mystik Posted February 17, 2019 #1 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I've done alot of cruising but i have a couple who have not they want to the more castles possible. I was thinking the baltics or northern europe. Does anyone have any ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted February 17, 2019 #2 Share Posted February 17, 2019 River cruise lots of castles along the route Or do a land trip to the British Isles the UK has lots of Castles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystik Posted February 17, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted February 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, mystik said: I've done alot of cruising but i have a couple who have not they want to the more castles possible. I was thinking the baltics or northern europe. Does anyone have any ideas. Forgot to say they don't want to do river cruise just cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted February 17, 2019 #4 Share Posted February 17, 2019 48 minutes ago, mystik said: I've done alot of cruising but i have a couple who have not they want to the more castles possible. I was thinking the baltics or northern europe. Does anyone have any ideas. If your desire is to cruise the Baltics or northern Europe, you will generally see palaces rather than castles. There are gorgeous palaces to visit on a Baltic cruise ... particularly in St. Petersburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kartgv Posted February 17, 2019 #5 Share Posted February 17, 2019 How about a cruise around the British Isles? We had our fill of castles on our last one - almost every port had a tour to one somewhere nearby, Edinburgh being the obvious day long visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klfrodo Posted February 17, 2019 #6 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Baltic’s for sure then. My first thought was a river cruise, but you wrote that option off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted February 17, 2019 #7 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Several castles in Denmark close to Copenhagen - Rosenborg Castle, Fredensborg Castle (Queens Summer Castle), Frederiksborg Castle and the gardens as well as Kronborg Castle (Hamlet Castle) - in Copenhagen also Amalienborg (Royal palace) and Christiansborg castle (the parliament) - might even have forgotten some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryincork Posted February 17, 2019 #8 Share Posted February 17, 2019 British Isles and Ireland. Can't swing a cat without hitting a castle 😀 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted February 18, 2019 #9 Share Posted February 18, 2019 There are castles fairly convenient to almost all ports in the U.K. Plenty of castles in other parts of Europe, but I'm not familiar with too many near seaports. For instance a high proportion of those in Germany are inland or along the Rhine Valley. The Loire Valley has more chateaux than you can shake a stick at, tho they're more stately homes than "castles". But you'll find a few castles on most European itineraries. can I suggest you short-list a few cruises based on other factors, then check out convenient castles - including listing those ports on this thread. JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markanddonna Posted February 18, 2019 #10 Share Posted February 18, 2019 A Baltic cruise that includes Gdansk would allow them to visit Malbork, the largest castle in the world. We were there in May and it is about an hour train ride from Gdansk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angie7911922 Posted February 18, 2019 #11 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Ireland. The British Isles. I think these have both been mentioned above, but those are your best bets. Baltic sea cruise, you would see a few castles, but mostly palaces (which are amazingly beautiful!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markanddonna Posted February 18, 2019 #12 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I think something you might consider is to see different styles of castles and palaces. Sometimes, they are the same type, over and over, even though they are all unique in their own way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roz Posted February 18, 2019 #13 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Yes, it's easy to get "castled out". 🏰 Roz 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugsta Posted February 18, 2019 #14 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Roz said: Yes, it's easy to get "castled out". 🏰 Roz Yes, the 'ABC' (Another Blinking Castle) trips can get a bit samey sometimes. I can manage one a day, OH less so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roz Posted February 19, 2019 #15 Share Posted February 19, 2019 25 minutes ago, Slugsta said: Yes, the 'ABC' (Another Blinking Castle) trips can get a bit samey sometimes. I can manage one a day, OH less so. I can also OD on Gothic cathedrals. 😉 Roz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted February 19, 2019 #16 Share Posted February 19, 2019 A cruise around UK and Eire is probably going to give the most sightings and opportunities to visit castles. Almost every UK port has 1 or more castles readily accessible to the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newport dave Posted February 19, 2019 #17 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Just do a land trip to Wales, we have more castles per head of population than any other country in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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