yearnin4cruisin Posted February 11, 2007 #1 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Our ship doesn't arrive in Boston until 2pm. We're planning on doing the Freedom Trail but there will still be hours left to fill in port. We need to be back onboard at 930pm. Any suggestions for things that are still open after 5pm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted February 11, 2007 #2 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Depends on what you like, shopping, sports, history, the waterfront, etc. etc. etc. Tell us about your interests, we'll help you find a good excursion. What's the ship offering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yearnin4cruisin Posted February 11, 2007 Author #3 Share Posted February 11, 2007 We like this stop for the history but don't want to be traipsing around in the dark when you can't see anything. All of the shore excursions leave right after we dock so we can't take more than one. I'm willing to do a private tour -- it just sounds like that isn't much to do after five. Food and shopping aren't a priority. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yearnin4cruisin Posted February 11, 2007 Author #4 Share Posted February 11, 2007 And I should mention we'll be there on a Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Caroline Posted February 16, 2007 #5 Share Posted February 16, 2007 All I can say is this ship seems to be late into Boston a lot.. we were late by 1.5 hours two years ago and there were late sailings last year!! We had a tour planned witih ship and didn't get to do it all (Kennedy Library and John Adams house) and were disapppointed bec. it was a good tour.. they did refund a little money.. Plan on being on time and have a back up.. oh, and Fanueil Hall closes earlier on Sundays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrmende63 Posted February 18, 2007 #6 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Our ship doesn't arrive in Boston until 2pm. We're planning on doing the Freedom Trail but there will still be hours left to fill in port. We need to be back onboard at 930pm. Any suggestions for things that are still open after 5pm? Yearnin, we are on the same cruise. Come and join our roll call! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeline815 Posted April 14, 2007 #7 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Here's one suggestion: The brand new Institute for Contemporary Art is a 5 minute walk from the cruise dock and is open on Sundays until 5 pm. After your visit there, hop a cab for a 10 minute ride to the Museum of Science and get on the Boston Duck Boat tour. You ride in a WWII vehicle that does about an hour tooling around the sights -- no getting off, though -- and then at the end splashes into the Charles River. The last tour of the day is around one hour before sunset, so I bet in September you could get one at 6 pm or 7 pm. I think the whole trip takes around an hour and a half. If for some reason your cruise ship is late getting in, you could just skip the ICA and just do the Duck Boat. Check out http://www.icaboston.org for information on the museum, and http://www.bostonducktours.com for the tour. It is a blast! Tickets sell out fast, though, so you would have to book in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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