poison ivy
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 3, 2010
Disney Magic 12 nt. British Isles Cruise 2017
Dover, England: July 9, 2017 to July 21, 2017
Welcome to our Trip Report!
This was an amazing cruise. The places…..The people…..The Spectacular Ports of Call. Honestly, the trip of a lifetime.
Also one of many firsts:
1st trip to Europe.
1st time flying out of JFK
1st time on British Airways
1st time cruising beyond 7 nights
1st time staying on a lower deck
1st time in a porthole cabin
1st everything about the U.K. & France
(incl. the VAT Tax Refund?!?!)
Hope you will join us.
“Post Your Selfie with Clayton”
From left:
DS: Mark (Iron Man on the DIS)
Myself: Poison Ivy
Cruise Director: Clayton Lyndsey
DH: JQ (Johnny Quest on the DIS)
Our Travel Dates: 7/7/17 to 7/21/17
INDEX - (click on the colored links for official website information)
Precruise
July 7, 2017 – JFK to Heathrow; Sofitel London Heathrow Hotel
July 8, 2017 – London Area Tour: Evan Evans - Stonehenge at Sunrise; Oxford & Windsor Castle
Cruise
Sun July 9, 2017 – Embarkation: All Aboard 4:00pm
DCL transfers to Dover; Cat 9B Cabin 2550
Mon July 10, 2017 – Le Havre, France / All Ashore 7:15am All Aboard 10:45pm
(DCL excursion: D-Day Landing Beaches – Adult Only Departure (LH12))
Tues July 11, 2017 – Portland, England / All Ashore 7:30am All Aboard 5:45pm
(DCL excursion: Glastonbury Tor and the Cathedral City of Wells (PT03))
Wed July 12. 2017 – At Sea (Palo Brunch)
Thurs July 13, 2017 – Dublin, Ireland - on our own / All Ashore 7:15am All Aboard 11:00pm (DCL free shuttle: visit the Book of Kells; Tour: Newgrange Tours by Mary Gibbons - Newgrange & Hill of Tara; evensong at St. Patrick’s Cathedral; DIS Irish meetup at Christ Church Cathedral w/ @BadPinkTink for dinner at The Brazen Head Pub)
Fri July 14. 2017 – Liverpool, England / All Ashore 8:15am All Aboard 6:30pm
(Tour: Busybus – North Wales)
Sat July 15. 2017 – Greenock, Scotland / All Ashore 8:30am All Aboard 7:15pm
(2nd choice - DCL excursion: Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace – Adult Only Departure (GR43))
Sun July 16. 2017 – Hebrides, Scotland (At Sea)
Mon July 17, 2017 – Kirkwall, Scotland / All Ashore 8:15am All Aboard 5:45pm
(Tour: Explore Orkney)
Tues July 18, 2017 - Invergordon, Scotland / All Ashore 7:00am All Aboard 6:00pm
(Tour: Invergordon Tours - ULTIMATE LOCH NESS TOUR: JACOBITE CRUISE ON LOCH NESS TO URQUHART CASTLE, CULLODEN BATTLEFIELD, CLAVA CAIRNS + CAWDOR CASTLE)
Wed July 19, 2017 – Newcastle, England / All Ashore 9:15am All Aboard 6:30pm
(DCL excursion: Bamburgh Castle and Lindisfarne (NC13))
Thurs July 20, 2017 - At Sea
Fri July 21, 2017 – Dover, England; Disembarkation begins approx. 6:30am
DCL Transfers to Gatwick
Dover, England: July 9, 2017 to July 21, 2017
Welcome to our Trip Report!
This was an amazing cruise. The places…..The people…..The Spectacular Ports of Call. Honestly, the trip of a lifetime.
Also one of many firsts:
1st trip to Europe.
1st time flying out of JFK
1st time on British Airways
1st time cruising beyond 7 nights
1st time staying on a lower deck
1st time in a porthole cabin
1st everything about the U.K. & France
(incl. the VAT Tax Refund?!?!)
Hope you will join us.
“Post Your Selfie with Clayton”
From left:
DS: Mark (Iron Man on the DIS)
Myself: Poison Ivy
Cruise Director: Clayton Lyndsey
DH: JQ (Johnny Quest on the DIS)
Our Travel Dates: 7/7/17 to 7/21/17
INDEX - (click on the colored links for official website information)
Precruise
July 7, 2017 – JFK to Heathrow; Sofitel London Heathrow Hotel
July 8, 2017 – London Area Tour: Evan Evans - Stonehenge at Sunrise; Oxford & Windsor Castle
Cruise
Sun July 9, 2017 – Embarkation: All Aboard 4:00pm
DCL transfers to Dover; Cat 9B Cabin 2550
Mon July 10, 2017 – Le Havre, France / All Ashore 7:15am All Aboard 10:45pm
(DCL excursion: D-Day Landing Beaches – Adult Only Departure (LH12))
Tues July 11, 2017 – Portland, England / All Ashore 7:30am All Aboard 5:45pm
(DCL excursion: Glastonbury Tor and the Cathedral City of Wells (PT03))
Wed July 12. 2017 – At Sea (Palo Brunch)
Thurs July 13, 2017 – Dublin, Ireland - on our own / All Ashore 7:15am All Aboard 11:00pm (DCL free shuttle: visit the Book of Kells; Tour: Newgrange Tours by Mary Gibbons - Newgrange & Hill of Tara; evensong at St. Patrick’s Cathedral; DIS Irish meetup at Christ Church Cathedral w/ @BadPinkTink for dinner at The Brazen Head Pub)
Fri July 14. 2017 – Liverpool, England / All Ashore 8:15am All Aboard 6:30pm
(Tour: Busybus – North Wales)
Sat July 15. 2017 – Greenock, Scotland / All Ashore 8:30am All Aboard 7:15pm
(2nd choice - DCL excursion: Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace – Adult Only Departure (GR43))
Sun July 16. 2017 – Hebrides, Scotland (At Sea)
Mon July 17, 2017 – Kirkwall, Scotland / All Ashore 8:15am All Aboard 5:45pm
(Tour: Explore Orkney)
Tues July 18, 2017 - Invergordon, Scotland / All Ashore 7:00am All Aboard 6:00pm
(Tour: Invergordon Tours - ULTIMATE LOCH NESS TOUR: JACOBITE CRUISE ON LOCH NESS TO URQUHART CASTLE, CULLODEN BATTLEFIELD, CLAVA CAIRNS + CAWDOR CASTLE)
Wed July 19, 2017 – Newcastle, England / All Ashore 9:15am All Aboard 6:30pm
(DCL excursion: Bamburgh Castle and Lindisfarne (NC13))
Thurs July 20, 2017 - At Sea
Fri July 21, 2017 – Dover, England; Disembarkation begins approx. 6:30am
DCL Transfers to Gatwick
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