A 4×4 run from the Ponta Delgada cruise terminal into the Sete Cidades crater — three and a quarter hours, €75, and the rim track an ordinary hire car cannot use.
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Lagoa do Fogo from Ponta Delgada: A Half-Day Across a Volcano
by Jan Madeusby Jan MadeusLagoa do Fogo, Caldeira Velha, the Gorreana tea plantation and Santa Iria — four stops on one volcano, and what fits into a half-day from a Ponta Delgada cruise call.
Ships lie alongside 500 m from Horta’s centre on Faial. How to reach the Capelinhos volcano by taxi, car or coach, what the walk covers, and 2026 museum prices.
Ships berth at the cargo quay of Praia da Vitória, 20 km from Angra do Heroísmo. Bus, taxi or ship’s coach, what two hours in the UNESCO old town cover, and where …
A sea day is a day without a port — and a programme with twenty items on it. The whole day, from the first exercise class at eight to the late-night sausages: …
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Copenhagen Cruise Port on Your Own: Nyhavn and Amalienborg
by Jan Madeusby Jan MadeusCopenhagen has three cruise quays and each gives you a different walk. From Nordre Toldbod and Langelinie the Little Mermaid, Amalienborg and Nyhavn are all on foot; from Oceankaj you need bus …
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Invergordon Cruise Port on Your Own: The Town, the Murals and the Highlands
by Jan Madeusby Jan MadeusInvergordon on your own: the ship berths alongside, the town centre is ten minutes on foot, and the mural trail, church and museum fill about two hours.
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Buckler’s Hard from Portsmouth: A Shore Excursion to the Village That Built Nelson’s Ships
by Jan Madeusby Jan MadeusBuckler’s Hard from Portsmouth: an hour by coach into the New Forest, 90 minutes in the village that built Nelson’s Agamemnon. Route, prices, timings 2026.