Monterey was absolutely beautiful! Rented a car. Enjoyed the aquarium and the spectacular scenery from Monterey to Carmel along our ocean drive. The day was way too short. Read Less

In Monterey, we took an Uber to Carmel to see the little town. It was so different! Read Less

It was a tender port. We had just visited, so I just went in for some raw oysters. Big and yummy. If you take an excursion, check out the state park along the coast. Read Less

Too much down time at Carmel by the Sea. Read Less

We walked to the aquarium and paid them directly. Great aquarium. We also paid to do the "Feed the Fish" tour. It was a behind the scenes tour and experience. We loved it. Read Less

Did not take a tour. Just went to the Pier and shopped for a while. Not much to do if you don't take a tour and the one we wanted to take got sold out. Read Less

Went to Carmel,took the bus from the bus terminal (about 10 minutes walk from ship terminla) 2 or a 24,$2.50 fare pp one way. Fabulous town. had a beer in the Hogs breath, (re opened and lovely, pics of Clint Eastwood as homage - he used to own it ) gorgeous beach Read Less

We went on our own to Pacific Grove. Read Less

Nice walk Read Less

Great food options, antiques and general shopping. Read Less

If you are comfortable walking, there is a nice pedestrian/bike path from the pier to the aquarium. Read Less

for sure visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Read Less

Tendered in there. Only walked the length of the Boardwalk. Of course, there was probably more to see, but with my age, was not able to do much more. Read Less

No transportation from dock to Cannery Row and Aquarium. The city is not interested in having tourist from cruise ship industry. Some locations increased prices. Read Less

The port is the near the very old Seaport area. They have a wonderful walking paths and through the older part of town they have a walking tour with medallions built into the sidewalks so you don’t get lost. We found it to be very friendly and we had drinks on the pier on the way back to the ship that were very good and reasonably priced. Read Less

Just walked along the pier and did people and seal watching. Read Less

We did not take a ship excursion. Instead we walked down the path to the Monterey Aquarium. It is a bit of a hike (1.5 miles) but good exercise with a gorgeous view. The aquarium was wonderful. We made it in time for penguin feeding. The jellyfish exhibit was amazing. I was disappointed they did not have more mammals (only a few sea otters, no sea lions, seals, or dolphins) but they did have lots of touch tanks! If traveling with kids, they will love it! Read Less

Rented a car...did the 17 mile drive Easy! Read Less

We walked down to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We would have appreciated a shuttle, but none was available. The aquarium was excellent - one of the highlights of our cruise. Read Less

Walked thru Fishermans Wharf and around town. Had been several times Read Less

Took the free shuttle and walked around Cannery Row. Read Less

Great aquarium. Lots of interesting restaurants and shopping. Read Less

Nice small port. Rented car and drove around peninsula. Read Less

Walked around town. Read Less

There is a free shuttle offered by the ship to the shopping district. We rode it and walked around the streets before returning to the ship. Read Less