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. ...
Israel is interesting but if you have no religious background you may not appreciate it. Jerusalem was crazy, jammed full of people, if you don't love shuffling slowly forward to look at some relic you may want to skip it. The Dead Sea was the highlight at this port. ...
Easy to get to gardens and cafes on our own. We were able to reschedule our Masada and Dead Sea excursion so we were quite pleased with the crews efforts ...