Jewel of the Seas — Making Port in Cobh, Ireland

After a brief break to honor Memorial Day and commemorate the 79th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, today we’re back on articles involving the first of three back-to-back cruises aboard Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas. You may recall that these voyages took place from late May through the end of June 2022. Before my aforementioned break in this series, I showed you our earlier stops in Iceland and Belfast. Our visit to Jewel’s next destination took place two days after departing Belfast. So, today I begin the first of three weeks of articles on the quaint Irish port city of Cobh. But before we leave the Jewel, here is a view of the Jewel‘s atrium:

Now that we’ve given some love to this magnificent ship, let’s head out onto the deck for our first views of Cobh (formerly Queenstown until it was renamed in 1920 during the Irish War for Independence). Even if you don’t leave the ship, you’ll still find much to zoom in on and photograph, such as the Cobh Museum, the repurposed Presbyterian Scots Church on High Road directly across from the cruise terminal and train station.

You might recall that I’ve shown you Cobh before, but only briefly as we were on tour that day. On this visit we spent the entire day here, which is why you’ll see much more of it this time around. Cobh’s most infamous claims to fame are probably that it was the last port of call for the RMS Titanic, and that survivors and recovered dead from RMS Lusitania were brought here. One hundred ninety-three Lusitania victims are interred at Old Church Cemetery about a mile to the north. At any rate, it’s Titanic that gets the most attention here, as evidence from this work alongside the port:

Three quick views of Cobh as seen from the Jewel before we head out on foot:

Now here’s a fun one. See the old columned structure on the left below? That’s the Old Methodist Church, which at one point became a pub. I believe it’s for sale, if you’re interested in a fixer upper.

Now we exit Jewel. Cobh was the jumping off point for many Irish immigrants to the United States. Below is a statue dedicated to Annie Moore, who immigrated at age 17 along with her two younger brothers Anthony and Philip. Annie Moore has the distinction of being the first immigrant processed at Ellis Island, New York City.

At the port you’ll find easy access to the train station, which also houses the Cobh Heritage Centre (more on that later in this series):

On Wednesday we’ll continue this series with our walk into town.

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