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Posted 20 April 2023
*Solo* - 10 Nights British Isles Cruise - Full Board - 4th-14th May - Norwegian Dawn - Inside Cabin £481 / Outside £555 @ NCL / Seascanner
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A very good price, with no single supplement! Works out at just £48.10 a night, or £55.50 for an outside cabin.
Included in cruise
Come aboard Norwegian Dawn and experience the best of the United Kingdom and Ireland. In Edinburgh (Newhaven), take a walk on the historic side as you stroll along the medieval Royal Mile to the Palace of Holyroodhouse to see the abbey and Queen Mary's chambers. Uncover the natural beauty of Northern Ireland on a guided tour from Belfast and explore the rugged cliffs of the coast and the enchanting landscapes of the country's famous Glens. Then travel from Cork and back in time to the lands that were once home to Ireland's High Kings and tour the historic Cahir Castle.
Itinerary (Understand if this cruise isn't to everyone's taste, most'd prefer the med ect.)
For £199 more (£670 Total), you also get
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Included in cruise
- All meals
- Activities
- Daily entertainment
- Port fees and taxes
- Children's and youth club 3-17 years
Come aboard Norwegian Dawn and experience the best of the United Kingdom and Ireland. In Edinburgh (Newhaven), take a walk on the historic side as you stroll along the medieval Royal Mile to the Palace of Holyroodhouse to see the abbey and Queen Mary's chambers. Uncover the natural beauty of Northern Ireland on a guided tour from Belfast and explore the rugged cliffs of the coast and the enchanting landscapes of the country's famous Glens. Then travel from Cork and back in time to the lands that were once home to Ireland's High Kings and tour the historic Cahir Castle.
Itinerary (Understand if this cruise isn't to everyone's taste, most'd prefer the med ect.)
- London (Southampton), England
- Edinburgh (Newhaven), Scotland
- Inverness (Invergordon), Scotland
- Kirkwall, Orkney Isles
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Glasgow (Greenock), Scotland
- Dublin (Dun Laoghaire), Ireland
- Cork (Cobh) ,Ireland
- Portland, England
- London (Southampton), England
For £199 more (£670 Total), you also get
- Open Bar INCLUDED (Guests 1 & 2 get a beverage package, including unlimited spirits, cocktails, wine and beer.)
- Speciality Dining INCLUDED (Savour speciality dining restaurants with meal packages for Guests 1 & 2.)
- WiFi INCLUDED (Stay connected while at sea with an Internet Package.)
- Excursions INCLUDED (Receive one US$ 50 Shore Excursion credit at each port.)
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Edited by Rmcstar, 20 April 2023
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sorted by(she likes to talk but very informative a good into for the round UK)
Any similar offers going for the missus?
£1500 for a month, exc travel
Never pay rent or utilities again.
council holiday
So for £671 I will get the cruise, 3 meals a day (presumably if you go on an excursion they may make some kind of packed lunch available to take with you?), wifi (150 mins a day from the sound of it in a previous comment), alcoholic drinks for when I'm watching any entertainment they have on in the evenings and the excursion vouchers?
I've had a quick look on the link for any additional info, but can't find some answers on some things. Questions:
1) Any parking suggestions for at Southampton?
2) The excursion vouchers - it doesn't seem 100% clear which Ports do/do not have excursions. Do all of them? Per description it would seem that
- Newhaven doesn't (can walk around at your leisure?)
- Invergordon you can go to either a Distillery or Loch Ness
- Kirkwall you can go to Earl's palace, a distillery or WW1 wrecks
- Belfast is titanic museum or Giant's causeway
- Greenock - dunbarton castle
- Dublin doesn't (as with Newhaven, seems to suggest you can just do your own thing?)
- Cork doesnt (similar to Dublin above, seems you can just explore yourself)
- Portland, perhaps the lighthouse is an excursion
3) Is it reasonable to expect the $50 excursion vouchers would cover the costs, or reasonably would expect to have to top up with own money to meet the full cost?
4) Sounds like they add a service charge? I may have to pay this before departing? But I can get this refunded/removed once on the boat?
5) Coronation Bank holiday on the 8 May could affect the excursions at Kirkwall I suppose? If I wanted to watch any coverage I suppose there will be TVs with terrestrial tv channels available in rooms and lounge areas etc?
6) More generally - anyone else done a similar cruise before, how did you find it?
They are very pricey. There seems to be none that specifically refer to either Loch Ness at Invergordon or Giant's Causeway at Belfast (unlike the Seascanner descriptions). Some okay priced ones e.g. Dublin on Your Own (£64) and Cork City on Your Own (£40) which shouldn't be too bad after $50 voucher however the limited descriptions suggest these are really just inflated transfers from the Port to central locations for you to then go off and do your own thing and presumably return to be picked up later. Potentially cheaper (even after the $50 excursion voucher) to just book your own taxi/uber from the port once you arrive. They have a Guinness one in Dublin for £96, which after voucher may be okay compared to own taxi and bog standard entry price.
Hmmm not as exciting as it would seem then! (edited)
Also, just out of curiosity. If the likes of MSC and P&O are like Ryan Air ( As some people on here say. Ive never been) what cruise companies are more premium and more luxurous?
The main issue I have with staycations is the cost of F&B is normally punitive for pretty average food We did the new forest for a long weekend and when I looked at the cost it wasn't far off a week away at a long haul destination. Worse still it was mostly average pub/restaurant fare. A ploughman's and couple of beers at a pub sets you back north of £50 in many tourist destinations.
Doing these destination via FB cruise may actually be the best way to go IMO. (edited)
if you like a drink add the Free at Sea for £199, get a few other bit including a speciality meal( I Value at £30) a bit of wifi (£0) shore ex $50 off at every port but most are overpriced (covers a shuttle bus) best to DIY all the ports
Optional Grats/service is £155pp
Still a bargain if you stump up for both.
if you need hotel, then there are hotel park options.
nearest is Ibis/Novotel 10min walk to terminal.(£120 with parking)
Its finding the discounts