Exploring the Scenic Faroe Islands

6 nights from £849pp departing Friday 3rd Jun 2022

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					Arrive	Depart
	3rd03	JunJun	202222	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.
	4th04	JunJun	202222	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Early AM	Late Night
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.
	5th05	JunJun	202222	At Sea
	6th06	JunJun	202222	At Sea	Early AM	Early AM
	6th06	JunJun	202222	Klaksvik, Faroe Islands	Early AM	Late PM
	7th07	JunJun	202222	Thorshavn, Faroe Islands	Early AM	Late PM
More than 600 miles (nearly 1,000 kilometres) from Denmark’s west coast lie the Faroes, a triangle of eighteen windswept islands, seventeen of which are inhabited. Only 48,500 people plus some 70,000 sheep roam these remote lands. Much of the islands’ heritage reflects a medieval past, beginning with the arrival of farmers from western Norway who settled here in the 9th century. Evidence of this Scandinavian heritage is preserved through centuries of isolation; ancient structures can still be seen in villages clustered around old churches. Sheer cliffs and waterfalls carve Streymoy, the largest of the islands, where Torshavn is one of the world’s smallest capitals with about 12,400 inhabitants, plus another 5,000 living in the suburbs of Argir and Hoyvik. Visitors find interesting museums, churches, monuments and all the amenities of a modern town and thriving harbour here. The world’s oldest, still active parliament was founded in the Viking age. Today, it houses the main offices of the local government. Many of the attractions are found outside of Torshavn in the rugged beauty of Streymoy. There are fields with grazing ponies and sheep, tiny hamlets where residents live in half-timbered houses topped by green grass roofs, and dramatic rock formations. Birds by the thousands populate the craggy seaside cliffs, which make an ideal stopover for migratory gannets, guillemots and puffins. The Faroes' climate is generally wet and windy. Because of the Gulf Stream, the temperature is a good deal more moderate than the latitude might imply; it also helps to keep Faroe harbours ice-free year-round.
	8th08	JunJun	202222	At Sea
	9th09	JunJun	202222	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

	6 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
G	Superior Interior
H	Interior Cabin
I	Interior Cabin
N	Single Interior
M	Single Superior

Oceanview staterooms from		£849pp
OS	Ocean View Cabin
SOS	Superior Ocean View	£849pp
CO	Sup Ocean Fully Obst
B	Superior Ocean View
BD	Wheelchair Adapted
C	Superior Ocean View	£1,049pp
D	Ocean View Cabin
E	Ocean View Cabin
F	Ocean View Cabin
FD	Wheelchair Adapted
K	Single Ocean View	£2,119pp

Balcony staterooms from		£949pp
LBJ	Balcony Junior Suite	£1,149pp
LBS	Balcony Suite	£1,199pp
LTC	Terrace Cabin	£949pp
TC	Terrace Cabin	£1,149pp
TCD	Wheelchair Adapted

Suite staterooms from		£1,699pp
PS	Premier Suite	£1,769pp
PSD	Wheelchair Adapted
BJ	Balcony Junior Suite	£1,699pp
BJD	Wheelchair Adapted
BS	Balcony Suite	£1,769pp
JB	Single Balcony Suite	£2,649pp
OW	Olsen Suite
LPS	Premier Suite	£1,999pp