Day 1)

Embark the MV Lord of the Glens at the Muirtown Locks a short walking distance from the centre of Inverness. Evening Captain’s welcome reception and dinner. Moor overnight.

Day 2)

Morning optional excursion to Aviemore with the Highland steam-hauled train journey to Boat of Garten. Afternoon sail from Inverness through Loch Dochfour and Loch Ness to Fort Augustus pausing in front of Urquhart Castle. Moor Fort Augustus overnight.

Day 3)

Morning optional visit to Loch Ness visitor centre and afternoon sail various man-made sections of the Caledonian Canal as well as Loch Oich and Loch Lochy to Banavie in the shadow of Ben Nevis. Moor overnight.

Day 4)

Morning optional visit to the hauntingly beautiful Glencoe, with a stop en-route at the Fort William Whisky Distillery. After lunch descend Neptune’s Stair-case a series of eight inter-connected locks that the lowers the vessel to seas level at Corpach (Fort William). Evening Captain’s farewell reception and dinner. Moor overnight.

Day 5)

Disembark after breakfast and transfer to Inverness. Parting of the ways.

Grade & Deck

Lower

James Watt

Middle

David Roberts’

Superior Middle

David Roberts’

 Top

Alexander Graham Bell

Description

2 Bed Outside

(porthole)

2 Bed Outside

(picture window)

2 Bed Outside

(picture or large picture window)

Highland Cruise

4 Nights

2008 Dates

*10th Nov

2009 Dates

8th, *12th, 16th, *20th, 24th Mar;

28th Oct;

*1st, 5th, *9th, 13th, *17th, 21st, *25th, 29th Nov;

*3rd Dec

£299

£369

£409

2008 Dates

*14th, 18th & *22nd November

£349

£409

£444

Day 1)

Drive from Glasgow to Fort Augustus and embark the MV Lord of the Glens. Evening Captain’s welcome reception and dinner (whilst cruising Loch Ness). Moor Fort Augustus overnight.

Day 2)

Ascend a flight of six inter-connected locks that runs through the centre of Fort Augustus and cruise various man-made sections of the Caledonian Canal and across Loch Oich and Loch Lochy to Banavie. At Banavie descend a flight of 8 inter-connected locks called Neptune’s Staircase which lowers the vessel to Corpach (Fort William). In the afternoon take the West Highland Line train to Glennfinnan and cross the famous viaduct. Later see the Glennfinnan Monument and return to the vessel via Fort William. Moor Corpach overnight.

Day 3)

After exiting the Caledonian Canal enter Loch Linnhe and later the Sound of Mull to Craignure (Isle of Mull) for the visit to Duart Castle and Torosay Gardens before driving to Tobermory where in the meantime the vessel has positioned to await our arrival.

Day 4)

Morning reserved for independent exploration of Tobermory later sail to Oban in Argyllshire. Evening Captain’s farewell reception and dinner. Moor Oban overnight.

Day 5)

Disembark after breakfast and drive to Glasgow. Parting of the ways.

Grade & Deck

Lower

James Watt

Middle

David Roberts’

Superior Middle

David Roberts’

 Top

Alexander Graham Bell

Description

2 Bed Outside

(porthole)

2 Bed Outside

(picture window)

2 Bed Outside

(picture or large picture window)

Autumn in the Highlands

4 Nights

2009 Dates

12th, *16th, 20th, *24th Oct

£559

£675

£812

4th, *8th Oct

£569

£689

£825

26th, *30th Sep

£575

£699

£839

Day 1)

Embark MV Lord of the Glens close to the Science Museum in the heart of Glasgow.  Evening Captain’s welcome reception and dinner.  Moor overnight.

Day 2)

Sail after breakfast along the length of the river Clyde before entering beautiful Loch Long.  Here using our tender vessel we alight for the short drive for the Loch Lomond cruise.  Later continue our cruise around the Kyle of Bute to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute.  Moor overnight.

Day 3)

After breakfast drive to Mount Stuart House & Gardens.  In the afternoon cruise to West Loch Tarbet on Mull of Kintyre for the visit to Crarea Gardens and the ancestral home of the Dukes of Argyll – Invarary Castle.  Moor overnight.

Day 4)

Morning sail up Loch Fyne and thereafter to Lochranza on the Isle of Arran.  Afternoon visit to Brodick Castle and Gardens on Arran’s east coast.  Brodick Bay is delightful and especially so when you lift your eyes from the sea to the mountains above – then you can really appreciate its location.  Later visit the newly opened whisky distillery at Lochranza.  Moor overnight.

Day 5)

Early morning sail to Glasgow – disembarking after breakfast.

Grade & Deck

Lower

James Watt

Middle

David Roberts’

Superior Middle

David Roberts’

 Top

Alexander Graham Bell

Description

2 Bed Outside

(porthole)

2 Bed Outside

(picture window)

2 Bed Outside

(picture or large picture window)

Memories of Scotland

4 Nights

2009 Dates

1st, 5th April

£559

£675

£812

14th, 18th April

£569

£689

£825

22nd, 26th April

£575

£699

£839

4th May

£589

£715

£849

Day 1)

Embark Lord of the Glens at Glasgow.  Evening Captain’s welcome reception & dinner.  Moor Glasgow overnight.

Day 2)

Morning tour of Glasgow and see the renowned Burrell Collection.  After lunch sail along the Clyde to Sandbank on Holy Loch.  Later drive to Benmore Botanical Gardens.  Set in a magnificent mountainside setting on the Cowal Peninsula – Benmore is an enchanting garden steeped in history and surrounded by dramatic scenery.  Benmore’s 120 acres boast over 300 species of Rhododendron; Bhutanese and Chilean plantings and a spectacular avenue of Giant Redwoods.  Moor Sandbank overnight.

Day 3)

At breakfast time sail Loch Long and the Kyles of Bute to Rothesay.  Later drive to Mount Stuart House and Gardens – Mount Stuart’s gardens, are amongst Europe’s finest, and date back to circa 1717 when the 2nd Earl of Bute started to lay out substantial grounds – the beginning of the three hundred acres of wilderness, woodland and designed landscape that can be enjoyed today.  Later his son, the 3rd Earl, a founder of Kew Gardens, considerably expanded on these schemes.  Moor Rothesay overnight.

Day 4)

Morning sail to Tarbet on Mull of Kintyre.  After lunch drive to Inverary Castle and Gardens the ancestral home of the Dukes of Argyll.  Moor Tarbet overnight.

Day 5)

Sail Loch Fyne and then southwards to Lochranza on the Isle of Arran.  Later visit the local whisky distillery and Brodick House and Gardens.  The castle is situated on a shelf above the north side of Brodick Bay and under the shadow of Goatfell, which rises behind it.  The location was probably used as a defensive site by the Vikings until they were driven from Arran after 1000.  The original castle was built some time after 1266 for the Stewarts of Menteith.  During the Wars of Independence it was held by the English until retaken by the Scots in 1307.  Moor Lochranza overnight.

Day 6)

Sail in the morning to Troon for the visit to Culzean Castle.  What you see at Culzean Castle today is a result of many years of careful restoration by the National Trust for Scotland that has united the different stages of Culzean’s aesthetic history.  It reflects the different stages of Culzean’s past, from Robert Adam’s additions to the medieval tower house, to its heyday as one of the grandest houses in Scotland.  Moor Troon overnight.

Day 7)

Sail to Helensburgh for the visit to Loch Lomond.  Later sail to Glasgow and journey’s end.  Evening Captain’s farewell reception and dinner.

Day 8)

Disembark after breakfast.

Grade & Deck

Lower

James Watt

Middle

David Roberts’

Superior Middle

David Roberts’

 Top

Alexander Graham Bell

Description

2 Bed Outside

(porthole)

2 Bed Outside

(picture window)

2 Bed Outside

(picture or large picture window)

Memories of Scotland

7 Nights

2009 Dates

8th, 15th May

£1399

£1535

£1659

Day 1)

Embark the ‘Lord of the Glens’ at Kyle of Lochalsh.  Evening Captain’s welcome reception and dinner.  Moor overnight.

Day 2)

Morning drive to the famed gardens at Inverewe.  Here amongst the loch-side scenery visit the splendid Inverewe Gardens where windbreaks made of local pines provide shelter for an amazing collection of exotic trees and shrubs.  Sail in the afternoon around Loch Alsh, Kyle Rhea and the Sound of Sleat to Inverie in beautiful Loch Nevis.  Inverie in having no roads into or out of the settlement has the distinction of having (according to the Guinness Book of Records) the remotest pub in Great Britain – the Old Forge.  Moor overnight.

Day 3)

Morning sail across the Sound of Sleat to Armadale on the Isle of Skye.  The afternoon is reserved for the visit to the nearby Clan Donald Centre and Gardens.  Moor Armadale overnight.

Day 4)

Morning sail around Ardnamuchan Point – the most westerly point of mainland Britain and enter the Sound of Mull to the Isle of Mull and Tobermory – its most striking feature being the gaily painted houses that line the quayside.  Afternoon at leisure to independently explore the town or alternatively to participate in a walk around the headland to the Tobermory Lighthouse.  Moor Tobermory overnight.

Day 5)

After breakfast sail to Craignure and alight for the drive to the Isle of Iona.  For more than 1000 years, the island of Iona has been a place of deep spiritual significance.  No less than 62 Kings of Scotland are buried here, including Duncan, Macbeth’s victim.  St Columba came here from Ireland in 563 AD and early Christianity spread through northern Britain from this remote island community.  The return drive brings us to where the vessel is moored and Duart Castle home of the Clan Maclean Chieftains for over 700 years.  Return to the vessel at Craignure and moor overnight.

Day 6)

Morning sail across Loch Linnhe and sail as far as Oban.  In the afternoon there will be a guided walking exploration of Oban since everything is close at hand, to include a visit to the local whisky distillery and McCraig’s Folly.  During the evening cruise Loch Linnhe.  Moor overnight.

Day 7)

After breakfast sail the length of beautiful Loch Linnhe to Corpach – the entrance to the Caledonian Canal.  Later ascend Neptune’s Staircase’ a series of 8 inter-connected locks that lifts the vessel to Banavie in the shadow of Britain’s highest mountain – Ben Nevis.  Moor Banavie overnight.

Day 8)

After breakfast drive to the hauntingly beautiful Glencoe with its impressive Visitor Centre before rejoining the vessel at Banavie.  Sail after lunch via a man-made section of the Canal and later cruise Loch Lochy to arrive at Laggan Locks in the wilds of the Highland scene.  Here there is an interesting walk to a nearby settlement and the unique feature of a floating pub.  Moor Laggan overnight.

Day 9)

Sail after breakfast along ‘Laggan Avenue’ a tree-lined and man-made section of the Canal and Loch Oich before reaching Kytra Locks and Fort Augustus (this section can be walked observing the vessel as she navigates the Canal).  Here a series of 6 inter-connected locks lowers the vessel to the shores of Loch Ness.  In Fort Augustus explore the town on foot and or visit the British Waterways Museum dedicated to the construction of the Canal.  Moor Fort Augustus overnight.

Day 10)

Morning sail across Loch Ness pausing approximately halfway in front of Urquhart Castle before entering Loch Dochfour and arriving at Inverness.  Afternoon visit to Fort George, Clava Cairns and Culloden Battlefield followed by a panoramic tour of Inverness City.  Evening Captain’s farewell reception and dinner.  Moor Inverness overnight.

Day 11)

Disembark after breakfast.

Grade & Deck

Lower

James Watt

Middle

David Roberts’

Superior Middle

David Roberts’

 Top

Alexander Graham Bell

Description

2 Bed Outside

(porthole)

2 Bed Outside

(picture window)

2 Bed Outside

(picture or large picture window)

Heart of the Highlands

10 Nights

2009 Dates

25th May;

27th Aug;

16th Sept

£1929

£2425

£2675