the ship moved to another location. We were told some people threw up on the tender among other problems.

Captain did apologize afterwards but took zero blame.

Could this have been handled differently? should the captain been quicker to move the ship? should the tenders have gone back to shore to disembark passengers until seas were less rough? Better communication to the 1000 or so people in line waiting to get back to ship (there was almost zero)? Is there anything princess can do to avoid this problem in the future? Azure was clearly in the correct spot with no tender problems. I dont have any answers. im just thinking out loud :)

Although they might have changed to powdered on some itineraries lately but I've yet to encounter it. It doesn't sound appetizing at all.:(

Are you sure they were powdered? :confused:

I did a quick search online .many people said cruise lines use either powdered or liquid eggs for the buffet. which is typically what I have found too. If you go to the omelette station, you can get fresh eggs. scrambled, omelettes, over easy, etc. many times they will crack the eggs in front of you.

This was an interesting post from 2009 with a possible reason. no idea if its true or just an excuse for cruise lines to cut costs.

The US Public Health Service tries to make it as difficult as possible to serve fresh eggs onboard a ship. They claim that there is a danger of salmonella poisoning.

I haven't seen too many salmonella outbreaks at breakfast anywhere in America - despite the fact that just about everyone there is cooking and eating fresh eggs. Don't know why the government would expect it to be different on a ship.

So the USPH / CDC more or less force cruise lines to use processed, frozen eggs without the shells.

Just look at this as your tax dollars hard at work.

As mentioned, it is possible to have fresh egg products on a ship. But it is usually a special order and you should be prepared to wait a bit to get them.

Although they might have changed to powdered on some itineraries lately but I've yet to encounter it. It doesn't sound appetizing at all.:(

Are you sure they were powdered? :confused:

100% sure? no. But they tasted and looked powdered to me. When you stay at a Fairfield Inn type hotel with the free breakfast buffet. they appeared exactly like that. and i know those are powdered. the egg consistency is alot different than fresh scrambled eggs. i always got the fried eggs next to the scrambled, those were fresh.

I just came back from the British Isles cruise on this ship, and overall, I liked the ship. I concur with a lot of the review.

 

For us as well, there were long waits for Anytime Dining. The food was fine, though some of the fish dishes weren't that good. I agree the lunch and dinner buffets were better than the breakfast one, which was surprising. The scrambled eggs and sausages were not good, and the selection was always exactly the same in the morning. The staff was very attentive and quick. I'm glad it wasn't just me who didn't like the soft serve ice cream.

 

The only kerfuffle for our cruise was the slow tendering returning to the ship at St. Peter Port. The wait was 1.5-2 hours in the hot sun. This resulted in several hours' delayed departure from the port, and a delayed arrival the next morning at Cobh. However, they extended the port time at Cobh for an extra hour, so it ended up fine.

 

The tendering at Edinburgh was handled much better. The wait in the morning was about half an hour and the only wait coming back was due to making sure a tender was full before it left, and they could load the next one (they decided not to load them simultaneously).

Glad to hear you had a nice cruise. Seems like you had very similar experience to us!

We had the same tendering issue on our cruise in St. Peter Port. Same hour extension Cobh. our tender wait was up to 3 hours. miserable. 2 cruises in the row? same problem. seems to me Princess should figure out a better way to handle these tenders at this port.

Breakfast was definitely better on the Regal, as we too were surprised the poor quality at breakfast. Scrambled eggs were powdered, which is a shame Princess needs to serve that.

Many of the posts about the CB have to do with the Propulsion Issue. It sounds as if no mechanical issues caused any problems on your cruise. Would that be correct ?

Hi. Thanks for the question.

This is a tricky question. I'll give you the facts

1) we left guernsey late because rough weather delayed tenders back to ship.

2) we were unable to make up time arriving at our next port cobh. In fact we arrived slightly later than what the captain told us.

My opinion: if ship had fully use of all engines. We probably could have made up most of the lost time.

From reading all the message boards here. There seems to be a "technical issue" with an engine. Not allowing us to run at full speed. I tend to agree with that school of thought. I don't think it's anything serious. I wouldn't worry about personally. Almost the entire cruise we sailed at about 16 knots. Slightly faster at other points. If there is a technical issue, It's not noticeable AT ALL once on board. I think many are blowing this out of proportion.

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Thanks, I know it's not a real closet, but is it the full length of the wall, or is it shorter like it is on the Grand?

Iv never been on the grand. But I was actually impressed with the size of the closet. It was about 3/4 of the length. The other 1/4 was the hallway. Plenty of hanging space ( we asked for more hangers) and space for a suitcase or

Two and lots of shoes or a hamper.

We had the two twin beds in the room. And under the beds were extra blankets and duvets. I asked the stateroom attendant to take them out as we put our suitcases under the beds.

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We used Twelve Transfers.

https://www.twelvetransfers.co.uk/

#1 transfer (taxi) on Tripadvisor.

we used them for 4 different transfers. always on time and professional, clean cars. Not Mercedes, but clean newer model vehicles. we priced out them and Smiths, Twelve was cheaper.

We also took the Stonehenge detour, well worth the extra money if you have time.

Thanks for the update on the ports. This info is very helpful. You said you had anytime dining, but do you know if traditional dining was open seating any of the nights when the ship stayed in port late (or overnight)? When we sailed on the CB in December to the ABCs, they changed the traditional dining room to open seating two of the nights when the ship stayed in port late.

Hi. Yes, there were at least a couple nights that all dining rooms were anytime. Typically those are low demand nights. No waits to get a table. like you said, ship is either overnight at a port or leaving port late.

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Funny, but when I read your comment about the pizza, the first thing I dd was check your location. You passed, lol!

 

Thanks again!

Ha..thanks! I know my pizza. ;)

Thanks to everyone for the positive comments.. except for peety...very salty. Maybe you need a vacation?

CORK, IRELAND (COBH) £ UK

7:30AM-6PM

DISEMBARK AT 7:30am

E-Coach

GROUP TOUR

Pick up Details

Date:

Sun, 2nd July 2017

Time:

08:00

Ship:

Caribbean Princess - Full Day - 49 Euro

Port:

Cobh

Tour Highlights

See Castles, Forts, Towers, Cathedrals and amazing scenery

Learn about Cobh's connection to Titanic & Lusitania

Kiss the legendary "Blarney Stone" and explore the magnificent gardens (admission included)

Shop at The Blarney Woollen Mills (The worlds largest Irish Store)

Driving Tour through Cork City (The "Real Capital" of Ireland)

Take in stunning scenery and fascinating history at Charlesfort

Enjoy Lunch & free time in Kinsale "The Gourmet Capital"

Great "Craic" and running commentary from local guides

Modern Air Conditioned Coaches

** Meals/refreshments are not included in our price **

Gratuities are customary and are not included in price

E-COACH was awesome - note it IS a full size bus. I highly recommend this tour.

No Ubers needed this port as we had the full day tour.

DUBLIN, IRELAND £ UK

OVERNIGHT

7AM

Tentative Itinerary:

UBER APP FOR TAXI’s.

Leave ship by 9:30am , need taxi to A I B Bank.

Newgrange Tours by Mary Gibbons

10:25am pick up—return 4:30pm St. Stephen’s Green – will have to take taxi to first pub

4:30pm start pub crawl

We will stop for lunch, though this is not included in the price.

All entrance fees are included:

€40.00ADULT

€35.00 Student (valid university student card only)

Please note: It is highly advisable that you wear good walking shoes, as it is an uneven surface on the Hill of Tara.

Mary Gibbons +353 86 355 1355

NEWGRANGE

Newgrange is a Neolithic monument located in the region of Bru na Boinne, County Meath, Ireland. The name is fairly modern and comes from the 'newer' grange (farm) of the monks of Mellifont Abbey near Drogheda 8 miles north. Although the abbey was closed in 1539 CE, the association of the land with the 'new farm' of the monks continued. Newgrange was constructed c. 3200 BCE, pre-dating the Pyramids of Giza and Stonehenge, and is part of one of the most famous and significant megalithic complexes in Europe. There are 37 tombs located in the valley of Bru na Boinne (Mansion of the Boyne), which lies at a bend in the River Boyne and includes two other enormous structures similar to Newgrange: Knowth and Dowth. The Newgrange monument is 249 feet across and 39 feet high, covering an acre of ground. The entrance leads to a 62 foot passage, which opens to a central chamber with three recesses (sometimes also called 'chambers') in the walls at intervals corresponding to north, west, and south. Excavations have found human cremated remains in the west recess.

Hill of Tara

PM

Pub Crawl On Own:

Temple Bar 47-48 Temple Bar (come for drinks and craic (pron crack, which is entertainment) Address: Dublin 2, Ireland

Oliver St. John Gogarty's Pub

- Live Traditional Music 2:30pm-2am daily

Address: 58 / 59 Fleet Street | Temple Bar, Dublin 2, Ireland

The Quays Temple Bar - (more Americanized with music)

11/12 Temple Bar | Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland

The Brazen Head (oldest bar in Dublin)

20 Bridge Street, Dublin, Ireland

VERY GOOD Tour overall. Newgrange extremely interesting. We were in Dublin for 2 days..so this was good for one day. That evening we took an Uber to some pubs and back to ship.

DAY 2

DUBLIN, IRELAND £ UK

DEPART 7PM

USE UBER FOR TAXI’s.

8:30/45- Near GPO James Joyce Statue ‘prick with a stick’

(1 min walk to GPO)

9:00-9:30am- General Post Office- O’Connell Street Lower, was the center of the 1916 Rising. Neoclassicism,

built by British in 1814-18, Here on Easter Monday 1916, Republican forces stormed the building (about 2,000 people) and issued the Proclamation of the Irish Republic. Original on display in GPO. Also can see bullet holes and shelling on building. Tour GPO Witness History exhibition

(6 min walk to bridge)

9:40am- Ha’ Penny Bridge (Liffey Bridge)- Bridge got its name for the half penny toll that was levied on it

until 1919.

Statue of 2 Women near Northside of bridge ‘hags with bags’

(5 min walk across bridge & to Keogh’s)

9:55am- Keogh’s Café – 1 Trinity Street, Grab scones, tea/coffee.

(2 min walk to MM statue)

10:05am- Molly Malone Statue – ‘tart with a cart’ in front of St. Andrew’s Church tourist office

(1 min walk to Carroll’s)

10:10-10:45am- Carroll’s Irish Gifts 22 Suffolk Street Mon - Wed: 9:30am - 7:30pm, also one at #17 Suffolk that

opens at 10am (Across the street from Carroll’s Irish Gifts is Avoca. If we need scone/coffee/tea).

(4 min walk to Lynott statue)

10:50am- Phil Lynott Statue – ‘ace with a bass’ Front man of Irish rock band, Thin Lizzy

Gino’s Gelato Grafton Street – supposedly Italian style and best in Ireland

Butler’s Chocolates Grafton Street- good to bring home

Westbury Hotel is nearby for tea

(5 min walk to Little Mus)

11:30am- Little Museum of Dublin- 12pm tour Tickets are purchased

Tours start on the hour, every hour. Hours: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm, 15 St. Stephen's Green

Tour is about 30 mins.

Where is the museum? 15 St Stephen's Green, on the north side of the square, near the corner of Dawson Street. We are a two minute walk from the top of Grafton Street.

(4 min walk to Nat’l Mus Archaeology)

1pm- National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology (Free Museum) Bog bodies & gold. Closed on Mondays

Tue-Sat 10am-5pm

(6 min walk to Toner’s)

TONER’S PUB 139 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2, Ireland

Toners won “Snug of the Year’ in 2010. A snug is a private area separated within a pub and is a timeless feature in a traditional Irish pub. Like the one in Toners, it typically has its own door, a rugged bench and is completely private. Back in the day it was where the likes of policemen, lovers and the Irish literati met up.

(12 min taxi ride to National Print Museum)

2pm for 2:30pm tour National Print Museum

Individuals and groups of 5 people or less

We offer two public guided tours of the Museum per day (Mon – Fri) at 11.30 and 14.30. See rates below. No booking required.

where the family can learn about the history

of printing and make a Wanted poster. The fee for this is just €7 for a family ticket. Carla Marrinan.

If need something to do between Print Museum and Teeling- can try to get to Trinity College for Old Library Room or can walk 14 min to 29 Fitzwilliam Street Lower—Number 29 Georgian House Museum to take pics outside.

(13 min taxi ride to Teeling)

4:40pm- Teeling Whiskey Distillery 13-17 Newmarket, Merchants Quay, Dublin 8, Open daily 10.00am –

5.20pm (last tour) Tours approx 45 minutes.

We really enjoyed Dublin. Ubers very easy and quick to get. General Post Office and Teeling were highlights of the day.

BELFAST, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

8AM-9PM

PICK UP around 8am-8:30am.

Paddy Campbell's Belfast Famous Black Cab Tours

£260 for 1-4 people.

BELFAST TOUR:

1. Dark Hedge (just quick pics)

2. Carrick A Rede Bridge (walk across)

3. Giants Causeway (organ, Amphitheater, shepherds steps, causeway)

4. Dunluce Castle w/Mermaid’s Cave (walk down to Mermaid’s cave and view from Dunluce looking west for arch) *only taking pics from mermaid’s cave*

5. Peace Wall (City Tour)

Belfast extremely interesting. This was a private tour, well worth the money. I highly recommend.

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GLASGOW (GREENOCK), SCOTLAND £ UK

7AM-6PM

***ONE HOUR DRIVE FROM PORT TO GLASGOW***

TAKE TAXI TO BAGPIPE LESSON

Greenock Ocean Terminal – is where berth I think. About 30-40 pounds for taxi to Glasgow.

9:00 am for 9:30am LESSON

The College of Piping, 16-24 Otago Street, Glasgow G128JH Scotland

Tel. +44 (0) 141 334 3587

Fax +44 (0) 141 342 5256

Email: college@collegeofpiping.org

No problem, I’ve booked you all in for the 9:30 AM 6th July for the introductory lesson. The fee is £20 for the hour and payment can be made when you arrive. See you soon, Gary

Thank you for your E mail enquiry about an introductory lesson at the College of Piping , we could arrange for the 3 of you to have an hours lesson starting at 9.30 AM . We would be able to supply the practice chanters and music books for this lesson so if you are interested let me know and I will add your names into the lesson diary.

Best Regards

Gary carruthers

10 min walk from College of Piping

Hunterian Art Gallery Univ of Glasgow University Avenue, Glasgow, #14 hop on/off

Tuesday - Saturday 10.00am – 5.00pm

Admission to the Art Gallery is free, entry charge for special exhibitions

Admission charge for The Mackintosh House (£5.00/£3.00) - last admission 4.15pm

6 min walk to Nardinis

Nardini’s 215 Byres Rd, Glasgow, #15 hop on/off

Summer Hours

Monday - Saturday 9am - 10pm

13 min walk to Kelvingrove

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, #16 hop on/off (if time) Mon - Thu 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

15 min tax ride to willow tea

-The Willow Tea Rooms – tea, scones and finger sandwiches 97 Buchanan St, Glasgow #7 hopon/off

- Glasgow our least favorite city on trip. BUTTTTTTT…..the Piping class was AWESOME. I highly recommend it. We went to the college of piping ( a little out of the way). We had a one hour class with a bagpipe teacher for 20 pounds. Use of a bagpipe and lesson book included.

Lots of taxis at port. 40 pounds for drive to city ( I was told on the way back to ship it would be closer to 60 pounds). Not cheap. I used an Uber on the way back Uber was only 30 pounds. In fact, uber was cheaper than any non uber taxi in all the ports.

INVERGORDON, SCOTLAND £ UK

7AM-6PM

LEAVE SHIP AT 7:30am for an 8am departure.

http://www.invergordontours.com/store/p42/Caribbean_Princess_Loch_Ness_Cruise_Excursion_July_8th.html

Gavin:

LOCH NESS

I will be welcoming guests off the ship just outside the gates to the port and across the road on the sidewalk from 7:30am for our Loch Ness excursion with your guide - looking to get away as close to 8am as possible.

​Look out for a 6ft 7" bald man with a big smile and a bright blue, green and orange kilt.

**Bring confirmation e-mail that shows we paid**

Cruising on Loch Ness to Urquhart Castle, Inverness, Culloden Battlefield, Clava Cairns and Cawdor Castle

Another excellent tour. Highly recommend.

EDINBURGH (SOUTH QUEENSFERRY), SCOTLAND £ UK

TENDER IS REQUIRED

8AM-7PM

TENDERS- LAST TENDER PROB 6:15pm

NOT CONFIRMED: Ships anchor in the River Forth and tenders take passengers to Hawes Pier in the town of South Queensferry.

CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS

Edinburgh (South Queensferry), Scotland- July 09, 2017

Edinburgh On Your Own

SQ1185A | Edinburgh (South Queensferry), Scotland

Status: Confirmed

Depart: 08:30AM

Return: 04:00PM

Date: July 09, 2017

$150 total

6 hours free time

Not confirmed: drop off point is Charlotte Square

NEED TAXI TO EDINBURGH CASTLE

11am EDINBURGH CASTLE

CASTLEHILL, 9:30AM – 6PM DAILY

ACTOR-LED HISTORIC TOURS

TICKETS HAVE BEEN PRE-PURCHASED. Tickets are in folder. Go Directly to the PORTCULLIS GATE.

Edinburgh Castle was built between 1000-1100 (11th century) and was sacked, burned and rebuilt over the years. William Wallace (aka Braveheart) and Robert the Bruce who defeated the British in 1314 with the last great Scottish victory flank the entrance. Also look above entrance for words in Latin- NEMO: ME: IMPUNE: LA CESSIT, meaning “what you do to us, we will do to you.’

5 MIN WALK TO TARTAN

TARTAN WEAVING MILL & EXPERIENCE STORE

555 CASTLEHILL, DAILY 9AM-5:30PM

Massive Souvenir shop.

In Scotland only items made in Scotland say MADE IN SCOTLAND, if not it is made somewhere else.

3 MIN WALK TO SCOTCH WHISKY

SCOTCH WHISKY EXPERIENCE

354 CASTLEHILL

DAILY 10AM-6PM

Whisky to try- Dram of peaty island Laphroaig & smooth Highland Dalwhinnie

Want single malt scotch whisky

This was one of our favorite ports. Transportation: we used Princess so we were first tender off ship. We stayed past 3pm (the pickup time)…so we took an Uber back to the tender.

Castle was spectacular. Tartan Store was massive. Scotch Whisky experience was good..but not as good as Teeling. Lots to do right by the castle, everything in walking distance.

PARIS/NORMANDY (LE HARVE), FRANCE € Euro

7AM-8PM

8AM off ship

SIXT:

20 min walk

Address:

87 Quai de Southampton

76600 Le Havre

CAR RENTAL

Pickup

Le Havre Centre/Cruise Term.

07/11/2017 at 08:30 am

Return

Le Havre Centre/Cruise Term.

07/11/2017 at 06:30 pm

Your total price:

(€ 136.00)

1) Drive from port to Honfleur – about 40 mins. There is a toll.

ABOUT HONFLEUR:

Honfleur, located at the mouth of the Seine River, is known as the jewel of Normandy. Its tiny, picturesque port gave inspiration to numerous painters such as Claude Monet and Eugene Boudin. The town houses a museum dedicated to the latter, called Musee Eugene Boudin. The museum has many objects & paintings, including over 2,500 sculptures & paintings, approx. 1,000 furniture & costume items, a selection of early 20th century toys and over 100 Normandy posters dated from the 1880s to the 1950s.

Another of the scenes in Normandy that inspired the impressionists is this endearing old port in the Calvados department, just across the Seine from Le Havre. The view of the harbour from the Quai Saint-Etienne is heart-achingly pretty, looking across to the tall, narrow slate-clad houses behind the masts of moored sailboats. This is just the starting point, as you have to see Saint-Catherine’s Church, a timber construction built by shipbuilders in the 15th century and resembling the hull of a boat. The bell-tower, also made of wood, was built some way from the church in case of fire.

FOOD AROUND THE BASIN DOES NOT GET GOOD REVIEWS.

Saint Catherine’s Church and Bell Tower

Carousel from 1900

Quai Saint-Etienne- View of the harbor from Quai Saint-Etienne

Monument Les Moulieres d’ honfleur- Take pics in this square near monument- beautiful backdrop

Drive to Etretat – 50 min drive, Walk along top ridge and take in the stunning white alabaster cliffs, including the ‘pointed needle’ and 3 natural arches

ABOUT ETRETAT:

Étretat, in the Seine-Maritime department, is a small coastal commune in the middle of a pretty big seascape. On both sides of the town and its pebble beach are gigantic white limestone cliffs with three natural arches and a 55-metre needle. On the beach you can look east to La Porte d’Amont, the smallest of the arches, or west to the colossal L’Arche et l’Aiguille, an image immortalised by Monet and Gustave Courbet. Past these landmarks is Étretat’s widest arch, La Manneporte, which you can get to with a brief but very scenic stroll along the top of the cliffs on the GR21 trail.

Cote d’Albatre (beach)

The beach at Etretat is freely accessible to all. As in the times of the Impressionists, boating and other water activities are still popular with equipment on rent at the beach.

Monument Nungesser et Coli (for views of arches)

Renting a car was very easy, and easy to drive around. I got a navigation with the car rental, everything was in English. Turned out to be a relaxing day. We were able to hike up the hill to see the arches in Etretat. Etretat was extremely nice and scenic. For me. Honfleur was just OK. Parking was very easy in both towns.

figured it out!

this was entire spread each night. sandwiches looked soggy from sitting there ( i didnt dare to try one :) ...just 2 choices. I think one was with sunbutter (for allergies) and the other one was a banana and chocolate.

im not even sure where you would spread the peanut butter or jelly, since there was no plain bread. just very very strange. but again, such a small area, it didnt really take away from anything. The location was opposite the main desert area...and to the right of the sandwiches that you cant see in the picture were a couple deserts.

the cookie is the most controversial part of trip. lol

i see the picture didnt attach well. How do I attach the picture to the body of this? thanks.