A lovely 'small cruise ship' port . Lovely town to wander around wth great architecture and history. Hardly a tree in sight as you drive around the lovely green countryside. Enjoyed this stop. ...
Although living only 350 miles from Shetland, I had never visited this area before. Our tour was designed to let us see the best of the stunning scenery which this group of islands has to offer. Our visit to Scalloway Castle was a reminder of Scotland's turbulent past before heading to the more peaceful Tingwall valley.
We had time to explore Lerwick by ourselves, looking out for landmarks ...
Take the local bus from Lerwick down to Sumburgh. You'll get a very good view of the scenery and enjoy a chat with the friendly locals, who all know each other. Cost £2.90 per person each way. ...
Definitely the highlight of the Cruise, we loved Lerwick and Shetland.
Beautiful island with lovely friendly local people.
We used Shetland Explorer Tours for a tour round the south of the main island, which included lunch. Driver Brian and tour rep Colin(?) had been living on Shetland for many years and were able to take us to some lovely spots. They were also able to give an insight into ...
It´s a fantastic place, don´t buy any over priced excursion from MSC, there are much cheaper and better ashore. Have been here 3 times so take your time on the internet before and book your own excursion. ...
We were on a bus tour that gave us only 25 minutes minus a toilet break to tour a castle and museum that even the museum staff indicated that the time was inadequate. We found out later on that a public bus was available at a tenth of the price of the price that we paid. ...
Had to get the tender to get to shore. We took an excursion to north of the island in the morning and sent the afternoon in Lerwick. Lerwick was very busy as 2 cruise ships were in port. ...
