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TREASURES OF THE CELTIC COASTS
Dublin to Oban
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Friday 16th to Monday 26th August 2024
10 nights including 2 Gala Dinners
Hebridean Princess heads back to home waters, carrying with her hypnotic images of the ruggedly beautiful Irish coast, backed by a lush hinterland of breathtaking mountains and glens. Drawn by an irresistible lure, we sail to the jewel of the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man, en route to Oban.
Ashore in Eire’s vibrant capital, taste the richness of Irish culture on a city tour of Dublin and discover the twin cathedrals of Christ Church and St Patrick. The World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne is Ireland’s richest archaeological landscape and is famous for spectacular prehistoric passage tombs.
Encounter a hub of heritage and folklore at the charming medieval village of Carlingford, before crossing the Irish Sea to the Isle of Man, dubbed ‘Britain in miniature’ after its everchanging gallery of landscapes. Highlights of our visit include Peel Castle, constructed by the Vikings in the 11th century, the House of Mannanan which guides you through the island’s rich Celtic, Viking and maritime past, the ancient capital of Castletown, and a ride on The Isle of Man Steam Railway, the longest narrow gauge steam line in Britain.
In Northern Ireland, Grey Abbey House, home to the Montgomery family since 1607, plays host to our visit, before we head to Queen’s Island in Belfast, birthplace of the Titanic and the exhibition of the same name. After a city tour of the capital, we travel to the heart of one of Ireland’s oldest estates, Glenarm Castle, home to the Earls of Antrim for over 400 years.
Taste Whiskey at Bushmill’s Distillery and wonder at the volcanic basalt stacs of the Giant’s Causeway, remarkably dating back 60 million years. Cruising the North Channel, taste the unspoilt, rugged beauty of Scotland’s last wilderness on the deer isle of Jura, before exploring the rich, prehistoric landscape of Kilmartin Glen.
Scheduled flights are included in the cruise fare from selected UK airports to Dublin at the start of the cruise and from Glasgow to selected UK airports at the end of the cruise. Please refer to page 108-109 for travel options.
JURA
Loch na Mile
Craighouse
Ballycastle
Bushmills Distillery
Giant’s Causeway
Northern Ireland
OBAN
Ardfern
Kilmartin Glen Museum
Larne
Glenarm Castle
Belfast Bangor
Titanic Exhibition
Portaferry
Grey Abbey House
Carlingford
Clogherhead
Brú na Bóinne
World Heritage Site
DUBLIN
City Tour
T ravel Plan – 10 nights
ISLE OF MAN
Peel
Peel Castle
House of Manannan
Castletown
Steam Railway
Friday 16th August Dun Laoghaire, Dublin - Embarkation.
Saturday 17th August
Dublin - City Tour. Cruise East coast of Eire.
Sunday 18th August
Clogherhead - Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site.
Carlingford - Walks ashore.
Monday 19th August
Cruise Irish Sea to Isle of Man.
Peel - Peel Castle and House of Manannan.
Tuesday 20th August
Peel - Castletown.
Peel - Steam Railway Douglas to Port Erin.
Wednesday 21st August
Portaferry - Grey Abbey House.
Bangor - Guests rejoin the ship.
Thursday 22nd August
Belfast - Titantic Exhibition and city tour.
Friday 23rd August
Larne - Glenarm Castle. Ballycastle - Bushmills Distillery.
Saturday 24th August
Ballycastle - Giant's Causeway. Cruise the North Channel.
Sunday 25th August
Loch na Mile, Jura - Craighouse. Ardfern - Kilmartin Glen Museum. Monday 26th August
Oban - Disembarkation.
Guest Speaker Michael Buerk
Michael Buerk is one of Britain’s leading broadcast journalists and has won many of the industry’s major awards. He has worked as a BBC foreign correspondent and presenter for more than thirty years. He anchored the BBC’s main evening television news programme from 1989 to 2004. He continues to present documentary and other programmes for both BBC Television and Radio as well as ITV and other networks. He currently chairs the BBC’s leading ethical debate programme, “The Moral Maze” on Radio 4. He lectures regularly on current affairs issues and chairs conferences on political, economic and ethical questions.
