Malaga, Spain

It’s a short walk, maybe less than ten minutes. Once you are along pier, everything is rather close. There’s a loit to do in the city center, and Málaga is gorgeous at night!

There is so much to see and do in Malaga try and make sure you stay a day or two either before or after your cruise. The "Old Town" in Malaga is great at night with plenty of cool bars where you can have an ice-cold Cruzcampo beer or eat grilled sardines cooked on a bamboo skewer. One place I discovered on www.holamalagahhub.com on a new website about Malaga was the Museo de Málaga located in the old customs building. Have a great time on your cruise and make the most of your time while in Malaga.

I forgot to mention this website about Malaga, They have all the information about getting around Malaga including how to get to the Cruise Terminal from the airport and city centre.

I should probably start a new thread, but I'm going to tack another inquiry on to the original post (pardon me skisevenmom). My wife and I will stop at Malaga next April (2019) on a Trans-Atlantic cruise that continues on to Rome. We would really like to go to Granada and visit the Alhambra in the 8:00 to 20:00 hr time we have in port. I realize this will be a challenge as it is a 1-1/2 hour drive between Malaga and Granada, and that the Alhambra complex is immense and could easily consume more than a half day (which we won't have). I took a quick look at the train and bus situation and buses make the trip in an hour less time than the train, but a bus makes me skittish (any traffic congestion, road blockage,etc) about the return trip. As we're not familiar with the roads between the two cities and specifically not knowledgeable about parking a car vis-a-vis a visit to the Alhambra, driving doesn't seem like a good option. I've read reviews of cruise ship excursions, and may are not so good (too little time at the venue, too long a lunch, etc. along with a premium cost).

I'd like to find a "private" (or, I suppose, technically, a small group) guide that would pick up at the cruise ship terminal and head straight for the Alhambra, either wait for us for 3+ hours, or if necessary, guide a tour, then take us back to the ship terminal. We don't need a lunch, wine tasting or any other stop along the way. I suspect I could probably find another 2, 3 or even 4 couples (or a like number of singles) to join us from the ship we'll be on if I could work this out.

Could anyone suggest the name of an individual or small company? In order to keep my wife from having high-anxiety over this, I'd like to find a person/small company that is accustomed to adhering to a specific schedule. If we'd miss our ship, I would have a very unhappy wife, and a costly hassle to catch up with the ship.

Vacations to Go has a shore excursion to the Alhambra. I don't know the details regarding time or guarantees to get you back to the ship. We worked with Jordan Hall 800-338-4962 extension 7587, email [email protected]. Good luck, and perhaps we will meet you if you're on Rhapsody of the Seas.