Cruise Photos of the Week: May 14

Since we’re headed back to Ireland in just a few short days as part of our next Live Voyage Report, it seems only fitting that we take a look back at our last visit to this beautiful island in 2009.

Zipping around Northern Ireland in 2009! Photo © Aaron Saunders

Calling on Belfast, Northern Ireland on a bright August day three years ago, we were whisked on one of the best private tours I’ve ever taken, operated by Ireland Belfast Taxi Tours.

From Belfast, we set out on a tour that ended up being seven hours in length and covered nearly every aspect of Northern Ireland, including the famed Giant’s Causeway and off-the-beaten-path places like the small town of Ballycastle in County Antrim, where several tall ships were calling for the day.

Here, then, is a look at our day in Northern Ireland some three years ago:

The precarious ruins of Dunluce Castle in Northern Ireland's County Antrim. Photo © Aaron Saunders

Heading down to the Giant's Causeway. Photo © Aaron Saunders

Standing on the edge of the causeway, made up of thousands of basalt columns. Photo © Aaron Saunders

The beautiful port city of Ballycastle, Northern Ireland. Photo © Aaron Saunders

Tall ships docked for the day in Ballycastle. Photo © Aaron Saunders

Loughareema, or The Vanishing Lake, is a geographical oddity. Photo © Aaron Saunders

The Vanishing Lake in its...vanished...state. Photo © Aaron Saunders

Driving back through Belfast at sunset, bound for the Crown Princess. Photo © Aaron Saunders

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