Need opinions of my itinerary

[phillygirl63]

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

[John Bull]

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 :)

[4774Papa]

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.