phillygirl63 Posted April 8, 2016 #1 Share Posted April 8, 2016 (edited) DH and I are sailing on Oceania Marina -- 11 nt. Northern Europe (Royals and Vikings). I would appreciate any opinions/comments/suggestions for the following itinerary that I have so far (i.e. Is everything doable, anything I should add, etc.): Wed. 8/3 -- arrive at LHR and meet driver from Five Star Tours for tour of Windsor town and castle and transportation to Grange Tower Bridge Hotel in London Thurs. 8/4 -- 10:00 pickup at hotel by Int'l Friends (Londontoolkit.com) for transfer to Southampton arriving at Marina by 1:30 p.m. M&G immediately following muster drill Fri. 8/5 -- Sea Day -- maybe hang out with some of my CC rollers Sat. 8/6 -- Newcastle, UK (8:00-9:00) -- 11:00 tee time at Close House Golf Club Sun. 8/7 -- Edinburgh (Newhaven) (8:00-7:00) -- Tour with Ultimate Scottish Tours, including Old Course at St. Andrews Mon. 8/8 -- Sea Day -- maybe hang out with some of my CC rollers Tues. 8/9 -- Londonderry (Greencastle), Ire (8:00-10:00) -- 1:10 tee time at Ballyliffin (Old Course) Wed. 8/10 -- Belfast, Ire (8:00-8:00) -- Tour with Paddy @ Belfast Tours Thurs. 8/11 -- Dublin, Ire (8:00-8:00) -- 12:00 Guinness Connoisseur Tasting Experience at the Guinness Storehouse -- 4:00 Jameson Distillery Tour Fri. 8/12 -- Liverpool, UK (8:00-5:00) -- 10:10 tee time at Royal Liverpool at Hoylake Sat. 8/13 -- Cork (Ringaskiddy), Ire (9:00-5:00) -- NEED SUGGESTIONS Sun. 8/14 -- Portland, UK (12:00-9:00) -- NEED SUGGESTIONS Mon. 8/15 -- Travel back to LHR with Int'l Friends for 4:00 flight home Edited April 8, 2016 by phillygirl63 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted April 8, 2016 #2 Share Posted April 8, 2016 For Portland, ships usually provide a shuttle to the adjacent Victorian seaside resort of Weymouth. There's enough there to keep you amused for the day. Or plenty to see in the surrounding countryside & along the Jurassic coast, but that needs either a tour or rented car, or possibly a train ride. Suggestions & hints on a number of threads on this forum including http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=991313 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1759033 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1900771 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2058366 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2063730 JB :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4774Papa Posted April 9, 2016 #3 Share Posted April 9, 2016 DH and I are sailing on Oceania Marina -- 11 nt. Northern Europe (Royals and Vikings). I would appreciate any opinions/comments/suggestions for the following itinerary that I have so far (i.e. Is everything doable, anything I should add, etc.): Wed. 8/3 -- arrive at LHR and meet driver from Five Star Tours for tour of Windsor town and castle and transportation to Grange Tower Bridge Hotel in London Thurs. 8/4 -- 10:00 pickup at hotel by Int'l Friends (Londontoolkit.com) for transfer to Southampton arriving at Marina by 1:30 p.m. M&G immediately following muster drill Fri. 8/5 -- Sea Day -- maybe hang out with some of my CC rollers Sat. 8/6 -- Newcastle, UK (8:00-9:00) -- 11:00 tee time at Close House Golf Club Sun. 8/7 -- Edinburgh (Newhaven) (8:00-7:00) -- Tour with Ultimate Scottish Tours, including Old Course at St. Andrews Mon. 8/8 -- Sea Day -- maybe hang out with some of my CC rollers Tues. 8/9 -- Londonderry (Greencastle), Ire (8:00-10:00) -- 1:10 tee time at Ballyliffin (Old Course) Wed. 8/10 -- Belfast, Ire (8:00-8:00) -- Tour with Paddy @ Belfast Tours Thurs. 8/11 -- Dublin, Ire (8:00-8:00) -- 12:00 Guinness Connoisseur Tasting Experience at the Guinness Storehouse -- 4:00 Jameson Distillery Tour Fri. 8/12 -- Liverpool, UK (8:00-5:00) -- 10:10 tee time at Royal Liverpool at Hoylake Sat. 8/13 -- Cork (Ringaskiddy), Ire (9:00-5:00) -- NEED SUGGESTIONS Sun. 8/14 -- Portland, UK (12:00-9:00) -- NEED SUGGESTIONS Mon. 8/15 -- Travel back to LHR with Int'l Friends for 4:00 flight home For Liverpool we did a wonderful tour of North Wales. Cork, Blarney Castle and Kinsale, excellent Dublin, the HoHo bus is cheap and you can still see the Book of Kells at Trinity University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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