We just jumped on PUBS and would like any info on tours recommended for CPH, Edinburgh, Invergordon, Skye, Belfast, Dublin, Liverpool, Cork, Falmouth from those that have been there. Thanks in advance. We'll probably be doing a 2 night pre-cruise at the St. Petri in CPH and a 2 night post at the Goring in London. If anyone has done either of those, please comment.

So great to hear you signed up for PUBS. Carol and I signed up for PUBS during the So. Am. cruise. We are going to be in CPH late on the night of 8/29. Maybe we could get together for dinner on Thursday or Friday night. We booked the Regent hotel, which I was told was the Marriott.

Do not have any special info on the tours but we have booked several of the Regent tours. They are using the tour codes: LEI-26, LEI-27, INV-23, PTR-21, DUB-51, LPL-23 and FAL-6.

We are meeting up with friends in Dover who are joining the cruise at that point and going on to NCE.

Will be good to see you as we missed dinner a few months ago.

Ralph and Carol

We did a similar cruise last year, and I am pretty sure I kept a running Sea Mail account of our activities. I'd love to be going back, but we can't manage it this year because of other "stuff" going on in the extended family.

We were driving in Ireland & Scotland in the last 5 weeks. For Isle of Skye I highly recomend the open air museum of croft cottages at the tip of the island. For Edinburgh Edinburgh Castle & Holyrood Castle are well worth while. In Dublin recommend Trinity University to see the Book of Kells. It is a lovely walking city full of Georgian houses & parks. Merton Square is one of the nicest.

Is Invergordon the port for Inverness? That is a beautiful area full of castles & scenery.

James Pringle & Sons is a woolen mill that has retail stores in Edinburgh & it´s old millhouse is in Inverness. The Inverness mill has the best selections of cashmeres. Most stores in Scotland offer cashmere sweaters at 50% off in season and we liked James Pringle the best. We got 5 sweaters each and 2 for each child. Plus some scarves & ties. Couldn´t quite swing a kilt for Jim but they have beautiful full formal kilts for both men & women. Pringles will fill out all your VAT forms.

Have fun!

Just got the brochure from the best Edinburgh restaurant, Dubh Prais at 123b High Street (the Royal Mile), just down the hill from Edinburgh castle. It is chef/owner operated & features all fresh food from Scotland. Try the haggis, it is excellent.

www.dubhpraisrestaurant.com

Having watched "Chariots of Fire" so often that I can recite the screen play by heart, fellow fans shouldn't miss Cafe Royal in Edinburgh. That was the restaurant where Harold and his future wife have dinner after her performance in Mikado. We even sat in the table featured in the scene.

BTW, It is a fair restaurant!

Pam; I remember you posting, but I can't seem to figure out how to get to the older Seamail. Any suggestions, Karen?

Pam, do you remember what you called your seamail posts?

Editing to add, is this it?

Thanks, Karen; that looks like it.

Lots of good info, Pam. Thanks much for the thread.

Doug, don't miss the fish 'n chips takeout stand right on the dock on Skye. Yum. Best we had, the whole trip.

Hi Everyone on PUBS,

John and I will be on that trip too. Haven't made any tour reservation yet. Always happy to hear suggestions. We are going to Berlin first and then on to Copenhagen for the cruise. Staying on in London for 5 nights. My Father passed away May 19th and 2 weeks later I broke my ankle. So, have been pre-occupied and haven't done any planning for the trip. Better get goiing though! There was a post on Cruise Critic from someone staying in the same cabin we have 747. Are you all making dinner reservations now? I am concerned about the luggage weight flying from Berlin to Copenhagen. Only 44 lbs. and not 70 lbs. International we get on Delta. I don't know how I can pack that light considering we don't know what the weather will be like. Warm clothing? Warm weather clothing? Formal clothing?
Judy