But would have been better, if we had just been told "You can take the train right from the pier to Blarney, and save the bus ride!" Our guide was very good and informative. Read Less

Didn't feel we had enough time to get anywhere so we stayed in Cobh and walked around downtown, went to the Cathedral, had lunch at an Irish pub and found the "Deck of Cards" houses. It was a sunny, clear day. Great photos. Loved it. The ship docked almost right in town. Just a short walk to lots of pubs/restaurants and shops. Read Less

Cobb is a very quaint seaside town with a few nice pubs with Irish music. We took a 30 minute cab ride to Cork where the Cork Jazz Festival was going on and the back to Cobh for a few drinks and Irish music in sight of the ship. Read Less

Went to Jameson distillery. My husband really enjoyed this tour and the whiskey tasting. I thought it was ok. I don’t drink whiskey. Read Less

Very nice town to visit, the train station is across from our ship docking point, 30 minutes to center of cork old town. Easy walk to it, with a small nice Titanic exhibit. Lunch at Kelly's restaurant, on a side st from Oliver Plunkett st, a major shopping street. The restaurant was very old style,a text menu was on a chalk board. The waitress was very kind. Just walking around was interesting Read Less

Jamison Distillery - lots of fun, and time for lunch after the tour. Read Less

Loved the seaside town Read Less

Visited Cork and Blarney Castle through Independent vendor Read Less

Another rushed bus ride only to get back to the ship over an hour early. Read Less

Nice to visit Blarney Castle and time for lunch Read Less

We visited Blarney Castle and Gardens. I had wanted to kiss the Blarney Stone, but didn't want to spend all my time standing in a line, so we walked around the gardens and really enjoyed it. They had a hidden water fall to hike down to! Beautiful trees and flowers to take photos. Beautiful weather that made it a great day to outside, thank goodness! Read Less

Went to Blarney Castle. Interesting, but the best part was the free Irish Coffees in one of the souvenir shops. Bus driver gave me two tickets, and one of my group gave me his unused ticket. Three got me mellow enough to enjoy the tour somewhat. Needed a toilet desperately by the time we got back to the pier. Had to double-time to a hotel in town. Why aren't there porta-pots near the boarding line when it can take an hour to get back on board? Read Less

NCL Cork on Foot and Pub tour. Not bad. Many guests took the train to Cork instead. Read Less

Walked on our own and then met with a prearranged guide for a walking tour. Man was excellent. Very quaint harbor town. Loved the Titanic Experience. Read Less

Took the train to Cork and spent the day walking all over. The key site was The English Market. It was fantastic. Read Less

Kinsale excursion was very interesting. Rocky walking and uphill, but this historic old castle was worth it. Read Less

On our own, walked around town and visited the cathedral. Great place. Read Less

We did an independent excursion to the Titantic museum. It is the actual building where the last passengers got on the Titantic. Really interesting Read Less

Visit to Blarney Castle was nice. Plenty of time to enjoy gardens and Irish coffee and to shop. Obvious tourist trap. Read Less

Got to go to the Blarney Stone. Need I say more? Read Less

Nice walking tour from the ship. Read Less

Loved Blarney Castle and Kinsale! However the lunch was not Irish Stew and it was not in an authentic Pub, it was in a hotel ballroom that could have been anywhere and they fed us chicken! Read Less

We toured the museum. Read Less

We did a private excursion to Blarney Castle. Other than banging my head on the caverns, this was a beautiful stop Read Less

Blarney castle big disappointment, can’t go in castle because it is in rubbles. Read Less