This small group shore excursion follows exactly the same route as our popular
group coach shore excursion from Belfast.
Operated by our 5 star sister company Elegant Irish Tours, the small group vans seat no more than 25 passengers and allow for a particularly intimate day on shore.
Our tour begins at the Belfast Cruise Terminal. We drive to the north coast and visit the Giant's Causeway, a World Heritage site. The area consists of approximately 40,000 hexagonal basalt columns, some believe to be formed by volcanic activity 60 million years ago. However, many of us Irish people believe that it was built by our Celtic warrior giant Finn MacCool as a walkway to Scotland.
NB: Your (small group) ticket includes the £8 Giants Causeway Visitor Centre entrance fee (lunch may be had at the Visitor Centre or in a number of different towns depending on our departure time from the boat).
Afterwards we will return to Belfast City, where we will enjoy a panoramic tour of this fine city, seeing highlights such as the City Hall, Queens College, Titanic Quarter, and Belfast Cathedral. If time allows there will be time for shopping and sightseeing in the City Centre. We will adjust all the timings on the tour to suit your ships departure time, and will have you back in ample time for the ship's departure.
The list of all ships and dates will be published here once finalised by the Belfast Port Authority.
In the meantime, if your dates have been confirmed by your cruise operator you can go ahead and book at 2023 rates on the booking calendar on this page - all dates for the new season have been made live for your convenience.
Rates will be increased for 2024 shortly. Book now for any date at the 2023 rate and cancel free of charge up to 24 hours prior to departure.
Arrivals confirmed by cruise lines and / or Port Authorities in Belfast so far:
3rd April 2024 - Ambition
25th April 2024 - MSC Poesia
30th April 2024 - Ambition
5th May 2024 - Norwegian Pearl
6th May 2024 - Mein Schiff 3
7th May 2024 - Regal Princess
7th May 2024 - Norwegian Getaway
8th May 2024 - Norwegian Prima
9th May 2024 - Borealis
10th May 2024 - Norwegian Star
11th May 2024 - Ambience
14th May 2024 - Spirit of Adventure
15th May 2024 - Mein Schiff 3
18th May 2024 - Holland America, MS Rotterdam
19th May 2024 - Regal Princess
20th May 2024 - Celebrity Silhouette
26th May 2024 - Jewel of the Seas
30th May 2024 - Costa Favolosa
1st June 2024 - Spirit of Discovery
2nd June 2024 - Queen Anne
2nd June 2024 - Regal Princess
8th June 2024 - Mein Schiff 3
12th June 2024 - Ambition
12th June 2024 - Regal Princess
14th June 2024 - Celebrity Silhouette
16th June 2024 - Jewel of the Seas
19th June 2024 - Carnival Legend
19th June 2024 - Mein Schiff 3
23rd June 2024 - Arcadia
24th June 2024 - Ambition
24th June 2024 - Oceania Insignia
30th June 2024 - Celebrity Silhouette
1st July 2024 - Norwegian Dawn
3rd July 2024 - Carnival Legend
5th July 2024 - Ambition
6th July 2024 - Ambience
10th July 2024 - Carnival Legend
12th July 2024 - Mein Schiff 3
16th July 2024 - Ambition
18th July 2024 - Regal Princess
23rd July 2024 - Carnival Legend
24th July 2024 - Arcadia
25th July 2024 - Jewel of the Seas
28th July 2024 - Ambition
29th July 2024 - Ambience
1st August 2024 - Arcadia
2nd August 2024 - Ambition
3rd August 2024 - Norwegian Dawn
4th August 2024 - Mein Schiff 3
6th August 2024 - Jewel of the Seas
9th August 2024 - Norwegian Dawn
10th August 2024 - Holland America, MS Rotterdam
10th August 2024 - Holland America, MS Zuiderdam
11th August 2024 - Regal Princess
12th August 2024 - AIDAbella
16th August 2024 - Carnival Legend
19th August 2024 - Spirit of Adventure
21st August 2024 - Norwegian Dawn
23rd August 2024 - Regal Princess
25th August 2024 - Mein Schiff 3
28th August 2024 - Norwegian Dawn
29th August 2024 - Costa Favolosa
31st August 2024 - Bolette
2nd September 2024 - Caribbean Princess
3rd September 2024 - Oceania Marina
4th September 2024 - Regal Princess
12th September 2024 - MSC Preziosa
14th September 2024 - Crystal Symphony
28th September 2024 - Regal Princess
3rd October 2024 - MSC Preziosa
4th October 2024 - Norwegian Star
14th October 2024 - Norwegian Star
If you do not see a tour scheduled for the ship and date you are traveling upon - please contact us - and we may decide to schedule a tour if there is likely to be enough demand.