| |
|
Hotel Barge
Shannon Princess II
Cruise the River Shannon through the heart
of Ireland
Seven Days / Six Nights
 The
10 passenger Shannon Princess II is the
largest hotel barge cruising the Lower Shannon.
Newly refitted, she is the essence of Irish
hospitality and offers well balanced, comfortable
accommodations.
Her experienced Captain and crew go out
of their way to ensure your every need is
accommodated. Your Chef was trained at Ballymaloe
School and distinguishes herself at every
meal with signature dishes like parcels
of wild salmon, roast of spring lamb, variations
of shellfish stew with fresh herbs and of
course a grand selection of deserts.
The Shannon represents Ireland at its finest.
Rolling green fields, lakes and rivers,
ancient Celtic monasteries and an abundance
of wildlife. The legends and fables of Ireland
are found everywhere and well understood
by the warm and hospitable Irish people
whose extraordinary history has been varied
and sometimes difficult but who somehow
always find the time to chat and discuss
the time of the day. Our Shannon cruise
brings you in touch with the very soul of
Ireland.
| Cruise
Highlights |
|
|
Visit legendary
Clonmacnois |
|
|
Full day excursion
to Galway City |
|
|
Killaloe's old
town |
|
|
Visit the unusual Leap Castle |
|
|
Culinary Notes |
|
Regional Specialties
Baked Baby Lobster
Roast Shoulder Of Lamb
Black Velvet Crepes Filled
with Raspberries Served With
Champagne Sauce
Wine Cellar
French, South African, Australian
and New Zealand Wines
Cheese Board
Cashel Blue Farmhouse Cheese
Boilie Goats Cheese, Carrigbyrne
Soft Cheese
|
|
|
Boat Features |
|
|
107 feet long |
|
|
10 passengers |
|
|
5 Irish Crew |
|
|
5 Twin/Double
Suites |
|
|
Centrally heated
|
|
|
Panoramic windows |
|
|
Sundeck |
|
|
|
Check
availability of this cruise
Itinerary
Killaloe to Athlone
(also available in reverse)
|
|
DAY 1
|
Sunday
DUBLIN TO KILLALOE
Guests are met at the hotel in Dublin
at 3pm and transferred to historic Killaloe,
which is situated in County Clare on
the Shannon’s West Bank and named
after a monastery founded by St. Lua
in the sixth century. Time for a stroll
around the picturesque town of Killaloe.
St. Flannan’s Cathedral is worth
a visit. It was built in the thirteenth
century to replace the first Cathedral
destroyed by Donal Mor O’Brien,
King of Munster and a descendant of
Brian Boru. It has many artefacts predating
the 13th. Century including an ancient
Ogham stone. Dinner on board. |
DAY 2
|
Monday
KILLALOE TO MOUNT SHANNON
Today we begin our cruise, moving through
from the fjord like reaches of the Shannon
into lovely Lough Derg. Enroute past
Holy Island, Deer Rock & Derry Castle,
we move onto the widest point of the
lake and ease westward towards to our
mooring at Mountshannon. Arrive at Mountshannon,
a previous winner of the Tidy Towns
competition. After lunch depart by bus
for a visit to the Craggaunowen Project
which is a Celtic Bronze Age settlement
or “Crannog” reconstructed.
(approx. 35 mins by bus). Dinner on
board. |
| DAY 3 |
Tuesday
MOUNT SHANNON TO TERRYGLASS
During a leisurely cruise north through
a wide variety of lake and shoreline
scenery we pass the island of Illamore
and ease towards the Eastern Shore.
Arrive Terryglass, a beautiful tiny
picturesque village a few hundred yards
from the harbour. The village has twice
won the highly coveted national prize
of Irelands Tidiest Town. Lunch is ashore
today in the quaint Derg Inn in the
village. After Lunch we depart by bus
to “Birr Castle” Irelands
Historical Science Centre and home of
the Oldest Telescope in the World, with
its glorious landscaped gardens dating
from 17th. Century and family seat of
the Earls of Ross. Dinner on board. |
| DAY 4 |
Wednesday
TERRYGLASS TO GALWAY TO
BANAGHER
Depart Terryglass by bus for a shopping
trip to Galway City and a visit to Galway
Crystal Factory. Lunch in Galway City
at one of Galway’s finest luncheon
Bars. Return to Shannon Princess and
Dinner Cruise North to Banagher. This
evening we leave Lough Derg and join
the River again through Portumna Swing
Bridge and on through a lovely stretch
of river scenery. We enter Meelick Lock
and rise up to meet the Meelick waters,
which will carry us onto our destination,
Banager Town on the Co. Offaly shore.
Dinner on board. |
| DAY 5 |
Thursday
BANAGHER TO ATHLONE
Today we move towards the riverside
town of Athlone, stopping enroute at
Clonmacnoise Ruins a famed 6th. Century
University and early Christian settlement.
After a visit to the interpretative
centre we continue north through Europe’s
richest example of “callows”
landscape. This is one of Ireland’s
premier wildflower reserves. Dinner
on board |
| DAY 6 |
Friday
ATHLONE TO QUIGLEYS MARINA
This morning we sail north to Lough
Ree as we explore some of the 365 islands.
We moor the pretty Quigley’s Marina
on the beautiful “Inner Lakes”
of Lough Ree. After lunch we depart
by bus to the “Corlea Trackway
Visitor Centre”. The centre interpets
an Iron Age bog road which was built
in the year 148 BC across the Boglands
close to the River Shannon. The oak
road is the largest of its kind to have
been uncovered in Europe and was excavated
over the years by Professor Barry Rafterty
of University College Dublin. Dinner
on board. |
| DAY 7 |
Saturday
QUIGLEY'S TO DUBLIN
After breakfast transfer to Dublin Airport
or Aberdeen Lodge Hotel |
| NOTE: |
This Itinerary is subject to change
and is in reverse direction on alternative
weeks. |
| Meeting
Point |
|
Sunday, 3.00 pm, Dublin City Centre
Hotel |
|
|
|
