London (Greenwich, Tower Bridge, Tilbury) Cruise Reviews

we actually departed from Tower Bridge London , quiet and interesting experience .. Embarkation is difficult , the loading of your bags re dangerous and thought out bags may be lost in the Thames... Lot's of stairs to cross via the HMS Belfast .. an early departure and a noisy ride up the River didn't really to the trip justice ... Yes I know its tides and times but expectations need to be set ... ...

We did an "On your own" Princess Excursion because we wanted to guarantee getting back to the ship on time since London is 2.5 hours from the port of Dover where our ship was docked. Luckily we did because it was a bank holiday on the day we visited London and the traffic was a nightmare. It took our tour bus 1.5 hours just to get out of the city and the ship was waiting for us. As soon as we ...

London is a FIve Stars Platinum Port! Visit the Tate Gallery and see the Aertistic Posters specially drawn in honor of the Olympics! Visit the Tower, The Victoria and Albert, The Silver Vaults....(we spent many hours here as we are ardent collectors of Antique Silver......Kensington,....THe Auction Housees...Christie's and Sotheby's, and best of all, the Theatre District. We saw Billly ...

The tendering issue at the Greenwich dock was a bit of a nuisance, but we assume it was a requirement of the local authorities. This is one port where we did not book a ship excursion. Feeling brave and undetered by a language barrier, we planned a full day on our own. We'd made reservations several months ahead, for a matinee performance at The Globe. That 2:00 was our only set time, so we ...

We had perfect weather in London.  85 F and sunny which if you haven't lived here is truly rare early in June.  The passage up the Thames to Greenwich was a highlight of the cruise.  We had informed commentary from a local river guide which really helped me imagine how sailing up this river must have been for mariners the last 1000+ years.The only downside to having 18 hours in London, is you only ...

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