Choose to see the cradle of Christianity. Good tour but be mindful with extra offers from guide to sell what was not included in the tour. For example- extra stop for lunch to particular place where they have commissions instead of giving free time for local shopping. ...
Haifa, Israel 3 *
Free shuttle to the German quarter in town but there is very little to see or do there.
The Station is close to the port, across a bridge but you are not allowed to cross the bridge. We had to return to the shuttle drop off point to get back to the ship, even though we had our passports etc. Taxis are also not allowed on the port, which was a pain because the shuttle did not ...
The port of Haifa has to be the most tedious and stressful port around. We were fortunate to have been clued into the shuttle that takes you up the ramp. Also, we took off our own luggage and were allowed to go through this magical gate whereas others who had their luggage taken off the night before were subjected to a very long line. ...
The city itself was great and we docked right in Haifa so you could just walk off. We had an over-night here. Saw many areas and had booked well in advance with non-ship tour providers. Passengers needed to go through the full immigration process at first Israeli port, even if you weren't getting off the ship. You had to queue to get a ticket( early morning the day before) to get off the ship to ...
This was the embarkation and disembarkation port for 95% of the cruisers, with a small time frame and no excursions offered (we thought we could visit Jerusalem, but that excursion is offered from Ashod port), so we opted to stay on the empty ship, and we enjoyed the pool and jacuzzies, until the new passengers came aboard. ...
