Norfolk Cruise Reviews

hot.. nothing there. ...

I didn't think I'd like Norfolk, but it had such a quaint charm with an emphasis on naval/marine themes. We didn't book an excursion; we simply walked around town. We busied ourselves with the mermaid scavenger hunt and had a blast trying to find all the statues -- we found 11 total! ...

Because embarkment took 6 hours, we missed this port. ...

We arrived maybe two or three hours late which didn’t bother us. I sat on the balcony as we floated by at least a couple dozen active naval warships…so that was cool as it was my first time to this port. My friend and I booked and took the Norfolk Highlights tour. We were the youngest attendees by decades ;). We spent about a half-hour at the closed-on-Sundays MacArthur Memorial Museum opened just ...

It was a beautiful day. Loved walking around. ...

Although I did not take an excusion, I did walk around downtown Norfolk...and visited the small but well done Navy Museum in the Nautacus building next to the ship. Intereswtingly...and importantly...the museum's Civil War section spotlighted both the USA and CSA actions in the area, inclduign the the Monitor and Virginia clash. From our starboard balconly I had a great view of the USS ...

visited navy museum, free. had a lot of civil war history. nicely done. we did not visit the battle ship, we have done that. ...

Know this area well. Walked along the waterfront harbor. Great views of the ships on the Navy Base to dock in Norfolk ...

We went to the Chrysler Museum and the USS Wisconsin. Both were very interesting and I was pleased with the variety of exhibits at the Chrysler. ...

Norwalk, VA – we arrived at 11am, went to Waterside complex and MacArthur Place mall. In the afternoon we took the Paddlewheeler ferry to Portsmouth and back, then the Tide light rail for some sightseeing. Be aware that ticket machines do not dispense seniors discount tickets. ...