Cruise description

29 Night Cruise sailing from London roundtrip aboard Aegean Odyssey. Hotel stay pre-cruise in London.

29 Night Cruise sailing from London roundtrip aboard Aegean Odyssey. Hotel stay pre-cruise in London.

Begin your journey with a 2-night hotel stay in London, before you board Aegean Odyssey beneath the gaze of London’s Tower Bridge, on a circumnavigation of the scepter'd isle beginning in the Channel Islands.

Then see the world's largest global garden, the Eden Project in Cornwall. Explore the Abbey Gardens of Tresco and step ashore in Wales, before crossing the Irish Sea to Dublin, one of Europe’s finest cities.

Scotland is a place of many iconic sights, including Inveraray Castle, the Old Man of Storr and the Castle of Mey. Stirling Castle is a fortress with a colourful history, while the capital of Edinburgh has a wealth of attractions.

Take a trip to Hadrian’s Wall, followed by York, a cathedral city with an internationally renowned Viking past. Then discover the dramatic and unique landscape of Iceland, beginning with the island of Heimaey and the cosmopolitan capital of Reykjavik.

Visit the maritime museum of Isafjordur, on the edge of the Arctic Circle, followed by the lava craters of Akureyri. The charming harbour of Husavik is home to the geothermal Myvatn Nature Baths, then explore Scottish castles, remote Viking settlements and the Neolithic mysteries of Maes Howe and Skara Brae before returning to London.

Highlights of this cruise:

Falmouth
Falmouth is a seaport on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, UK. Falmouth’s natural harbour is the third largest deep-water harbour in the world, the traditional gateway to the Atlantic and one of the world’s great sailing harbours. The world-class National Maritime Museum is testimony to Falmouth’s rich maritime history.

The town’s shopping streets lie just off the waterfront and are connected by small opeways offering tantalising glimpses of the water and link the harbour with a charming mix of shops and art galleries. Cafés and restaurants offer a selection of both world and local cuisine. Within walking distance you will find beaches offering safe, crystal clear waters, sandy stretches and secluded coves.

Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, part of the United Kingdom, located in the Central Belt region of the country. Watched over by the imposing Castle - the symbol of the city - Edinburgh combines medieval relics, Georgian grandeur and a powerful layer of modern life with contemporary avant-garde. You are able to see the whole of Edinburgh from the top of Edinburgh's Arthur's Seat, an extinct volcano which is one of Edinburgh's top tourist attractions.

The throbbing night-life centre of the Scottish north, Edinburgh - "the Athens of the North" is also a feast for the mind and the senses, playing host to great restaurants, shops and an unequalled program of city festivals throughout the year. Hogmanay - the Scottish New Year - kicks off the festivities, which culminate in the high summer with the Tattoo, the International and the Fringe, amongst many others.

The Old Town area of Edinburgh, with its crowded testaments, stands in complete contrast to the highly organized grid of Edinburgh's New Town area. The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh were listed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1995. There are stunning views from almost every street and many popular tourist attractions throughout Edinburgh.

Reykjavik
Located in the North Atlantic Ocean, directly east of Greenland, Iceland is Europe's westernmost country and the second largest island in the North-Atlantic ocean. Its capital, Reykjavik holds practically half of Iceland’s entire population, perhaps not surprising considering how little of the country is actually habitable. As such it is the country’s unrivalled cultural and economic centre surrounded by a vast wilderness of mountains and glaciers.

The city’s highlights are mostly found in central Reykjavik: lining Old Town and Lake Tjornin are attractive tin houses, some of the more historical buildings, and many of its restaurants and nighttime hotspots. Its nightlife is legendary, with all-night street parties in summer and a huge club scene year-round. The nearby surrounding wilderness offers walking trails at Videy Island or the lava area at Heidmork, is definitely worth a visit. At "Smoky Bay" you can see geothermal steam rising from the ground. Harnessed to heat the city, these smoke signals can be seen along with any number of natural wonders, half an hour out of town.

Husavik
Húsavík is a small town in the north of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay. It has commanding views over the bay of Skjáifandi ("Shaker") towards the rugged northern coastline to its east and west, and out to the open Arctic Ocean. Husavik has the distinction of being the first place in Iceland ever to be built in.
The income of the inhabitants is derived from tourism and fishing, as well as retail and small industry.

Húsavík has become a centre of whale watching in the north due to whales of different species that frequently enter the bay. It is also home to the Icelandic Phallological Museum, which contains specimens from every mammal that lives in Iceland. Local leisure activities include whale watching, horse riding, fishing, geothermal swimming and golf.

Rosyth
Rosyth is a town located on the Firth of Forth on Scotland's east coast, 1.6 km's south of Dunfermline, Fife, and approximately 19 km’s north west of Edinburgh. The port has the only direct ferry service from Scotland to Zeebrugge, Belgium.

The area is best known for its large dockyard, formerly the Royal Naval Dockyard Rosyth, construction of which began in 1909. The town was planned as a 'garden city' with accommodation for the construction workers and dockyard workers. Today, the dockyard is almost 5 km² in size, a large proportion of which was reclaimed during construction.