Touring Scenic British Isles

9 nights from £799pp departing Thursday 2nd Sep 2021

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					Arrive	Depart
	2nd02	SepSep	202121	Liverpool, England, embark on the Borealis		Late PM
From world-class attractions and sports to legendary music, Liverpool offers old-world charm with modern sophistication, underpinned by a rich cultural history.
	3rd03	SepSep	202121	At Sea
	4th04	SepSep	202121	Falmouth, England	Early AM	Late Night
The bustle of this resort town's fishing harbor, yachting center, and commercial port only adds to its charm. In the 18th century Falmouth was the main mail-boat port for North America, and in Flushing, a village across the inlet, you can see the slate-covered houses built by prosperous mail-boat captains. A ferry service now links the two towns. On Custom House Quay, off Arwenack Street, is the King's Pipe, an oven in which seized contraband was burned.
	5th05	SepSep	202121	Isle of Portland, England	Early AM	Late Night
	6th06	SepSep	202121	At Sea
	7th07	SepSep	202121	Harwich, England	Early AM	Late PM
Proud home of the UK’s second busiest passenger ferry port, Harwich is around 1 hour 45 minutes from the heart of the county’s capital, London. From classic iconic attractions including Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London to more modern icons such as the Tate Modern and London Eye, the sheer amount of choice is overwhelming.
	8th08	SepSep	202121	Portsmouth, England	Early AM	Late PM
Portsmouth is one of the most densely populated cities in Southern England, and is unusual as most of its built-up area occupies Portsea Island, linked to the mainland by road and rail bridges. Although there is a Roman fort at nearby Portchester, occupied later by the Saxons and Normans, there was no settlement on the site of Portsmouth at the time of the 1086 Domesday Book. The town developed in medieval times and received its first charter in 1194 from King Richard I; soon afterwards it became a major naval base. It has the world’s oldest dry dock, and is home to several famous ships, including HMS Victory, HMS Warrior and the Mary Rose, raised from the Solent in 1982. Portsmouth remains an important naval base and is home to a large proportion of the British service fleet. The waterfront area is now dominated by the Spinnaker Tower, 560 feet high, the United Kingdom’s tallest building outside London. Other things to see in the city include the house where Charles Dickens was born, and the City Museum, which contains a permanent exhibition devoted to another famous writer, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who lived in the town.
	9th09	SepSep	202121	At Sea
	10th10	SepSep	202121	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Early AM	Late PM
Before English and Scottish settlers arrived in the 1600s, Belfast was a tiny village called Béal Feirste ("sandbank ford") belonging to Ulster's ancient O'Neill clan. With the advent of the Plantation period (when settlers arrived in the 1600s), Sir Arthur Chichester, from Devon in southwestern England, received the city from the English Crown, and his son was made Earl of Donegall. Huguenots fleeing persecution from France settled near here, bringing their valuable linen-work skills. In the 18th century, Belfast underwent a phenomenal expansion—its population doubled every 10 years, despite an ever-present sectarian divide. Although the Anglican gentry despised the Presbyterian artisans—who, in turn, distrusted the native Catholics—Belfast's growth continued at a dizzying speed. The city was a great Victorian success story, an industrial boomtown whose prosperity was built on trade, especially linen and shipbuilding. Famously (or infamously), the Titanic was built here, giving Belfast, for a time, the nickname "Titanic Town." Having laid the foundation stone of the city's university in 1845, Queen Victoria returned to Belfast in 1849 (she is recalled in the names of buildings, streets, bars, monuments, and other places around the city), and in the same year, the university opened under the name Queen's College. Nearly 40 years later, in 1888, Victoria granted Belfast its city charter. Today its population is nearly 300,000, tourist numbers have increased, and this dramatically transformed city is enjoying an unparalleled renaissance.This is all a welcome change from the period when news about Belfast meant reports about "the Troubles." Since the 1994 ceasefire, Northern Ireland's capital city has benefited from major hotel investment, gentrified quaysides (or strands), a sophisticated new performing arts center, and major initiatives to boost tourism. Although the 1996 bombing of offices at Canary Wharf in London disrupted the 1994 peace agreement, the ceasefire was officially reestablished on July 20, 1997, and this embattled city began its quest for a newfound identity.Since 2008, the city has restored all its major public buildings such as museums, churches, theaters, City Hall, Ulster Hall—and even the glorious Crown Bar—spending millions of pounds on its built heritage. A gaol that at the height of the Troubles held some of the most notorious murderers involved in paramilitary violence is now a major visitor attraction.Belfast's city center is made up of three roughly contiguous areas that are easy to navigate on foot. From the south end to the north, it's about an hour's leisurely walk.
	11th11	SepSep	202121	Liverpool, England, disembark the Borealis	Early AM
From world-class attractions and sports to legendary music, Liverpool offers old-world charm with modern sophistication, underpinned by a rich cultural history.

Borealis

Launch Year

1997

Refit Year

2015

Tonnage

62,735

Capacity

1,404

Cabins

690

Accessible

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Holiday Summary

	9 nights aboard the Borealis
	Evening entertainment
	Tea & coffee facilities in cabin
	Welcome and farewell cocktail parties
	Drinks packages available
	Complimentary tea & coffee during the day and early evening.
	Daily on-board activities
	Port Taxes and Fees
	ABTA and ATOL Protection*

Interior staterooms from		£799pp
IS	Interior Cabin	£799pp
G	Superior Interior	£1,329pp
H	Interior Cabin	£1,249pp
I	Interior Cabin	£1,169pp
N	Single Interior	£2,499pp
M	Single Superior	£2,649pp

Oceanview staterooms from		£999pp
OS	Ocean View Cabin	£999pp
SOS	Superior Ocean View	£1,099pp
CO	Sup Ocean Fully Obst	£1,559pp
B	Superior Ocean View	£1,829pp
BD	Wheelchair Adapted
C	Superior Ocean View	£1,749pp
D	Ocean View Cabin
E	Ocean View Cabin	£1,499pp
F	Ocean View Cabin	£1,419pp
FD	Wheelchair Adapted
K	Single Ocean View	£3,499pp

Balcony staterooms from		£1,499pp
LBJ	Balcony Junior Suite	£1,999pp
LBS	Balcony Suite	£2,099pp
LTC	Premier Suite	£1,499pp
TC	Terrace Cabin	£2,139pp
TCD	Wheelchair Adapted

Suite staterooms from		£2,739pp
PS	Premier Suite	£3,659pp
PSD	Wheelchair Adapted
BJ	Balcony Junior Suite	£2,739pp
BJD	Wheelchair Adapted
BS	Balcony Suite	£3,079pp
JB	Single Balcony Suite
OW	Owner's Suite	£5,199pp