Originally, the port was Port Said, but it was canceled a few days before embankment.
Limassol was chosen by the cruise line as replacement.
We went to Paphos on our own. Our experience follows:
From new cruise terminal to Paphos by public transportation (1 intercity bus ride + 1 local bus ride)
The intercity bus stop to Paphos is just right outside of the cruise terminal.
Bus ...
We wandered off the Ship to find an array of tourist souvenirs shops al selling the usual tat. If you enjoying looking in all the shops, you will love it here. We stopped for lunch and they gave us the biggest meals we have ever seen in our lives! We wandered around for a while then headed back to the ship. If you want to see Cyprus I would suggest you do an excursion as there are only shops at ...
Since Israel was soon, we were planning on having a slow day, just grabbing the bus into town for some shopping. At the bus stop, we were invited by a private tour guide to join his group, for a 4-hour ride up the coast. We were rewarded with breathtaking views of the coast, and a delicious lunch in Paphos, the turn-around point of our tour.
We were pleasantly surprised by all there was to ...
We docked at Limassol on the south coast and rented a car again. We drove up to a quaint village in the mountains that's noted for its handmade lace. I'm not sure how much was handmade but it was an interesting time. There was a school excursion in town at the same time, we tried to go to the restaurant with WiFi for a coffee but the haggard owner refused us entry. I'll never know if it was ...
We hired a car to collect at the port so as to be able to do as we pleased and collected this as arranged from the cruise terminal.
We drove to the old Roman site at Kourion which has a well preserved amphitheatre and some magnificent mosaics and then headed up to the foothills of the Troodos to the village of Omodhos which is much restored. A bit touristy (we met some of the tours from the ship) ...
The city center was a good way away from the port. Do NOT attempt to walk. The ship offered a shuttle service for 8 Euro a person. Good investment. More shopping here and nice cafe's to get authentic food. ...
