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    Around the British Isles with Ireland

    UK & Ireland cruises

    Cruise Highlights (including optional tours): This UK & Ireland cruise includes visits to St. Peter Port, Dublin, Belfast, Kirkwall and Invergordon.From the Blarney Stone to Skara Brae, enjoy destinations closer to home.

    Cruise Theme: Vistas - Whisky Tasting. Cruise from Dover, UK.

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    Date Arrive Depart Destination
    June 2012
    Mon 11 Late PM Dover, UK
    Tue 12 Early AM Late PM St Peter Port, Guernsey
    Thu 14 Early AM Late Night Dublin, Ireland
    Fri 15 Late Night Late PM Dublin, Ireland
    Sat 16 Early AM Late Night Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Mon 18 Early AM Early PM Kirkwall, Orkneys
    Tue 19 Early AM Late PM Invergordon, Scotland
    Thu 21 Early AM Dover, UK

    Prices shown are per person, based on standard twin adult occupancy.

    Grade Cabin Availability Prices From
    OW Owner's Suite Call for Latest Status £3,729
    JB Single Balcony Suite Limited £3,259
    PS Premier Suite Call for Latest Status £3,109
    MS Marquee Suite Call for Latest Status £2,679
    J Superior Single Cabin Call for Latest Status £2,559
    K Single Outside Cabin Limited £2,429
    SS Superior Suite Call for Latest Status £2,379
    BS Balcony Suite Call for Latest Status £2,149
    L Single Outside Cabin Limited £2,119
    M Single Inside Cabin Call for Latest Status £1,989
    DS Deluxe Suite Call for Latest Status £1,939
    BC Balcony Cabin Call for Latest Status £1,679
    N Inside Single Cabin Call for Latest Status £1,599
    JS Junior Suite Call for Latest Status £1,099
    SO LSAV - Single Outside Limited £1,099
    BD Superior Adapted Outside Cabin Call for Latest Status £999
    C Superior Outside Cabin Call for Latest Status £999
    B Superior Outside Cabin Call for Latest Status £999
    A Superior Outside Cabin Call for Latest Status £999
    LJS Latesaver Junior Suite Call for Latest Status £949
    SI LSAV - Single Inside Limited £949
    E Outside Cabin Call for Latest Status £899
    D Outside Cabin Call for Latest Status £899
    LBC Latesaver Balcony Cabin Call for Latest Status £899
    F Outside Cabin Call for Latest Status £899
    I Inside Cabin Call for Latest Status £799
    H Inside Cabin Call for Latest Status £799
    SOS LSAV - Superior Outside Call for Latest Status £749
    LOU LSAV - Outside Upper Call for Latest Status £649
    LOL LSAV - Outside Lower Call for Latest Status £599
    IS LSAV - Inside Cabin Call for Latest Status £549
    • TOUR CX - HERM ISLAND
    • St Peter Port, Guernsey, United Kingdom
    • Just three miles off the coast of Guernsey and a quick 20-minute boat ride away lies this beautiful little island paradise with a beautiful coastline, wild flowers, sparkling blue sea, pretty harbours and white sandy beaches.

    • TOUR E - THE GERMAN OCCUPATION
    • St Peter Port, Guernsey, United Kingdom
    • This tour will teach us about the real historical significance of the Channel Islands. Over the centuries they have been seen as the gateway to an invasion of Great Britain, a strategic stronghold between continental Europe and the United Kingdom.

    • TOUR A - GUERNSEY ISLAND TOUR
    • St Peter Port, Guernsey, United Kingdom
    • Experience the historic sights and beautiful scenery of Guernsey as we enjoy a panoramic tour around the island.

    • TOUR F - GUERNSEY BIRDWATCHING
    • St Peter Port, Guernsey, United Kingdom
    • On arrival at the pier, we will be met by our guide, an experienced birdwatcher, who will introduce us to the main bird feeding stations on Guernsey’s west coast.

    • TOUR B - FLORAL GUERNSEY
    • St Peter Port, Guernsey, United Kingdom
    • On this tour we can experience the sights and sounds of a Freesia Centre, relax amidst beautiful landscaped gardens at the Gold & Silversmith Workshop and visit a privately owned award winning cliff top garden in the country parish of St Martins.

    • TOUR D - RIB ADVENTURE
    • St Peter Port, Guernsey, United Kingdom
    • Experience the wildlife, scenery and marine wonders that Guernsey and the smaller islands have to offer aboard this exhilarating purpose built Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB).

    • GOLF - ST MARGARET’S ROYAL DUBLIN GOLF COURSE
    • Dublin, Ireland, Ireland
    • St. Margaret's Royal Dublin has already hosted 3 international tournaments. It boasts big dramatic holes like the roller coaster twelfth, which rolls between two lakes and across a babbling brook to a majestically elevated green.

    • TOUR H - BEAUTIFUL BEAULIEU HOUSE
    • Dublin, Ireland, Ireland
    • On the banks of the River Boyne, between the town of Drogheda and the Irish Sea, Beaulieu House was built by Sir Henry Tichbourne in the 1600’s.

    • TOUR F - A LEISURELY DRIVE THROUGH DUBLIN CITY
    • Dublin, Ireland, Ireland
    • Dublin is the capital of the Irish Republic and Ireland’s principal port. Dublin Bay, with its great sweep of coast from the rocky brow of Howth in the north, to the headland of Dalkey in the south, is a fitting introduction to one of Europe’s finest capitals.

    • TOUR A - DUBLIN HIGHLIGHTS
    • Dublin, Ireland, Ireland
    • Dublin is known for the world famous Book of Kells and this tour allows us to see this masterpiece at Trinity College, as well as visiting St Patrick’s Cathedral and having a general sightseeing tour of the city.

    • VISTAS - DUBLIN & OLD JAMESON DISTILLERY
    • Dublin, Ireland, Ireland
    • Jameson Distillery, with its origins dating back to the year 1780, will introduce us to the taste and history of John Jameson's Irish Whiskey.

    • TOUR E - RIVER CRUISE & CITY SIGHTSEEING
    • Dublin, Ireland, Ireland
    • Bustling, cosmopolitan, ancient but young at heart, Dublin is one of Europe’s liveliest cities, where medieval and 17th century buildings stand comfortably amid all the trappings of a 21st century city.

    • TOUR G - HIKING IN THE WICKLOW MOUNTAINS
    • Dublin, Ireland, Ireland
    • On arrival in Glendalough we will commence a walk, of approximately four hours, through the valley. We will follow the Spink Loop Walk.

    • TOUR C - AN EVENING AT ABBEY TAVERN
    • Dublin, Ireland, Ireland
    • Our overnight stay in Dublin allows us to enjoy a traditional Irish evening.

    • TOUR D - A TASTE OF DUBLIN & GUINNESS
    • Dublin, Ireland, Ireland
    • Welcome to Dublin, Ireland’s capital city – steeped in history and youthful energy. Medieval, Georgian and modern architecture provide a backdrop to a bustling port, and the cosmopolitan and charming converge in the delightful diversity that is Dublin.

    • TOUR BT - CITY DRIVE & TITANIC BELFAST
    • Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    • With our city drive concluded, a visit will be made to the newly constructed Titanic Belfast. Opening in April 2012, the new signature building tells the story of Titanic 

    • TOUR D - PANORAMIC BELFAST
    • Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    • Belfast is a city of industry and elegance and boasts a rich and varied past. Its origins go back to an ancient fort controlling the ford across the River Lagan, which flows through the city. Our panoramic tour of the city will introduce us to the many features of Northern Ireland’s largest city. Built with 19th century industrial money, many fine buildings from this era grace the city still and are reminders of its prosperous past.

    • VISTAS - BUSHMILLS DISTILLERY & GIANT’S CAUSEWAY
    • Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    • For a complete Irish experience, this tour not only shows us the amazing Giant’s Causeway but we shall also sip whiskey at Bushmills Distillery.

    • TOUR B - SCENIC COAST & GLENS
    • Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    • From the rugged cliffs of the coast to the magical beauty of the Glens, here is the best of what Northern Ireland has to offer. We shall travel via Ballymena to the beautiful Glenariff Forest Park.

    • TOUR CX - THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY
    • Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    • We shall then be able to visit the World Heritage Site, the Giant’s Causeway. This natural phenomenon is one of Ireland’s most extraordinary attractions.

    • TOUR E - THE ARDS PENINSULAR
    • Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    • The Ards Peninsula, an area of immense beauty and spectacular scenery, curls around the western shore of Strangford Lough and at 18 miles long is one of the largest sea inlets in the British Isles. The coastal road along the southern shore of Belfast Lough plays hide and seek with the sea, like the railway that runs alongside it.

    • VISTAS - SOUTH ISLAND & DISTILLERY TOUR
    • Kirkwall, Orkneys, United Kingdom
    • As well as seeing the scenic southern Orkney Islands, this tour takes us on a VIP visit to the northern most whisky distillery in Scotland.

    • TOUR A - SKARA BRAE & SKAILL HOUSE
    • Kirkwall, Orkneys, United Kingdom
    • On this scenic circular tour we will explore the beautiful west mainland, location of one of the greatest concentrations of pre-historic, World Heritage sites in Great Britain.

    • TOUR C - SCAPA FLOW PANORAMIC TOUR
    • Kirkwall, Orkneys, United Kingdom
    • This tour takes us along the picturesque chain of islands south of the Orkney mainland. These islands are home to some fascinating vestiges of the Second World War.

    • TOUR D - KIRKWALL WALKING TOUR
    • Kirkwall, Orkneys, United Kingdom
    • This is a tour for people who like to walk and explore old towns on foot at a leisurely pace and there is a chance to visit some of the most fascinating architectural sites on the Orkney Isles.

    • TOUR E - ORKNEY ISLAND TOUR
    • Kirkwall, Orkneys, United Kingdom
    • During this scenic circular tour we explore areas containing some of the most spectacular wildlife and places of botanical interest in the British Isles – amid some of its most rugged and forbidding landscape.

    • VISTAS - GLENMORANGIE DISTILLERY & DORNOCH
    • Invergordon, Scotland, United Kingdom
    • Glenmorangie is one of Scotland’s best loved malt whiskies and our tour today takes us to the traditional distillery which produces it.

    • TOUR A - LOCH NESS CRUISE
    • Invergordon, Scotland, United Kingdom
    • This tour will take us to Scotland’s most famous lake - Loch Ness. Renowned throughout the world for its mythical monster, we shall cruise the waters looking out for Nessie!

    • TOUR B - MYSTERIES OF LOCH NESS
    • Invergordon, Scotland, United Kingdom
    • At the Loch Ness Visitor Centre our guide will inform us, before we have free time here. We will enjoy an audio-visual presentation all about the loch and the creature that reputedly roams its depths – this is a walk-through presentation lasting approximately 30 minutes. There are also shops here and a café.

    • TOUR C - DUNROBIN CASTLE
    • Invergordon, Scotland, United Kingdom
    • This scenic tour takes us along the northern stretch of the east coast, passing through the historic town of Dornoch and visiting the largest house in the Highlands - Dunrobin Castle, seat of the Duke of Sutherland who was once the biggest landowner in Scotland.

    • TOUR E - LOCH NESS & HIGHLAND CASTLES
    • Invergordon, Scotland, United Kingdom
    • This tour will take us to Scotland’s most famous loch – Loch Ness (world renowned for its mythical monster) – the Highland Capital City of Inverness and two of the country’s most romantic medieval castles (one a ruined fort, the other a fully furnished residence).

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    Featuring a large number of cabins and suites with balconies, Black Watch can accommodate up to 804 passengers. Offering many traditional cruising features, its décor will undergo a major refurbishment of the public areas in December 2009; including a new casual dining area, which will replace the current Garden Cafe and become The Braemar Garden. New soft furnishings will also be added to the Neptune Lounge, Piper's Bar, Glentanar Restaurant and Observatory Lounge.

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