TITANIC TOUR
APRIL 2012
8 nights accommodation, including breakfast every day, dinner on two nights, admissions, and a driver guide throughout
€3650 per person sharing.
To
book, email vacation@adamsandbutler.com
or call
US & Canada Toll Free 1-800-8945712
Australia Toll Free 1-800-255982 International +353 1 288 9355
Saturday 7th April
Arrive
Dublin and transfer to Mount Falcon in County Mayo.
Mount Falcon Castle is a delightful country house hotel on Lough Conn.
Easter
Sunday 8th April:
The Journey Begins
Join in the Official Opening of Mayo Titanic Cultural Week; re-enactment in period costume of the departure of ‘The Fourteen’ by sidecar and pony from Lahardane and their journey to Castlebar Railway Station. 14 people from the tiny village of Addergoole were lost on the Titanic. Overnight at Mount Falcon.
Monday
9th April
By
way of Connemara, the area of Western Galway & South Mayo bounded by the
Atlantic & Lough Corrib. It is
an area beloved by artists & poets who find magical inspiration in its wide
open bogs & its towering cloud capped mountains.
Cottages nestle into hillsides where wild looking sheep with thick
fleeces & great curling horns freely graze.
The rugged coastline is punctuated with little fishing villages..
Visit the village of Costello where J. Bruce Ismay, Chairman and Managing
Director of the White Star Line lived out his life in self imposed solitude,
and on to Galway for the night to stay in
the 4* Radisson Hotel. The
city of Galway has been a centre of economic importance for almost 100 years and
is the fourth largest urban area in the Republic. Galway is a medieval city that
is rich in culture. It is also a university city which is partly responsible for
its vibrancy and love for the arts. Within
a short stroll of the hotel is the harbour, now just used for fishing boats and
leisure, and a maze quaint winding alleys lined with pubs and shops.
Tuesday
10th April
By way of the Burren and The Cliffs of Moher, visiting Cragganowen to see the leather currach in which the renowned explorer Tim Severin sailed from Ireland to America, re-enacting the 6th Century voyage of Saint Brendan the Navigator. Carry on through Limerick to Cork for the night to stay in Hayfield Manor. You could spend a week exploring the Cork area and still not have seen all the highlights. The bells of Shandon, The English Market, St Finbarre's Cathedral & The Crawford Gallery are a few of the highlights of the city.
Wednesday
11th April
Explore
the The Titanic Trail Cobh (Queenstown) Cork, Ireland, exploring the town
the last port of call of RMS Titanic. This Irish heritage walking tour
takes visitors through the historic town of Cobh where the buildings, streets
and piers have not changed since the Titanic’s sinking nearly 100 years ago.
Wander around the many shops, restaurants and pubs in this idyllic and
unique sea-side town. For this special week, Cobh will also be home to stalls
and markets. Restore your spirits at
the Midleton Whiskey Distillery before returning to Cork for the night
Thursday
12th April
Head
towards Dublin, stopping to visit Abbeyleix
where you can learn the story of a small carpet factory in the midlands
which supplied carpets both to the S.S. Olympic and the S.S.
Titanic. Carry on to Dublin
for the night where Alix Gardner will host a private dinner in her cookery
school, re-creating the one of the menu’s from The Titanic.
Alix’s great great uncles were Thomas Andrews, the chief designer of
the "Titanic", and Lord Pirrie, Chairman of Harland & Wolff, who
built the ship. Overnight at the
Davenport hotel on Dublin’s fashionable Merrion Square in the Georgian heart
of the city.
Friday
13th April
To Belfast where your guide will be the descendant of a crew member who worked in Harland & Wolff building Titanic and also sailed on her maiden voyage in 1912. See the new Titanic Centre. As you walk through the doors of the attraction you will be introduced to the building’s giant atrium surrounded by the four ‘ships’, hull shaped wings which house the beginning of the Titanic experience. Your journey takes you through nine galleries of this state-of-the-art visitor experience telling the story of the Titanic, from its conception in Belfast in the early 1900s, through its construction and launch, to its famous maiden voyage and tragic end. The story is brought up to the present with the discovery of the wreck and into the future with live links to contemporary undersea exploration.
The
galleries include:
Boomtown
Belfast – you will learn about Belfast at the turn of the century as a
thriving boom town
The
Arrol Gantry and Shipyard ride – experience a thrilling ride through a
dramatic presentation of the shipyards and Titanic under construction
The
Launch – watch the launch from the slipways
The
Fit-Out – explore the sumptuous luxury and superb craftsmanship of
Titanic’s interior
The
Maiden Voyage – Be brought deep into the stories of the passengers, the
crew and the heroes of the day
The
Sinking – relive the drama of the tragic end to Titanic’s maiden voyage
The
Aftermath – visit the wreck at her resting place on the floor of the
Atlantic
Myths
and Legends – bringing together the many stories, media reports of the
time and since, movies, legends and fantasies which have grown up around this
world renowned tale
Titanic
Beneath – voyage to the bottom of the sea in our unique Ocean Exploration
Centre with live links to contemporary undersea exploration
Carry
on to Titanic's Dock and Pump-House comprises a 7-acre scheduled monument site
which includes the Thompson Dry Dock and its associated Pump-House.
The
Pump-House was once the beating heart of Harland & Wolffs operation during
the construction of the great White Star Liners - Britannic, Olympic and most
famously the RMS Titanic. The Thompson Dock itself is the footprint of Titanic
and provides an amazing representation of the scale of the ship.
Overnight
Belfast at The Fitzwilliam Hotel
Saturday 14th April
Visit
TITANIC: The Exhibition
Explore
Titanic and her world in an exciting new exhibition in the Transport Museum as
you discover why Titanic and her sister ships were built in Belfast. Discover
how local enterprise and skills were combined to produce vessels of exceptional
quality and design. Find out about life on board through fascinating objects and
personal stories that explore the tragic loss of Titanic in 1912. See artefacts
never before been seen from Titanic, recovered from her resting place, two miles
below the surface of the sea. In the
afternoon return to Dublin for a farewell party of traditional Irish Music and
entertainment in Temple Bar
Overnight
at the Davenport
Sunday 15th April
Transfer
to Dublin Airport
8 nights accommodation, including breakfast every day, dinner on two nights, admissions, and a driver guide throughout
€3650 per person sharing.
To
book, email vacation@adamsandbutler.com
or call
US & Canada Toll Free 1-800-8945712
Australia Toll Free 1-800-255982 International +353 1 288 9355