Shore Tour excursion from Cork to Blarney. Blarney Castle and Gardens, Jamison Distillery, and panoramic drive through Cork City.

**Meeting Time: Passengers are collected from the Cruise Ship at 07:30am for departure at 08:00am. Where your ship docks later than 07:30, the tour will begin 30 minutes after disembarkation commences.

**Pick-Up Location: At your Ships dis-embarkment point at COBH CRUISE TERMINAL

Your day begins in style as we collect you with a small group tour van from the cruise liner terminal in Cobh, Cork Harbour. 

A particularly intimate day on shore with your Elegant Irish Tour Guides on a stylish small group van that seats no more than 25 passengers!

We’ll drive straight to Blarney Castle. Your admission to Blarney Castle and Gardens is included in the price of this tour - skip all the lines ahead of your fellow shipmates as our guests enjoy priority status. En- route, we’ll enjoy a panoramic drive through Cork City. 

Your guide will point out the highlights ofthe southern capital such as St Finbarre's Cathedral, Shandon Bells, historic English Market and beautiful River Lee. In the afternoon enjoy a scenic drive to Jameson Distillery @ Midleton.

On our return to the ship we get a quick overview of Cobh, the last departure point of Titanic on her fateful maiden voyage and have time to visit St. Coleman's Cathedral - the final place of worship for many Irish emigrants.

ITINARY:

We will collect you in style from your Cruise Ship. 

BLARNEY CASTLE & WOOLEN MILLS

Our first stop of the day is Blarney. Visit the most famous Castle in all of

Ireland!! Lie back and kiss the magical Blarney Stone and get the gift of the gab! Your admission to the Blarney Castle and kip-the-line admission is in cluded in your ticket.

You will also have time to visit the world famous Blarney Woolen Mills. Famed as the largest Irish Store in the world, many take advantage of its tax free shopping offers on quality Irish products.

CORK CITY TOUR

We take a panoramic drive through Cork City. We view the highlights of this fine City such as the River Lee, St Finbarre's Cathedral, Shandon Bells, English Market and Grand Parade. Cork was recently considered by the Lonely Planet one of the 10 must see cities in the world. Some of its famous sons include Henry Ford, Michael Collins to name a few.

MIDLETON - HOME OF THE JAMESON DISTILLERY.!!!!

Our next stop is the beautiful town of Midleton, famed as being the home of Jameson distillery since 1825. Today it is home to many Irish whiskeys such as Jameson, Powers, Paddy, Redbreast, Green Spot, previously produced in separate distilleries.

In 1992, the Old Midleton Distillery reopened as a visitor's centre, known as the Jameson Experience.

GLORIOUS COBH

Our last stop before boarding the ship, Cobh is famed as the final departure point for the Titanic. Built on a side of the hill, time permitting, we visit the St. Coleman's Cathedral one of the most magnificent Cathedrals in the country.

Time permitting, those on ships with late departures will have time to visit the Titanic experience 100m from where the ships dock.

RETURN TO CRUISE SHIP ON TIME

We structure each tour to make sure you are back on board at lease 1 hr before time for departure. The service ends back at the dockside after approximately 8 hours on tour. If the boat is leaving earlier we will amend the itinerary as necessary.

ADDITIONAL INFO:

**Language 

This tour is exclusively in English

**Ticket

You will receive confirmation and receipt for your reservation immediately upon booking. You will receive your ticket (featuring your booking number) via email shortly after. There is no need to print the ticket. If you wish, you can simply show it on your phone or tablet.

**When to Book?

Book as soon as possible to guarantee availability, especially during public holidays and festivities. 

*PLEASE NOTE: If for operational reasons your ship is diverted to the other Cork terminal in Ringaskiddy we will of course meet you there instead)

**PLEASE NOTE: When EXIT the Ship, turn to the right, and your guide will be waiting for you near the pedestrian exit gate (At The Annie Moore Statue). We begin at 8am, or if the Ship arrives later, please leave the ship immediately to meet your guide! We like to get ahead of the crowd and avoid the queues in Blarney!

Your guide shall be waiting with a sign ready to take you off on your marvelous journey.  

(This tour will collect from the Cruise Ship arrivals listed below)

Céad míle fáilte!

          ***************This tour will collect from the following arrivals***************

Norwegian Dawn - 1st June 2023

Jewel of the Seas - 2nd June 2023

Royal Caribbean - 2nd June 2023

Regal Princess - 3rd June 2023

Emerald Princess - 3rd June 2023

Norwegian Dawn - 5th June 2023

Jewel of the Seas - 15th June 2023

Regal Princess - 16th June 2023 (ship docks @ 09:00. Tour begins 30 minutes after disembarkation commences)

Emerald Princess - 16th June 2023

Regal Princess - 27th June 2023

Emerald Princess - 27th June 2023

Jewel of the Seas - 9th July 2023

Royal Caribbean - 9th July 2023

Regal Princess - 10th July 2023

Emerald Princess - 10th July 2023

Norwegian Dawn - 10th July 2023

Celebrity Apex - 17th July 2023

Regal Princess - 21st July 2023 (Limited Availability - Selling Rapidly)

Emerald Princess - 21st July 2023 (Limited Availability - Selling Rapidly)

Celebrity Silhouette - 22nd July 2023

Coral Princess - 24th July 2023

Ambience - 25th July 2023

Norwegian Dawn - 25th July 2023

Norwegian Dawn - 29th July 2023

Borealis - 29th July 2023

Regal Princess - 2nd August 2023

Emerald Princess - 2nd August 2023

Island Princess - 11th August 2023

Regal Princess - 14th August 2023

Emerald Princess - 14th August 2023

Celebrity Apex - 19th August 2023

Regal Princess - 26th August 2023

Emerald Princess - 26th August 2023

Norwegian Dawn - 1st September 2023

Celebrity Apex - 5th September 2023

Celebrity Silhouette - 7th September 2023

Regal Princess - 8th September 2023

Emerald Princess - 8th September 2023

Island Princess - 10th September 2023

Regal Princess - 20th September 2023

Emerald Princess - 20th September 2023

Norwegian Dawn - 22nd September 2023

Norwegian Star - 25th September 2023

Regal Princess - 2nd October 2023

Emerald Princess - 2nd October 2023

Norwegian Star - 11th October 2023

Norwegian Star - 21st October 2023