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DublinCruise port guide

Ships dock at Cruise Terminal (Berth 18). These are the stops worth your time, timed on foot from the terminal.

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Where ships dock

One cruise terminal.

  • Cruise Terminal (Berth 18)

Walkable from the pier

Walk times from Cruise Terminal (Berth 18).

  1. 5min

    Brewdog Outpost

    Docklands craft beer spot offering stacked burgers, wings, and games

  2. 12min

    The Convention Centre Dublin

    Modern architectural landmark on the River Liffey waterfront

  3. 13min

    Gallery Quay Pharmacy

    Convenient community pharmacy near the Grand Canal Docklands

  4. 15min

    Paulies' Pizza

    Casual spot for Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizza and antipasti

  5. 18min

    Jeanie Johnston

    Authentic replica of a 19th-century famine emigrant tall ship

  6. 19min

    EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum

    High-tech interactive museum honouring the global Irish diaspora

  7. 19min

    CHQ

    Restored 1820 wine and tobacco warehouse with eateries and shops

  8. 20min

    Cloud Picker Coffee

    B Corp certified specialty coffee café on Pearse Street

  9. 22min

    Merrion Square Park

    Leafy Georgian square bordered by colourful front doors

  10. 23min

    National Gallery of Ireland

    Extensive national collection of Irish and European masterworks

  11. 25min

    National Library of Ireland

    Ornate Victorian library with rich national literary archives

  12. 25min

    Kilkenny Design

    Home to Ireland's largest collection of Irish products

  13. 26min

    O'Donoghue's

    Legendary public house famous for live traditional Irish folk sessions

  14. 29min

    Spire of Dublin

    Soaring 120-metre stainless steel pin on O'Connell Street

  15. 29min

    Davy Byrne’s

    Classic pub celebrated in James Joyce's Ulysses for gorgonzola sandwiches

  16. 29min

    Discover Ireland Centre

    Official city tourist information centre on Upper O'Connell Street

  17. 29min

    Little Museum of Dublin

    Quirky people's museum of 20th-century Dublin history and culture

  18. 30min

    The James Joyce Centre

    Literary museum set in an elegant Georgian townhouse

  19. 30min

    St Stephen's Green

    Victorian landscaped city park with ornate bridges and duck ponds

See all 41 stops in the planner

Hidden gems

Worth finding if you have an hour spare.

  1. 16min

    3FE

    Flagship Grand Canal Dock coffee shop serving breakfast, lunch, and brunch

  2. 26min

    Book of Kells

    World-famous 9th-century illuminated Celtic manuscript housed in Trinity College

  3. 32min

    George's Street Arcade

    Victorian red-brick indoor marketplace packed with eclectic vendors

  4. 42min

    The Brazen Head

    Historic riverside pub dating back to 1198 with hearty fare

  5. Ride

    National Botanic Gardens

    Expansive botanic reserve famed for historic curved glasshouses

More ports nearby: Holyhead, Belfast, Killybegs, Foynes, Liverpool.