British Isles Explorer - Bergen to London Cruise

Day 1 - Bergen

Arrive: Mon 19 August 2024

Bergen is a city on Norway’s southwestern coast. It's surrounded by mountains and fjords, including Sognefjord, the country’s longest and deepest. Bryggen features colorful wooden houses on the old wharf, once a center of the Hanseatic League's trading empire. The Fløibanen Funicular goes up Fløyen Mountain for panoramic views and hiking trails. The Edvard Grieg House is where the renowned composer once lived.

Day 2 - Bergen

Depart: Tue 20 August 2024 at 18:00

Bergen is a city on Norway’s southwestern coast. It's surrounded by mountains and fjords, including Sognefjord, the country’s longest and deepest. Bryggen features colorful wooden houses on the old wharf, once a center of the Hanseatic League's trading empire. The Fløibanen Funicular goes up Fløyen Mountain for panoramic views and hiking trails. The Edvard Grieg House is where the renowned composer once lived.

Day 3 - Lerwick, Scotland

Arrive: Wed 21 August 2024 at 08:00 / Depart: Wed 21 August 2024 at 18:00

Lerwick is the main town and port of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick had a population of about 7,000 residents in 2010

Day 4 - Invergordon

Arrive: Thu 22 August 2024 at 08:00 / Depart: Thu 22 August 2024 at 18:00

Invergordon is a town and port in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. It lies in the parish of Rosskeen.

Day 5 - Edinburgh, UK

Arrive: Fri 23 August 2024 at 08:00 / Depart: Fri 23 August 2024 at 18:00

Edinburgh is Scotland's compact, hilly capital. It has a medieval Old Town and elegant Georgian New Town with gardens and neoclassical buildings. Looming over the city is Edinburgh Castle, home to Scotland’s crown jewels and the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish rulers. Arthur’s Seat is an imposing peak in Holyrood Park with sweeping views, and Calton Hill is topped with monuments and memorials.

Day 6 - Kirkwall

Arrive: Sat 24 August 2024 at 08:00 / Depart: Sat 24 August 2024 at 18:00

Kirkwall is the largest town of Orkney, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland. The name Kirkwall comes from the Norse name Kirkjuvágr, which later changed to Kirkvoe, Kirkwaa and Kirkwall

Day 7 - Ullapool

Arrive: Sun 25 August 2024 at 07:00 / Depart: Sun 25 August 2024 at 13:30

Ullapool is a port and a village of around 1,500 inhabitants in Ross and Cromarty, Scottish Highlands, located around 45 miles north-west of Inverness. Despite its small size it is the largest settlement for many miles around, and an important port and tourist destination.

Day 8 - Belfast

Arrive: Mon 26 August 2024 at 08:00 / Depart: Mon 26 August 2024 at 18:00

Belfast is Northern Ireland’s capital. It was the birthplace of the RMS Titanic, which famously struck an iceberg and sunk in 1912. This legacy is recalled in the renovated dockyards' Titanic Quarter, which includes the Titanic Belfast, an aluminium-clad museum reminiscent of a ship’s hull, as well as shipbuilder Harland & Wolff’s Drawing Offices and the Titanic Slipways, which now host open-air concerts.

Day 9 - Liverpool

Arrive: Tue 27 August 2024 at 08:00 / Depart: Tue 27 August 2024 at 23:00

Liverpool is a maritime city in northwest England, where the River Mersey meets the Irish Sea. A key trade and migration port from the 18th to the early 20th centuries, it's also, famously, the hometown of The Beatles. Ferries cruise the waterfront, where the iconic mercantile buildings known as the "Three Graces" – Royal Liver Building, Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building – stand on the Pier Head.

Day 10 - Holyhead, UK

Arrive: Wed 28 August 2024 at 08:00 / Depart: Wed 28 August 2024 at 18:00

Holyhead is a town in Wales and a major Irish Sea port serving Ireland. It is also a community and the largest town in the Isle of Anglesey county, with a population of 13,659 at the 2011 census

Day 11 - Dublin

Arrive: Thu 29 August 2024 at 07:00 / Depart: Thu 29 August 2024 at 18:00

Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland, is on Ireland’s east coast at the mouth of the River Liffey. Its historic buildings include Dublin Castle, dating to the 13th century, and imposing St Patrick’s Cathedral, founded in 1191. City parks include landscaped St Stephen’s Green and huge Phoenix Park, containing Dublin Zoo. The National Museum of Ireland explores Irish heritage and culture.

Day 12 - English Channel Cruising

Day 13 - Dover, UK

Arrive: Sat 31 August 2024 at 08:00 / Depart: Sat 31 August 2024 at 18:00

Dover Priory railway station is the southern terminus of the South Eastern Main Line in England, and is the main station serving the town of Dover, Kent, the other open station being Kearsney, on the outskirts. It is 77 miles 26 chains down the line from London Victoria.

Day 14 - London

Arrive: Sun 01 September 2024 at 12:30 / Depart: Sun 01 September 2024

Greenwich is a borough in London, England, on the banks of the River Thames. Known for its maritime history, it's home to the Cutty Sark, a restored 19th-century ship, the huge National Maritime Museum, and the classical buildings of the Old Royal Naval College. The modern O2 arena sits on a peninsula to the north. Overlooking peaceful Greenwich Park, the Royal Observatory is the site of the Greenwich meridian line

Day 15 - Tilbury

Arrive: Mon 02 September 2024 / Depart: Mon 02 September 2024

London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom, is a 21st-century city with history stretching back to Roman times. At its centre stand the imposing Houses of Parliament, the iconic ‘Big Ben’ clock tower and Westminster Abbey, site of British monarch coronations. Across the Thames River, the London Eye observation wheel provides panoramic views of the South Bank cultural complex, and the entire city.