Le Havre: Honfleur Harbour Shuttle – Direct from Cruise Terminal

Honfleur is 30 minutes from Le Havre across the Pont de Normandie — one of the great suspension bridges of Europe and a dramatic start to the morning.

The ship's excursion will get you there. So will a taxi, eventually. This shuttle gets you there directly, drops you steps from the Vieux Bassin, and picks you up at the same spot when you're ready — for a fraction of the price of the ship's version.

Here is the schedule: your driver meets you at the cruise terminal at 9:15 AM. You cross the bridge — stop for a photograph, the view is worth it — and arrive at the old harbour by 9:45. From there, the day is entirely yours.

Wander the quayside lined with the tall slate-fronted houses that have defined this skyline for four centuries. Climb to the Chapelle Notre-Dame de Grâce above the town for panoramic views across the Seine estuary.

At 1:00 PM your driver is back at the Vieux Bassin. Thirty minutes to the terminal. Your ship hasn't moved.