Your day, step by step
08:30
Leave the terminal. Take a taxi or the SL2 towards South Station, then walk or ride to Boston Common.
09:15
Start the Freedom Trail at Boston Common and follow the red line past the State House, Granary Burying Ground and the Old State House.
10:30
Faneuil Hall: see the Great Hall upstairs, then browse Quincy Market.
11:15
Cross into the North End. Paul Revere House opens at 10:00; adult entry $6 (2026).
12:00
Old North Church, then lunch in the North End or back at Quincy Market.
13:30
Option A: the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum on Congress Street. Option B: walk back through the Seaport to the ICA (closed Mondays).
15:00
Head towards the Seaport. Last coffee or chowder near the waterfront.
15:45
Latest time to leave downtown by taxi or SL2. From the Seaport, start walking back by 15:55.
- Latest you can leave Downtown (Faneuil Hall, Freedom Trail)16:00
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
One port done
Your Boston day is timed. Now the rest of your cruise.
The Cruise Pass times every port of one sailing, up to 10, to your all-aboard like this, with a Plan B if you run late, an offline copy, and live mode on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes.
€14.99 once, nothing renews. 30-day full refund.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Downtown (Faneuil Hall, Freedom Trail)Taxi or rideshare 10–20 min, or SL2 from South Station16:00
- North End (Paul Revere House, Old North Church)Walk to a main road, then taxi or rideshare16:00
- Seaport (ICA)Walk back along Northern Avenue, about 30 min16:00
- Boston Tea Party ShipsTaxi or SL2 from South Station, allow 30 min16:00
Where people get Boston wrong
Assuming the cruise terminal is downtown and underestimating the 3 km trip back from the Freedom Trail.
Built from our Boston guide, checked against 16 official sources (November 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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Your whole cruise, planned like this
This is one port. The Cruise Pass times every port of your cruise.
You just timed Boston to your own all-aboard. Every other port on your cruise needs the same, and your ship's times change at each one. The Cruise Pass does this for every port of your sailing, up to 10: each day timed to your ship, a Plan B if you run late, and live mode on the day with Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes. Every plan uses the same checked facts as this guide. Nothing is made up.
Cruise Pass
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One sailing, up to 10 ports. Pay once, nothing renews.
- Every port of your cruise timed to your all-aboard, in port time and ship time
- Live on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
- The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
- An offline copy for when there is no signal
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