Stromness , Orkney Islands , Scotland Sun Deck , M / V Corinthian
DAY 10 • Isle of Mull , Scotland • Creamery visit • Explore Tobermory • Gaelic choir performance
Arrive in Tobermory , the main town on the Isle of Mull . Visit a family-owned creamery to learn about island culinary traditions , then enjoy a walking tour of Tobermory . After dinner , a Gaelic choir will perform traditional songs onboard .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Corinthian
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
DAY 11 • Isle of Lewis Arrive in Stornoway , where we ’ ll visit the 5,000-yearold Callanish Stones , an ancient standing stone circle . Discover Gearrannan Blackhouse Village and hear the music of a melodeon , an accordion-style instrument used to play traditional music .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Corinthian
DAY 12 • The Orkney Isles • Skara Brae , West Mainland Orkney
Dock in the Orkney Isles and visit a chapel built by Italian prisoners of war for a conversation with the relative of a POW . Then , explore the bustling port city of Kirkwall . Later , visit West Mainland Orkney , including its many Neolithic sites .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Corinthian
DAY 15 • Return to U . S . Transfer to the airport for your flight home . Or begin your Scotland & England : St . Andrews , Edinburgh & York post-trip extension .
Meals : B
See the full deck plan for the M / V Corinthian on page 286 .
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DAY 13 • Orkney Isles • Visit local family Visit a local family near Stromness for an unfiltered view of what local life is like in this Scottish island community .
Meals : B , L , D | M / V Corinthian
On Day 7 , sail to the Isle of Man for an in-depth look at the island ’ s prehistoric roots and modern traditions , including the preparation of kippers ( smoked herring )
DAY 14 • Disembark ship • Aberdeen Set off on a city tour of Aberdeen , Scotland ’ s “ Silver City ,” so named for the local granite used in many of its 19th-century buildings . The stone comes from the nearby Rubislaw Quarry , once Europe ’ s largest granite quarry , abandoned in the 1970s .
Meals : B , D | Sandman Signature Aberdeen Hotel or similar
242 Maritime Jewels of the British Isles : England , Wales , Northern Ireland & Scotland