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Tortola is one of my favorite Caribbean stops. I'd be unhappy.

I like hearing about new ships.

I found the Aloft in May for under 240.  It doesn't include breakfast.  It's near St. Patrick's.

Sounds pretty good.

Was Ginza open for lunch and dinner?

I'm trying to figure out pick up time for a driver.  I'm on the NCL Star in May and wondering about how long it takes to tender to Dun Laoghaire.

Frisbeewife:  wouldn't that be a tight schedule to get to Cashel and back on time.  Even if you have priority and  get the first tender, that puts you at port by 2.  Probably the last tender is somewhere between 630 and 7.  

Curious minds want to know: good or bad?

Wear them if you need them. 

Thanks JB.  I think I'm taking the only sailing out of Portsmouth from NCL next year.  

Has anyone used Aqua cars out of Portsmouth? I'm thinking of using them for Heathrow pick up to get to port for NCL cruise.

I'll be on The Star in May.  Im very interested in your take.  Enjoy.

Thanks for the review.  I'll be on Star in May.  Good to hear positives.

I'll be on the Star in May.  Looking forward to your posts.

ABQrobin:  Did you do the full day tour from Cork? How much time did you have in Kinsale?

I hope the dessert tastes as good as it looks.

Looking forward to your trip report.  I'm thinking about the Star next year.

A buck for 10 cubes.  LOL. Could be added to the service menu at any time.

The Court of Two Sisters has a great buffet.  They also have some musicians playing at times. Great way to sample News Orleans specialties.

On the NCL site, the port is listed as Dublin (Dun Laoghaire).  

17 hours ago, Floyd in VA said:

We will be on the NCL Star in May. We have an overnight in Dublin.

I'm curious if passengers will be able to go freely during the night on that cruise.  It's listed as 9PM on the first night and 7Am is the starting time the next day.  Anyone experience a similar itinerary?  I'm trying to figure out if it's really an overnight or just a late night and two days worth of Dublin. 

Looking forward to following your journey. Enjoy the cruise.

I did a British Isles on Princess.  Really enjoyed it and had two days in Dublin.

For port, I'd go with Tortola.  I love going to Jost Van Dyke.  For cabin, give me an aft suite. 

I have no idea, but I did a search on a popular cruise travel website.  I plugged in Northern Europe, October '24 - February '25.  The only stop in an Ireland port is Belfast which wouldn't be a tendering port.  That is on the Sirena Oceania.  It at least seems no cruise lines are doing tender stops in Ireland from October '24 - February '25.