Iceland & the British Isles Cruise
13days from
£899*per person
Overview
Relax with the world's favourite cruise line on this 12-night / 13-day holiday on a Carnival fun-ship sailing from the port of Dover. No need to worry about queues at the airport or flight luggage restrictions, just step onboard and enjoy the delights of American hospitality and the most fun at sea cruise line. Circumnavigate the whole of the British Isles on this adventure to the mysterious and scenic island of Iceland.
Iceland is the world's 18th largest island and Europe's second largest island after Great Britain. Polar bears occasionally visit the island, travelling on icebergs from Greenland and seabirds, are a very important part of Iceland's animal life where Puffins, skuas, and kittiwakes nest on its sea cliffs.
Iceland is the world's 18th largest island and Europe's second largest island after Great Britain. Polar bears occasionally visit the island, travelling on icebergs from Greenland and seabirds, are a very important part of Iceland's animal life where Puffins, skuas, and kittiwakes nest on its sea cliffs.
Itinerary
- Make you own way to the port and embark the ship at Dover. Make use of the free car parking included in the price.
- Relax and make the most of the myriad of facilities available on board the ship, from fantastic entertainment to delicious and diverse dining options.
- Belfast is Northern Irelands capital. It was the birthplace of the RMS Titanic, which famously struck an iceberg and sunk in 1912. This legacy is recalled in the renovated dockyards' Titanic Quarter, which includes the Titanic Belfast, an alluminium-clad museum reminiscent of a ships hull, as well as shipbuilder Harland & Wolffs Drawing Offices and the Titanic Slipways, which now host open-air concerts.
- Relax and make the most of the myriad of facilities available on board the ship, from fantastic entertainment to delicious and diverse dining options.
- Charming town with colourful Norwegian-style houses, a unique rainbow pathway, and a striking blue church. Enveloped by mountains and waterfalls, it's a hub for natural beauty and culture. Quiet place and can have a picnic there if you have the provisions.
- Akureyri is a city at the base of Eyjafjaraur Fjord in northern Iceland. In the center, the 1940 Akureyri Church has stained-glass windows portraying scenes from Icelandic Christian history. There are views of the fjord from the forecourt. Nearby, the Akureyri Art Museum displays contemporary art from Iceland and farther afield. To the south are the Botanical Gardens, with specimens from across Iceland.
- Grundarfjorduris a town in the north of the Sna¦ellsnes peninsula in the west of Iceland. It is situated between a mountain range and the sea. The nearby mountain Kirkjufell forms a small peninsula.
- The city centre of Reykjavik is approximately five minutes by road from the cruise terminal. Swim in open-air pools heated by the very geothermal springs that inspired Reykjavik's name. Blue Lagoon geothermal spa is where minerals bubble up from 5,000ft below the earth's surface. The charming old quarter of Reykjavík has colourful wooden houses and narrow streets. Visit the impressive volcanic craters of the Heidemork conservation area, and enjoy a stop at The Pearl, a remarkable and unique building, built in 1988.
- Heimaey, is an Icelandic island. At 13.4 square kilometres, it is the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, and the largest and most populated island off the Icelandic coast. Heimaey is 4 nautical miles off the south coast of Iceland.
- Relax and make the most of the myriad of facilities available on board the ship, from fantastic entertainment to delicious and diverse dining options.
- Kirkwall is the largest town in Orkney, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland. The name Kirkwall comes from the Norse name Kirkjuvágr, which later changed to Kirkvoe, Kirkwaa and Kirkwall. Kirkwall was formerly the site of an ancient Norse town founded approximately 1000 years ago.
- Relax and make the most of the myriad of facilities available on board the ship, from fantastic entertainment to delicious and diverse dining options.
- Arrive into Dover and disembark ship
What's Included
Holiday Highlights
- No need to fly
- Belfast
- Reykjavik
- Seydisfjordur
- Kirkwall
Our Price Includes
- 12 nights' full-board cruise accommodation on Carnival Miracle
- Car Parking at Dover
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Ship Information
Cruise Overview
The Carnival Miracle ship marries a friendly, well-versed crew with a solid deck layout that minimizes crowding, while never letting go of Carnival's mantra, "fun." Built in 2003, Carnival Miracle is part of the Spirit class along with sister ships Carnival Legend, Carnival Pride and Carnival Spirit. With a capacity of 2,124 cruisers at double occupancy, the passenger-to-space ratio on Carnival Miracle and its sister ships is the best in the entire fleet. The Carnival Miracle deck plans are thoughtfully designed: The ship has two promenade decks, the public areas are more conducive for traffic flow, the Lido Deck is well organized and one of the pools has a retractable roof, which means the area can be used in rainy or cold weather. Plus, Carnival Miracle has a see-through, red-domed funnel topping the Atrium. While not really noticeable from a distance, the Atrium sets the insides aglow with a raspberry tone, especially at the ship's satisfying Deck 10 steakhouse, Nick & Nora's, named for Dashiell Hammett's Thin Man characters. Actually, the Spirit-class vessels are where Carnival's steakhouse concept premiered, and in these ships the venue has a prime location at the top of the Atrium.Cabin Details
Carnival Miracle has four basic cabin types -- Interior, Ocean View, Balcony and Suites -- and there are various bedding configurations, allowing for up to four people to share a single cabin. Standard cabin sizes are 185 square feet, while suites are larger. There are 28 with connecting doors to combine two cabins, all of them either balcony units or suites. Light sleepers might want to avoid connecting cabins, since we've experienced sound leak on other Spirit-class ships. All cabins come with two twins that can be pushed together on request for a king-sized bed. Some cabins come with one or even two pulldown beds, or with a single or double pullout sofa bed. Other standard Carnival Miracle cabin amenities included a pair of beach towels that were waiting for us when we arrived, couch, empty mini-fridge, in-room safe, hair dryer in the vanity drawer and a small, height-adjustable table that could be used for dining. There were two 110V outlets at the desk, and another by the bed, and a flat-screen TV mounted inside a cabinet that offered a few public channels, plus several ship channels used for Carnival communications and movie channels.Dining Details
Bacchus Dining Room (Decks 2 and 3): Named for the Roman god of agriculture, wine and -- oh, yeah -- fertility, Carnival Miracle's main dining room spreads onto two floors on aft lower decks. It's classic Joe Farcus style -- so, naturally, there are plenty of grape and vineyard motifs to hammer the theme home, including bulbous grape wall sconces casting a purple hue. The Carnival Miracle dining room is large, seating 1,300 -- but it feels tight, even when not all tables were occupied. Still, even though we chose "Your Time" open seating as we preferred not to share a table every night, we never waited more than two minutes for a two-top table option. Meals were efficiently served, and our occasional requests were easily accommodated by the friendly staff. Toward the end of dinner, every night, waiters perform an upbeat dance routine that gets the crowd clapping.Activities Details
Occupying the forward portion of decks 2, 3 and 4, the Phantom Main Show Lounge is the main show lounge aboard Carnival Miracle, with a variety of events taking place here during the day while at sea, and headliner shows each evening. The venue is fashioned after the Paris Opera House, with a "Phantom of the Opera" theme provided by enamel masks and candelabras lining the maroon walls. Seating on the ground floor is almost flat, so views can be impeded from the rear sections, but upper-deck seating offers clear sightlines. Carnival keeps people busy throughout the cruise, especially on sea days. In addition to bingo and lectures in the Phantom Main Show Lounge mentioned above, other daytime diversions can be found at the Mad Hatter's Ball, a theater located under the main show lounge on Deck 1, with art auctions, lectures, meet-and-greet sessions with the crew and Build-a-Bear workshops. The Atrium lobby, on Deck 2, was called into service for ballroom and square dance classes, bocce ball tournaments and a beanbag toss, along with hosting live entertainment from ports of call. At the Fountainhead Cafe on Deck 2, we found charades, trivia contests and Scattergories. At the RedFrog Pub next door was shuffleboard and afternoon karaoke. The Ariadne Room, Deck 2, was home to seminars on acupuncture, posture and metabolism, and a ladies pamper party (the goal of all these was to sell passengers spa services). The Lido Stage, next to the midship pool on Deck 9, was the place for family games, the hairy chest contest and the ship's sail-away parties. When a major sports game was played, the TVs at SkyBox Sports Bar would be tuned in.Other Information
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Holiday code
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