Saturday, May 12 Baton Rouge to Flight to Gatwick
08:25 AM Depart New Orleans on Southwest Airlines Flight #3364
09:40 AM Arrive Houston (no plane change)
10:40 AM Depart Houston
11:30 AM Arrive in Austin, TX
04:20 PM Depart Austin, TX on Norwegian Airlines Flight # DI7182
Sunday, May 13 Arrive in Gatwick travel to Edinburgh
07:25 AM Arrive London-Gatwick
09:47 AM Leave Gatwick Airport Platform 4 on Thameslink train towards Bedford
10:48 AM Arrive at London St. Pancras L1 station. Walk to Kings Cross station (~1 min)
11:30 AM Leave Kings Cross station on Virgin Trains East Coast toward Edinburgh
04:17 PM Arrive Edinburgh
Spend the night in Edinburgh at Modern Old Town Apt + Arthur’s Seat Views, High Street 19/8 Old Fishermarket Close, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1RW, United Kingdom
Monday, May 14 Day in Edinburgh
Spend the night in Edinburgh at Modern Old Town Apt + Arthur’s Seat Views, High Street 19/8 Old Fishermarket Close, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1RW, United Kingdom
Tuesday, May 15 Travel Day Edinburgh to Oban
07:00 AM Pick up car from Europcar at Edinburgh Rail station Office, Waverly Station, Unit 6 – Platform 2, Edinburgh, GB
Leave Edinburgh drive to Loch Lomond ~ 2 hours 5 minutes
Stop 1: Cameron House on Loch Lomond
Stop 2: Walks in Loch Lomond
Stop 3: An Ceann Mor, Inveruglus
Drive from Loch Lomond to Oban (~ 1 hr 37 min)
Spend the night in Oban Beautiful Homely Apartment in the Heart of Oban , George Street 85b, Oban, Scotland PA34 5NN, United Kingdom
Wednesday, May 16 Oban
06:30 AM Pick up tickets for Three Isles Early Bird Tour from West Coast Tours shop at 17 George Street, Oban
07:10 AM Arrive at Caledonian MacBrayne ferry terminal to board ferry for Three Isles Early Bird Tour
07:30 AM Depart Oban for Three Isles Early Bird Tour
05:55 PM Arrive back in Oban
Spend the night in Oban Beautiful Homely Apartment in the Heart of Oban , George Street 85b, Oban, Scotland PA34 5NN, United Kingdom
Thursday, May 17 Travel Day Oban to Inverness
09:40 AM Oban Distillery Sensory and Flavours Tour (~$14.20 per adult)
10:40 AM Tour ends
Side trip to Glenfinnan Viaduct from Fort Williams (round-trip ~1 hour)
Oban to Inverness (~ 3 hrs 44 min)
Spend the night in Inverness at Macdonald rooms Inverness Scotland, 11B Greig Street First floor left, Inverness, Scotland IV3 5PT, United Kingdom
Friday, May 18 Inverness (Isle of Skye)
08:50 AM Isle Of Skye Kilt Rock and Fairy Glen (Isle Of Skye Kilt Rock/Fairy Glen) by Iona Tours. Pick-up at BANK STREET LAYBY OUTSIDE THE MERCURE HOTEL (PLEASE ARRIVE BY 8.50)
06:00 PM Return to Inverness
Spend the night in Inverness at Macdonald rooms Inverness Scotland, 11B Greig Street First floor left, Inverness, Scotland IV3 5PT, United Kingdom
Saturday, May 19 Travel Day Inverness to Glasgow
08:00 AM Drive from 11B Greig Street to Strathspey Steam Railroad, Aviemore Station (35.1 miles ~ 44 min)
10:30 AM FIRST CLASS Aviemore to Broomhill Return – Includes Tea/Coffee & Shortbread 2018
02:00 PM Drive from Strathspey Steam Railroad, Aviemore Station to Glasgow Stepps Hotel (Premier Inn) (134 miles ~ 2 hrs 24 mins)
Spend the night in Glasgow Stepps Hotel (Premier Inn), Crowwood Roundabout, Cumbernauld Road, SteppsG33 6HN
Sunday, May 20 Travel Day Glasgow to London (Lorelei & Amanda)
Drive from Glasgow Stepps Hotel (Premier Inn) to Glasgow Queen Street Station (7 miles ~ 15 mins)
10:00 AM Leave Glasgow Queen Street station on ScotRail toward Edinburgh
10:49 AM Arrive Edinburgh
11:00 AM Leave Edinburgh station on Virgin Train East Coast to London Kings Cross
03:38 PM Arrive London Kings Cross
Sunday, May 20 Travel Day Glasgow to Windermere (Mike & Marinda)
Drive from Glasgow Stepps Hotel (Premier Inn) to Glasgow Queen Street Station (7 miles ~ 15 mins)
Drive from Glasgow Queen Street Railway Station to Windermere (148 miles ~ 2 hrs 34 mins)
Spend the night in Windermere at Ellerdene Guest House, 12 Ellerthwaite Rd, Windermere LA23 2AH, UK
Monday, May 21 Travel Day Windermere to York
09:15 AM “Six Lakes in a Morning” (Half day tour of the Lake District) by tour operator Mountain Goat. Pick-up at Ellerdene Guest House
01:30 PM Return to Ellerdene Guest House – Windermere
02:00 PM Drive from Windermere to York (95 miles ~ 2 hrs 15 mins)
05:30 PM Return Rental Car to Europcar at York Railway Station 22 Queen Street, York, GB
08:00 PM The Original Ghost Walk of York – meet at King’s Arms Pub (no reservation required)
Spend the night in York at The White Horse 6 Bootham York, England YO30 7BL
Tuesday, May 22 York
09.00 AMTour: HAWORTH, BOLTON ABBEY AND STEAM TRAINS meet opposite the Dean Court Hotel in Duncombe Place, York, YO1 7EF (near York Minster)
05:45 PM Arrive back in York
Spend the night in York at The White Horse 6 Bootham York, England YO30 7BL
Wednesday, May 23 Travel Day York to Bath
09:44 AM Leave York on Cross Country Train toward Plymouth
01:41 PM Arrive Bristol Temple Meads station
02:00 PM Leave Bristol Temple Meads on Great Western Railway towards London Paddington
02:12 PM Arrive Bath Spa
Spend the night in Bath at Number 7 Bath Saint James’s Parade First Floor, Bath and North East Somerset, England BA1 1UL United Kingdom
Thursday, May 24 Bath & The Cotswalds
08:50 AM Cotswald Explore (Tour A) from Bath with Lion Tours meet at Abbey Hotel N Parade, Bath BA1 1LF (on the coach pick-up island)
06:00 PM Tour ends in Bath
Spend the night in Bath at Number 7 Bath Saint James’s Parade First Floor, Bath and North East Somerset, England BA1 1UL United Kingdom
Friday, May 25 Travel Day Bath to London
01:43 PM Leave Bath Spa on Great Western Railway towards London Paddington
03:14 PM Arrive London Paddington
Catch the London Underground towards London Kings Cross
03:44 PM Arrive London Kings Cross
Spend the night in London at The Apollo Hotel, 43 Argyle Street, Kings Cross St. Pancras, London, United Kingdom WC1H 8EP
Saturday, May 26 Travel Day London to New Orleans (Lorelei & Amanda)
TBD AM Depart London Victoria Station on Gatwick Express (departs every 15 minutes beginning at 05:00 AM, 30 minute trip)
TBD + 30 Arrive at London-Gatwick
10:10 AM Depart London-Gatwick on Norwegian Airlines Flight #DI7181
02:15 PM Arrive in Austin, TX
07:30 PM Depart Austin, TX on Southwest Airlines Flight #3266
08:20 PM Arrive in Houston (Hobby), TX
09:15 PM Change to Southwest Airlines Flight #3433
10:20 PM Arrive in New Orleans
Saturday, May 26 Travel Day London to Ferry to Amsterdam (Michael & Marinda)
Rail and Sail from London Liverpool station to Amsterdam Central Train Station. Take the London Underground from Kings Cross & St. Pancras International to Liverpool Street (tube trains run ~every 3 minutes)
07:32 PM Leave London Liverpool Street Station (LST) on Greater Anglia toward Harwich International
08:32 PM Depart Colchester
08:56 PM Arrive at Harwich international (HPQ)
08:30 PM Begin boarding ferry
10:15 PM Boarding of ferry ends
11:00 PM Depart Harwich for Hoek-van-Holland
Sunday, May 27 Travel Day Ferry to Amsterdam
08:00 AM Arrive at Hoek-van-Holland, take metro train and change at Schiedam Centrum for an Intercity train to Den Haag and Amsterdam Centraal
08:36 AM Take the 711 InBus to Rotterdam, Marconiplein
09:21 AM Arrive at Schiedam, Station Schiedam Central
09:47 AM Bus 711 leaves Station Schiedam Central
10:55 AM Arrive Amsterdam Centraal. Walk 1.4 km (~16 min) to Dijksgracht 7B, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1019 BT, Netherlands
06:30 PM Amsterdam Experience Cruise offered through AirBnB. Walk from houseboat to Central Station
06:49 PM Take the #2 tram Neiuw SLoten from Platform B2
06:56 PM Arrive at Keizergracht tram stop. Walk rest of way
07:30 PM Amsterdam Experience Cruise offered through AirBnB, Keizersgracht 401, 1016 EK Amsterdam, Netherlands
09:30 PM Amsterdam Experience Cruise ends
Spend the night in Amsterdam at Cozy apartment on houseboat 15 min from CS, Dijksgracht 7B, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1019 BT, Netherlands
Monday, May 28 Amsterdam
10:00 AM Anne Frank House tour. The Anne Frank House is situated at the Prinsengracht, the entrance of the museum is Westermarkt 58.
03:00 PM Van Gogh Museum – 50 minute Tour – Van Gogh & Japan
Spend the night in Amsterdam at Cozy apartment on houseboat 15 min from CS, Dijksgracht 7B, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1019 BT, Netherlands
Tuesday, May 29 Amsterdam
Spend the night in Amsterdam at Cozy apartment on houseboat 15 min from CS, Dijksgracht 7B, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1019 BT, Netherlands
Wednesday, May 30 Zaandam
Spend the night in Zaanse Schans at Unique Houseboat at Zaanse Schans, 43 Kalverringdijk, Zaandam, NH 1509 BT Netherlands
Thursday, May 31 Zaandam
Spend the night in Zaanse Schans at Unique Houseboat at Zaanse Schans, 43 Kalverringdijk, Zaandam, NH 1509 BT Netherlands
Friday, June 1 Travel Day Amsterdam to London
11:17 AM Leave Amsterdam Central Train Station to Brussels Midi Train Station
01:08 PM Arrive Brussels Midi Train Station
04:56 PM Leave Brussels Midi Train Station to London St. Pancras
06:06 PM Arrive London St, Pancras
Spend the night in London at The Apollo Hotel, 43 Argyle Street, Kings Cross St. Pancras, London, United Kingdom WC1H 8EP
Saturday, June 2 London
10:30 AM Meet our London Greeter, Dominic, outside the Baker Street Tube Station where you will find the statue of Sherlock Holmes. Tour of Marylebone.
04:45 PM Meet at Whitechapel Art Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, London E1 7QX. Nearest station is Aldgate East. Aldgate East is on the Circle Line
05:00 PM Secret Food Tour – London Indian Food
Spend the night in London at The Apollo Hotel, 43 Argyle Street, Kings Cross St. Pancras, London, United Kingdom WC1H 8EP
Sunday, June 3 Travel Day London to Southampton
08:38 AM Leave Kings Cross/St. Pancras Underground Station on the Piccadilly Line toward Leicester Square Underground Station
08:49 AM At Leicester Square Underground Station, switch to Northern Line
08:52 AM Arrive at Waterloo Station
09:35 AM Leave London Waterloo Station on South Western Railway train to Southampton Central.
10:30 AM Boarding begins for Royal Caribbean 12 Nights Northern Delights Cruise
11:02 AM Arrive at Southampton. Take taxi to cruise port.
04:30 PM Cruise ship departs Southampton, UK
Monday, June 4 Cruising on Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas
Cruising on Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas
Tuesday, June 5 Oslo, Normay
10:30 AM Arrive Oslo, Norway
05:00 PM Depart Oslo, Norway
Wednesday, June 6 Copenhagen, Denmark
09:30 AM Arrive Copenhagen, Denmark
10:00 AM Segway Tour – Copenhagen, Langelinie Alle 58
12:00 AM Segway tour ends
05:00 PM Depart Copenhagen, Denmark
Thursday, June 7 Cruising on Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas
Cruising on Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas
Friday, June 8 Tallinn, Estonia
11:00 AM Arrive Tallinn, Estonia
11:30 AM Meet Alla Tours local guide for 5h Complete Enchanting Tallinn
11:30 AM warm meet and greet with your local guide and driver outside the port gates
11:30 AM Panoramic drive tour with the views of Kadriorg Park and Art Museum, Estonian Song Festival Ground, the Lasnamae district, the Pirita district with the 1980s Olympic Yachting Complex and the ruins of the St. Bridget’s Convent
01:00 PM Scenic drive to Old Tallinn Town with the views of Concert Hall, Cultural Center, Viru Square, Sokos Hotel Viru, Liberty Square and the Cross of Liberty
01:30 PM Arrival to Toompea Hill (the Upper Town of Tallinn)
01:30 PM Inside visit to Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the opulent onion-domed Russian Orthodox Cathedral, built in 1900 in the style of the Moscow churches of the 17th century with the interior filled with stunning mosaics and icons
02:00 PM Walking tour of Medieval Old Town Tallinn incl. Toompea View point to enjoy a beautiful panoramic view of the Lower Town, its towers and picturesque redtiled roofs, Tall Hermann Tower, the Palace Square and the Baroque Toompea Castle (the seat for the Estonian Parliament), St. Mary’s the Virgin Cathedral (the Gothic Dome Church), St. Nicholas’ Church (Estonian Museum), Viru Gate, Town Hall Square, Town Hall Rae Pharmacy, the lovely and romantic St. Catherine’s Passage and old Dominican Monastery
03:00 PM Stroll down the Pikk Jalg (Long Leg) Street to see the Three Sisters House, St. Olaf’s Church, the Holy Spirit Church, the House of the Brotherhood of the Blackheads, the Great Guild House, the Museum of Marzipan, the Great Coastal Gate and Fat Margaret’s Tower
04:15 PM Transfer to the pier
04:30 PM Return to the pier
06:00 PM Depart Tallinn, Estonia
Saturday, June 9 St. Petersburg, Russia
07:00 AM Arrive St. Petersburg, Russia
08:30 AM Meet Alla Tours local guide for St Petersburg Splendors and Faberge Museum Tour
08:30 AM City sightseeing drive tour through the historical downtown with photo stops
10:00 AM Drive to Peterhof Summer Residence
11:00 AM Walking tour of the Peterhof Fountain Park and Upper Gardens
12:30 PM Traditional Russian lunch at a local restaurant
01:30 PM Drive to Tsars Village (Pushkin)
02:30 PM Guided tour of Catherine’s Palace incl. Amber Room and a walk through the park
04:00 PM Drive back to St. Petersburg Payment for the tour
06:45 PM Meet at the ship
08:00 PM Ballet at Alexandrinsky
11:30 PM Onboard
Sunday, June 10 St. Petersburg, Russia
07:30 AM Meet at the ship
08:00 AM Subway ride and tour of the most beautiful Metro stations
08:30 AM Boat ride: scenic tour along rivers and canals
10:00 AM Guided tour of the Hermitage Museum (early entry)
12:30 PM Guided tour of Church on the Spilled Blood
01:30 PM Lunch at a local restaurant incl. Stolle Pies
02:30 PM Guided tour of the Faberge Museum
03:30 PM Free time for shopping, walking on Nevsky prospect
05:00 PM Onboard
06:00 PM Depart St. Petersburg, Russia
Monday, June 11 Helsinki, Finland
07:00 AM Arrive Helsinki, Finland
09:00 AM Alla tours: 5h Best of Helsinki and Seurasaari tour. Warm meet and greet with your local guide and driver outside the port gates
9:00 AM City highlights drive tour with the views of: picturesque Helsinki waterfront, historic Kappeli restaurant, Old Market Hall, Swedish Embassy, Presidential Palace, Uspenski Cathedral, Icebreakers, Central Railway Station, the National Museum, Parliament Building, Finlandia Concert Hall and the Olympic Stadium
09:30 AM Walking tour of Sibelius park (Sibeliuspuisto) with the distinguished monument to the famous Finnish composer, resembling organ pipes made of welded steel with over 600 pipes
10:00 AM Inside visit to the Rock Church (Temppeliaukion Kirkko) with its exceptional acoustic. This impressive church, carved into a solid rock, let you experience one of the most unique religious constructions in the whole world – 24-m diameter roof covered in 22-km of copper stripping.
10:45 AM Photo stop at the Senate Square, the historical heart of the Finnish Capital to see the beautiful snow-white Helsinki Cathedral, the Senate Building (filmed in the old movie “Doctor Zhivago”), Helsinki University and library, and the monument to Russian Tsar Alexander II
12:15 PM Drive to the Seurasaari Open-Air Park (Seurasaaren Ulkomuseo)
12:30 PM Guided tour on a green island, where Seurasaari Open-Air Museum is located. You will see a unique collection of 87 historic wooden buildings, brought from various parts of Finland: haylofts, a parsonage, old windmill and church, as well as the wonderful giant rowboats used to transport churchgoing communities. Feel like a Finn – enjoy the nature!
01:45 PM Drive back to Helsinki port
02:00 PM Arrival at the pier
03:00 PM Depart Helsinki, Finland
Tuesday, June 12 Cruising on Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas
Cruising on Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas
Wednesday, June 13 Skagen, Denamrk
08:00 AM Arrive Skagen, Denmark
04:00 PM Depart Skagen, Denmark
Thursday, June 14 Cruising on Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas
Cruising on Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas
Friday, June 15 Travel Day Southampton to Gatwick Airport
05:30 AM Arrive Southampton, UK
10:13 AM Take Southwestern Train to Gatwick Airport
12:08 PM Arrive at Gatwick Airport
Spend the night at Gatwick Airport at London Gatwick Airport (A23 Airport Way), Longbridge Way, Gatwick Airport, England RH6 0NX
Saturday, June 16 Travel Day Gatwick Airport to New Orleans
10:10 AM Depart London-Gatwick on Norwegian Airlines Flight #DI7181
02:15 PM Arrive in Austin, TX
07:15 PM Depart Austin, TX on Southwest Airlines Flight #5584
08:05 PM Arrive in Houston (Hobby), TX (plane change)
09:10 PM Depart Houston, TX on Southwest Airlines Flight #5493
10:15 PM Arrive in New Orleans
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