I was getting claustrophobic just watching you go up those short stairs… Thanks for bringing us along with y’all! Given a choice, it would be a big NOPE for me…
Blarney Stone? The Blarney stone powers were reportedly thanks to a witch. She cast a spell on the stone to thank a king who saved her from drowning. Kissing the Blarney stone is said to give “The Gift of Eloquence” or as some simply
Couldn’t bring myself to hang backwards a kiss a communal stone. I was totally grossed out by potential germies. And that was pre Covid. No way now and those tight spaces. Ahhh. But I sure enjoyed watching your adventure. Thank you for the entertainment. I appreciate your sense of humor Mr. Tony. Well done.
Tony, When we kissed the Blarney stone, the guides explained the reason the stairs were so narrow . It was for defensive purposes. All they had to do was kill the first attacker and the stairs would be blocked until they removed the that person and basically all they had to do was keep killing the fiirst soldier and that wouldn't require that many people to defend the stairs.
Thank you so much for letting me tag along on your excursion... I now know that kissing the stone is NOT something I need to do 😉 your videos are a huge help & it's great to see real adventures! Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip!
Tony thanks for showing this. I was cringing watching your climb to the top of the Blarney castle. I’m highly claustrophobic and this IS NOT going on my bucket list. 🇨🇦
Thank you Tony! Ireland is on my bucket list. I think I will just enjoy the gardens. I keep forgetting but being reminded almost daily I'm in my senior years. I am too claustrophobic to handle those stairs. Thank you for SHOWING me I couldn't do it. I'm rather stubborn and if I'm told I can't do something I'll want to do it even more. It looked like everyone had a great time. I really enjoy watching real videos of travel. Television shows are just too edited and doesn't really give the real feeling of the experience. Keep the excursion videos coming along with the cruise news. 😀
Being from Cork, it's really interesting to see the visuals from a liner coming into port. It's great to see you've enjoyed our highlights, I'm sure we have a lot to offer...
Tony, I don't think of myself as claustrophobic but your experience would make me think twice about getting stuck in those narrow stairs with that oh-so-slow moving line of humanity. Better you than me. Good video, very informative and entertaining as always. Thanks.
Brings back wonderful memories of my first trip to Ireland and visiting Blarney Castle. It was in the mid 1980s and I was about 32 and traveling on a bus tour with my mother. She didn’t climb up to the top but I did and kissed the stone! It was a great trip and we met so many nice people on our tour. And wow, Ireland is one heck of a beautiful country!
Thanks so much for sharing this. Now I know to just visit the castle grounds and not worry about joining the line. Between being on the bigger size, and my daughter having mobility issues, we will skip the climb. Thanks for sacrificing your body for us lol
Last Sept we visited the Blarney Castle and had the same decision, to climb the castle for over an hour or tour the grounds. We toured the grounds and had a great time. Thank you for showing us what we missed and that we made the right decision for us.
Thank you for videoing the climb to the Blarney Stone. I know now that it is a definitely NOPE for me! Fear of heights AND claustrophobia-- that would be the perfect nightmare for me!
It’s good that you’re showing the physical piece of the Blarney Castle. I’ve literally been there and I have blanked on the steepness, the tight spaces, and whatnot. It’s good for people to know what they’re getting in to :-) 100% would do it again!
I don’t even know you but IM SO Proud Of You! And Everyone. I got claustrophobic just watching the climb. My daughter has been to Blarney Castle and climbed it and she is a young 30 and said it is pretty intense. She said she clung to that rope all the way up. This vlog is so good Tony!
Tony, love the content with Don, Dee and Jay. Interesting to see the different perspectives and analysis of the same event. It's great having Don video your special moments. GREAT job climbing the stair and kissing the stone. Have you ever considered how important it is to document travel for the plus sized? You provide reassurance for people to know if it's possible. Thanks again for all that you do!
“This may not be for the claustrophobic “…Right before you said that I was already thinking…yeah, if I ever go there, I’ll enjoy the beautiful grounds 😂
wow, that was a true labor of viewer-love. thank you for going for it and giving that wall a kiss! I just watched my sister do it and opted not to. We had no wait at that time. Also, Kinsale is awesome. Yes, it is considered the #1 foodie place in Ireland. We've stayed ther twice. You will love to return. xoxox thanks, Tony and friends! PS: we are in Italy now watching you for sure. We wouldn't miss it. ;~)
Tony I was born and raised on The West Coast of Ireland, sadly I’m now living and working in Canada. I’ve been following you now for close to 2years and this is your best ever video. Your little group seemed to live Cork, Kinsale and The Blarney Castle. Looking forward to what you get up to in Dublin⚓️🚢☘️☘️
Thx, Tony for taking us along! Beautiful day. My sis has kissed the Blarney Stone, but after seeing your video, I think I’d poop out. 😂 I t was fun watching your group. Thx again!
Missed the bus for an excursion in St Maarten once. Also a third party excursion. The confusion was ship time vs local time which is one hour difference. We missed the bus by 15-20 min. The third party tour company loaded us up in another van and took us to the first stop to catch the rest of the group. No charge. Now that’s service!
Thanks for the video Tony!. I had no idea the Blarney Stone was on-top of a castle, navigating in tight quarters, and needed to flip upside down, with head tilted back to make-out with the stone. It looked like a once-in-a-lifetime bucket list item. However, I'm a bit claustrophic, any might pass on this. But, I enjoyed the video with Don as well too!
We did the British Isles cruise in 2014 on the Ruby Princess. For Cobh, we were lucky enough that our tour bus filled up quickly and we were the first to leave, directly to Blarney Castle. It was pouring rain when we got there, so my wife passed on the Blarney Stone kissing. Being of Irish descent, I had no choice but to do it. There we no line up at all at the castle so it was straight up to the top! So now imagine climbing those stone stairs when they're soaking wet. Got to the top, there was one couple ahead of me.I kissed the stone, they took the obligatory (and very expensive) picture and down I went. I met my wife at the Blarney Woolen Mill before she had spent the family fortune - although I was sorely tempted to buy a tweed jacket.
We were there in September and decided not to make the top of the castle to see the Blarney stone. Watching your video made me realize that we definitely made the right choice as that climb was intense! Thanks for sharing Tony.
thank you so much for sharing! I don't know if my claustrophia and joints and my size would let me up there. I had to keep chuckly hearing Jay going "oh dear" "oh dear"
I was to have been on a transatlantic cruise that included a couple stops in Ireland, but Covid canceled that. Before the closures, I was researching things to do, but a video or two showing the Blarney Stone experience definitely told me I would be much happier skipping that and exploring the grounds instead. Kudos to you all for the guts and stamina you displayed!
I felt I let myself down when I chose not to attempt the Blarney Stone last year. Thank you so much for showing how arduous it is. Vindicated by your doing it for me! Great in depth video - more like this please.
Thanks for showing us what it is like to do the Blarney Stone thing---we were there a few years ago and did not do it. Seeing the video we are happy with that decision! Love following along on your travels.
I was there last August and also opted to not do the Blarney Stone kiss ... This video makes me happy with that decision. I really enjoyed the beautiful grounds and got lots of great photos. The line was 60+ minutes and did not feel that it would be the best use of my limited time there.
"I'm not saying there's a little tension in the air but we have to make out with a rock first" needs to be quoted and put on a shirt! The gift of gab is good for a streamer.
I’m having a claustrophobic attack just watching. But, thanks for taking us along, I feel like I experienced the once in a lifetime experience. Enjoy yourselves!
Good job , kids!!! Don had that “what the heck” look the entire journey to the Blarney Stone”. It makes the trek inside the Statue of Liberty look like a casual stroll. For us….you’re better people than we are.
I think the mistake was booking with a vendor who wouldn’t wait a couple of minutes for your party even though they were an hour early and had plenty of time.
It was not the operators fault! It was clearly stated that the tour bus would leave 30 minutes after the ship docks! Tour companies are fully aware when a ship arrives earlier & Tony said they could have made it easily had they not wasted time instead! Also all the others that were booked on made it! I always use trusted third party companies & have never had a problem when following instructions!
@@penelopemicklethwaite8161 he also said the ship docked around 8, but they said it docked at 7:50. I guess that’s up to interpretation. There was no definitive time they were supposed to be there, and there was plenty of wiggle room to wait a couple of minutes for a group. They left at 8:20 when they would have typically left at 9:30 if the ship had come at the posted dock time. That’s an hour and ten minutes of wiggle room. I’ve been on plenty of tours that waited a few minutes for people.
@@AndreasAntics & I've sat waiting for 30 minutes with 25 others waited for a party of 5 to turn up & when tour leader finally managed to contact them they had decided not to come but couldn't be bothered to cancel!
Hello. We are such fans of your channel. You inspired my wife and I to start our own channel. Adventures in Empty Nesting. We have no idea what we are doing but were having a blast nonethess. Just know that what you do is very much appreciated.
Wow. That is not at all what I thought a visit to the castle would be like. I thought you would be able to just walk through and explore. Standing and walking in a line up for an hour or more doesn’t seem fun to me 🙁. You guys have a great attitude though despite the unexpected challenges in your day. Thank you for showing us the “real deal”. Now I know I will skip the blarney stone 😂
Like I said in his last video, cruising is NOT the way to see Ireland or the British Isles. We’ve been to Blarney Castle twice and it was nothing like the crazy crowds that was shown in the video. On a side note, Tony showed one of the local B&B’s we’ve stayed at in Kinsale…the White House which was a lot of fun and right in the middle of everything.
I’m grateful to you for doing this and recording it. I now know that I WILL NOT EVER go kiss the Blarney Stone! I am not generally claustrophobic but I think I would have had a panic attack on the last 10 minutes or so of that climb!
As a fluffy individual who has climbed Blarney Castle and kissed the stone, I can attest to how arduous that climb is. It was worth every moment and seeing this gives me nostalgia for the two weeks I spent in the beautiful Emerald Isle the summer of 2012.
Definitely Skyline chili! I about fell over when you asked that couple from Cincinnati which chili they preferred. Very quick mind, you have! I’m always amazed at how far that chili battle reaches.
Thanks for this! We are getting ready for this cruise in a about 85 days. I want to do it all, but this is giving me a way to prioritize which I would rather do.
Just returned from the Regal, and we did Blarney Castle through Viator, and were one of the first buses to the castle, thus, we had a short 20 - 30 minute wait to kiss the stone. We still had time to explore the gardens, get a bite to eat, and do some shopping before needing to be back on the bus.
I was there at the tail end of Covid, relatively empty, with no lines. The stairs are treacherous. Since I was blessed with the gift of gab, I opted out of the climb and the kissing part and enjoyed the gardens and Blarney castle. Your weather looks beautiful.
We missed the bus when our cruise ship got to port an hour early. We didn't hear any announcement saying the tour would leave an hour early too. Ugh! Glad you got to join up. The gardens at the castle grounds are beautiful!
First time watching,Tony, and found your video very interesting. We’re doing the same cruise in August and had decided before we watched your video that we wouldn’t do the Blarney Stone. Now that decision is confirmed. Thank you
Great job Tony! My dad (in his seventies) and I did the climb and kissed the stone. It was really worth it and the view was incredible. As for the blarney part, dad and I always had and gratefully continued to have the gift of talking to everyone! Nice job Tony! Thank you always. 😊
I was getting claustrophobic just watching you go up those short stairs… Thanks for bringing us along with y’all! Given a choice, it would be a big NOPE for me…
Blarney Stone?
The Blarney stone powers were reportedly thanks to a witch. She cast a spell on the stone to thank a king who saved her from drowning. Kissing the Blarney stone is said to give “The Gift of Eloquence” or as some simply
Kissing the blarney stone is supposed to bless you with "the gift of gab"
You're good Tony. Already gifted in that area!
Couldn’t bring myself to hang backwards a kiss a communal stone. I was totally grossed out by potential germies. And that was pre Covid. No way now and those tight spaces. Ahhh. But I sure enjoyed watching your adventure. Thank you for the entertainment. I appreciate your sense of humor Mr. Tony. Well done.
My germophobic daughter kissed it on our trip. I had done so 45 years ago, there's no need to do it again.
No one has ever died from kissing the Blarney Stone! Get over yourself!
@@annek1226 I mean people have died trying to kiss it though, but that was mostly before the safeguards put in place.
Tony, When we kissed the Blarney stone, the guides explained the reason the stairs were so narrow . It was for defensive purposes. All they had to do was kill the first attacker and the stairs would be blocked until they removed the that person and basically all they had to do was keep killing the fiirst soldier and that wouldn't require that many people to defend the stairs.
Turns out I don’t need to do this after all. 😬 Thank you for filming the whole thing!
Thank you so much for letting me tag along on your excursion... I now know that kissing the stone is NOT something I need to do 😉 your videos are a huge help & it's great to see real adventures! Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip!
Pretty sure I'd opt out of the Blarney Stone experience. I'm just a bit claustrophobic and watching this made me anxious! Thanks for sharing with us!
It's not bad at all
Yeah I would skip it too! It gave me a lot of anxiety just watching them go up the stairs!
I went shopping instead, and had lunch.
I think I would rather spend the hour walking around the grounds.
@@aubreyandsarahstanfield4326 😮😊
Tony thanks for showing this. I was cringing watching your climb to the top of the Blarney castle. I’m highly claustrophobic and this IS NOT going on my bucket list. 🇨🇦
If there were ever 4 people who don’t need to to kiss the Blarney Stone it would be you all…….you are all very eloquent already!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Eloquent ?
I was going to say anyone getting anxious
Loving the giggles in the background
Free again
LOOK at the weather you got - this isn’t the norm for our little corner of the world, ha! Glad you brought the sunshine with you for exploring! 😊
Thank you Tony! Ireland is on my bucket list. I think I will just enjoy the gardens.
I keep forgetting but being reminded almost daily I'm in my senior years. I am too claustrophobic to handle those stairs. Thank you for SHOWING me I couldn't do it.
I'm rather stubborn and if I'm told I can't do something I'll want to do it even more.
It looked like everyone had a great time. I really enjoy watching real videos of travel. Television shows are just too edited and doesn't really give the real feeling of the experience. Keep the excursion videos coming along with the cruise news. 😀
Being from Cork, it's really interesting to see the visuals from a liner coming into port. It's great to see you've enjoyed our highlights, I'm sure we have a lot to offer...
Tony, I don't think of myself as claustrophobic but your experience would make me think twice about getting stuck in those narrow stairs with that oh-so-slow moving line of humanity. Better you than me. Good video, very informative and entertaining as always. Thanks.
Oh my goodness. I found myself breathing heavy for you. I dont know if i could be so brave. Good job Tony!! ❤
Brings back wonderful memories of my first trip to Ireland and visiting Blarney Castle. It was in the mid 1980s and I was about 32 and traveling on a bus tour with my mother. She didn’t climb up to the top but I did and kissed the stone! It was a great trip and we met so many nice people on our tour. And wow, Ireland is one heck of a beautiful country!
Less than halfway through this video and I'm claustrophobic already!
Thanks so much for sharing this. Now I know to just visit the castle grounds and not worry about joining the line. Between being on the bigger size, and my daughter having mobility issues, we will skip the climb. Thanks for sacrificing your body for us lol
Also, as a huge Parodeejay fan, it's interesting to see a different view of Jay 😂
I was there one year in March and there wasn’t a wait. I just threw a kiss to the stone.
😂 my takeaway from all this...don't be late and, "Big feet and little steps"!😅
What an interesting job that Blarney Stone guy has!
Last Sept we visited the Blarney Castle and had the same decision, to climb the castle for over an hour or tour the grounds. We toured the grounds and had a great time. Thank you for showing us what we missed and that we made the right decision for us.
This journey up the castle stairs is hilarious! Listening to Jay say "Oh dear!" And complain about having big feet on little steps is so cute.
Thank you for videoing the climb to the Blarney Stone. I know now that it is a definitely NOPE for me! Fear of heights AND claustrophobia-- that would be the perfect nightmare for me!
I love that you four are doing this together.
Thanks for showing me that kissing the stone is something I’d never do! And that’s ok! Thanks for taking us along Tony!
I love it when you meet up with other UA-camrs. Great content.
It’s good that you’re showing the physical piece of the Blarney Castle. I’ve literally been there and I have blanked on the steepness, the tight spaces, and whatnot. It’s good for people to know what they’re getting in to :-) 100% would do it again!
Couldn’t have had better 4 people show me the way. Just great. Ya all got me tied up. Love it
While watching, I felt like I was there with you.😊
at least you had sunshine
That was so cute! None of you in the group really needed a gift of gab. You already have it!
I don’t even know you but IM SO Proud Of You! And Everyone. I got claustrophobic just watching the climb. My daughter has been to Blarney Castle and climbed it and she is a young 30 and said it is pretty intense. She said she clung to that rope all the way up. This vlog is so good Tony!
Tony, love the content with Don, Dee and Jay. Interesting to see the different perspectives and analysis of the same event. It's great having Don video your special moments. GREAT job climbing the stair and kissing the stone. Have you ever considered how important it is to document travel for the plus sized? You provide reassurance for people to know if it's possible. Thanks again for all that you do!
How cool having Don next to you!
“This may not be for the claustrophobic “…Right before you said that I was already thinking…yeah, if I ever go there, I’ll enjoy the beautiful grounds 😂
My claustrophobia kicked in just watching y’all!😮
Good Morning, Tony!!! ☀️
The Paddy Wagon!! 🚐 too funny. 😂
LOL! ... I thought the name was amusing when I did two tours with them last year. Loved the design of the buses. They definitely stand out.
Tony and Don. Seriously, I am so grateful that you did this so I don't have to.
wow, that was a true labor of viewer-love. thank you for going for it and giving that wall a kiss! I just watched my sister do it and opted not to. We had no wait at that time. Also, Kinsale is awesome. Yes, it is considered the #1 foodie place in Ireland. We've stayed ther twice. You will love to return. xoxox thanks, Tony and friends! PS: we are in Italy now watching you for sure. We wouldn't miss it. ;~)
Tony I was born and raised on The West Coast of Ireland, sadly I’m now living and working in Canada. I’ve been following you now for close to 2years and this is your best ever video. Your little group seemed to live Cork, Kinsale and The Blarney Castle. Looking forward to what you get up to in Dublin⚓️🚢☘️☘️
Congrats for making it up those steps! Thank you for taking us along!
No thank you! But I’m impressed and glad the four of you had the opportunity to give a rock a kiss! 😘
Even before covid I have never been eager to kiss that communal stone! 😂
😱 You just saved me a bucket list Blarney Stone kiss! 😉 Y’all were awesome! Well done!
Great video! Now I know where the "nope I'm not going up" bench is 😂. Thanks, Tony!
What an awesome combo of people, Dee and Jay, Don, and you.
Thx, Tony for taking us along! Beautiful day. My sis has kissed the Blarney Stone, but after seeing your video, I think I’d poop out. 😂 I t was fun watching your group. Thx again!
OMG I was having a panic attack just watching you!! I could never.
All my most favorite UA-camrs in one place!
Missed the bus for an excursion in St Maarten once. Also a third party excursion. The confusion was ship time vs local time which is one hour difference. We missed the bus by 15-20 min. The third party tour company loaded us up in another van and took us to the first stop to catch the rest of the group. No charge. Now that’s service!
Looks like they had a Vaaan tastic day! Let's talk about it 😮
I visited Blarney Castle many years ago and kissed the stone! I agree that Ireland is a very beautiful country! Very green!
Here’s hoping that the Blarney Stone brings you a lifetime of good luck. Nice video Tony.
Loved that the ship pier was right at the train station so we were quickly in town to explore for just a couple dollars. Plenty to see in Cobb.
Four of my favorite vloggers together! Got to love it!
Thanks for the video Tony!. I had no idea the Blarney Stone was on-top of a castle, navigating in tight quarters, and needed to flip upside down, with head tilted back to make-out with the stone. It looked like a once-in-a-lifetime bucket list item. However, I'm a bit claustrophic, any might pass on this. But, I enjoyed the video with Don as well too!
My family arrived in the Port of Philadelphia in 1893. They traveled from Cork Ireland. I hope to someday return there so thank you for your video!!!
I love a castle but not into climbing those stairs so thanks for bringing us along. Are you talking more since kissing the stone? 😂
We did the British Isles cruise in 2014 on the Ruby Princess. For Cobh, we were lucky enough that our tour bus filled up quickly and we were the first to leave, directly to Blarney Castle. It was pouring rain when we got there, so my wife passed on the Blarney Stone kissing. Being of Irish descent, I had no choice but to do it. There we no line up at all at the castle so it was straight up to the top! So now imagine climbing those stone stairs when they're soaking wet. Got to the top, there was one couple ahead of me.I kissed the stone, they took the obligatory (and very expensive) picture and down I went. I met my wife at the Blarney Woolen Mill before she had spent the family fortune - although I was sorely tempted to buy a tweed jacket.
Ireland is not part of the British Isles. Ireland has its own Isles.
We were there in September and decided not to make the top of the castle to see the Blarney stone. Watching your video made me realize that we definitely made the right choice as that climb was intense! Thanks for sharing Tony.
Tony, we aren't into cruising but we truly enjoy your stories and observations. We love traveling by car and train. Keep up the great work - Thanks!
thank you so much for sharing! I don't know if my claustrophia and joints and my size would let me up there. I had to keep chuckly hearing Jay going "oh dear" "oh dear"
We decided to walk around and take in the sights. We were told about 2 hour wait. Glad you made it. Cheers!
thanks I now have come as close as I will ever get to the blarney stone
I was to have been on a transatlantic cruise that included a couple stops in Ireland, but Covid canceled that. Before the closures, I was researching things to do, but a video or two showing the Blarney Stone experience definitely told me I would be much happier skipping that and exploring the grounds instead. Kudos to you all for the guts and stamina you displayed!
I felt I let myself down when I chose not to attempt the Blarney Stone last year. Thank you so much for showing how arduous it is. Vindicated by your doing it for me! Great in depth video - more like this please.
I did it about 18 years ago in my late 50’s. We did not have that kind of a wait, thank goodness! Good on y’all for doing it.
Well now I know that is OFF the bucket list. Thanks for letting me see it without going cause I would never make it in those stairs
Thanks for showing us what it is like to do the Blarney Stone thing---we were there a few years ago and did not do it. Seeing the video we are happy with that decision! Love following along on your travels.
I was there last August and also opted to not do the Blarney Stone kiss ... This video makes me happy with that decision. I really enjoyed the beautiful grounds and got lots of great photos. The line was 60+ minutes and did not feel that it would be the best use of my limited time there.
"I'm not saying there's a little tension in the air but we have to make out with a rock first" needs to be quoted and put on a shirt! The gift of gab is good for a streamer.
I’m having a claustrophobic attack just watching. But, thanks for taking us along, I feel like I experienced the once in a lifetime experience. Enjoy yourselves!
Good job , kids!!!
Don had that “what the heck” look the entire journey to the Blarney Stone”. It makes the trek inside the Statue of Liberty look like a casual stroll.
For us….you’re better people than we are.
Loved the shout out to Cincinnati and Skyline! Thanks for taking me to the Blarney Stone, now I don’t need to test my claustrophobia by visiting😳😂
❤being in Cork and kissing the Blarney Stone is the BEST thing you could ever DO ‼️💚💚💚
I think the mistake was booking with a vendor who wouldn’t wait a couple of minutes for your party even though they were an hour early and had plenty of time.
It was not the operators fault! It was clearly stated that the tour bus would leave 30 minutes after the ship docks! Tour companies are fully aware when a ship arrives earlier & Tony said they could have made it easily had they not wasted time instead! Also all the others that were booked on made it! I always use trusted third party companies & have never had a problem when following instructions!
@@penelopemicklethwaite8161 he also said the ship docked around 8, but they said it docked at 7:50. I guess that’s up to interpretation. There was no definitive time they were supposed to be there, and there was plenty of wiggle room to wait a couple of minutes for a group. They left at 8:20 when they would have typically left at 9:30 if the ship had come at the posted dock time. That’s an hour and ten minutes of wiggle room. I’ve been on plenty of tours that waited a few minutes for people.
@@AndreasAntics & I've sat waiting for 30 minutes with 25 others waited for a party of 5 to turn up & when tour leader finally managed to contact them they had decided not to come but couldn't be bothered to cancel!
Hello. We are such fans of your channel. You inspired my wife and I to start our own channel. Adventures in Empty Nesting. We have no idea what we are doing but were having a blast nonethess. Just know that what you do is very much appreciated.
Wow. That is not at all what I thought a visit to the castle would be like. I thought you would be able to just walk through and explore. Standing and walking in a line up for an hour or more doesn’t seem fun to me 🙁. You guys have a great attitude though despite the unexpected challenges in your day. Thank you for showing us the “real deal”. Now I know I will skip the blarney stone 😂
Like I said in his last video, cruising is NOT the way to see Ireland or the British Isles. We’ve been to Blarney Castle twice and it was nothing like the crazy crowds that was shown in the video.
On a side note, Tony showed one of the local B&B’s we’ve stayed at in Kinsale…the White House which was a lot of fun and right in the middle of everything.
When a cruise ship is in port wait times go crazy. If you visit on a day with no ship it’s all fine
I’m grateful to you for doing this and recording it. I now know that I WILL NOT EVER go kiss the Blarney Stone!
I am not generally claustrophobic but I think I would have had a panic attack on the last 10 minutes or so of that climb!
As a fluffy individual who has climbed Blarney Castle and kissed the stone, I can attest to how arduous that climb is. It was worth every moment and seeing this gives me nostalgia for the two weeks I spent in the beautiful Emerald Isle the summer of 2012.
Definitely Skyline chili! I about fell over when you asked that couple from Cincinnati which chili they preferred. Very quick mind, you have! I’m always amazed at how far that chili battle reaches.
I kissed the Blarney stone in 1970, I remember bending backwards to kiss the stone. Well done for getting "the gab" 🌍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🌍
Thanks for this! We are getting ready for this cruise in a about 85 days. I want to do it all, but this is giving me a way to prioritize which I would rather do.
Just returned from the Regal, and we did Blarney Castle through Viator, and were one of the first buses to the castle, thus, we had a short 20 - 30 minute wait to kiss the stone. We still had time to explore the gardens, get a bite to eat, and do some shopping before needing to be back on the bus.
LOL Tony @ make out with a rock!! That was an awesome video to watch. 🙂 Thanks for recording the adventure!
I was there at the tail end of Covid, relatively empty, with no lines. The stairs are treacherous. Since I was blessed with the gift of gab, I opted out of the climb and the kissing part and enjoyed the gardens and Blarney castle. Your weather looks beautiful.
Whoever came up with this as an attraction was a marketing genius!!
We missed the bus when our cruise ship got to port an hour early. We didn't hear any announcement saying the tour would leave an hour early too. Ugh! Glad you got to join up. The gardens at the castle grounds are beautiful!
First time watching,Tony, and found your video very interesting. We’re doing the same cruise in August and had decided before we watched your video that we wouldn’t do the Blarney Stone. Now that decision is confirmed. Thank you
I won’t want to stand in line for a hour…..nice video…
A good tube of chapstick really comes in handy with an excursion like this.
Blarney Stone will be a no no.for us. But thanks for letting us see it through you!
I didn't realize it was just part of the actual castle. Very very interesting.
Great job Tony! My dad (in his seventies) and I did the climb and kissed the stone. It was really worth it and the view was incredible. As for the blarney part, dad and I always had and gratefully continued to have the gift of talking to everyone! Nice job Tony! Thank you always. 😊
Nice job Tony! Powering through and making it to the top. Strong work!
Great video of the "Blarney Stone Climb" - way to go Tony. Thank goodness I already have the gift of gab.😂
Oh dear...I am shaking and sweating watching yous. Thanks for the trip! I promise not to do this excursion!
Jay "Big feet, little steps!" lol
Greatly appreciate your insight into the real deal. Beautiful Ireland!
Excellent, thanks for the tour 🩷
those tight spots creep me out! I am about the same size as you Brother. Well done, you did us proud!
Awww bless you guys, you don’t tip taxis over here! 😂
Thanks for the memories! It’s been a while since we’ve been to Ireland.