European Waterways Luxury Barge River Cruise - Ireland 10% Off Charter Prices for selected weeks in 2012 Must be booked and deposit paid by 31 August 2011 Please note: Terms & Conditions apply. Some cruises may require a minimum of 4 passengers booked to guarantee the cruise. These special offers are subject to availability, apply to new bookings only and cannot be used in conjunction with other offers. Click here for European Waterways Index Page Click here for Shannon Princess II Barge Specifications Click here for 2011 Cruise Rates

European Waterways Shannon Princess II 2011 Season Departure Dates
Departure Dates ( Sunday )	Rates	Cruise Route
April - 17, 24	Value	Lower Shannon
May - 1, 8	Value	Lower Shannon
May - 15, 22, 29	Regular	Lower Shannon
June - 5, 12, 19, 26	Regular	Lower Shannon
July - 3, 10, 17, 24, 31	Regular	Lower Shannon
August - 7, 14, 21, 28	Regular	Lower Shannon
September - 4, 11, 18, 25	Regular	Lower Shannon
October - 2	Regular	Lower Shannon

European Waterways - Ireland 2011 Rates Rates are shown in European Euros Rates are for six nights on either per person based on double occupancy per cabin or whole boat charter basis
Accommodation	Value	Regular
Suite per person	€2,700	€1,100
Single Supplement	€1,000	€1,150
Charter 10 passenger whole boat	€26,000	€29,500

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Price includes:
Transfer to the barge from the meeting point on Sunday, 6 night cruise, all meals on board catered for by the on board Master Chef, open bar 24/7 with a large range of alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks, all wines served throughout the cruise, excursions and admittance fees as per the itinerary, use of barge facilities, which includes bicycles on request, and transfer back to the drop off point the following Saturday morning.

Cruise Highlights:

Cuisine Aboard

River Shannon
The River Shannon represents Ireland at its finest. Rolling green fields, lakes and rivers, ancient Celtic monasteries and an abundance of wildlife are common place on our carefully chosen cruise route. The legends and fables of Ireland are found everywhere and are well understood by the warm and hospitable Irish people. Their extraordinary history has been varied and sometimes difficult but they somehow always find the time to chat and discuss the time of day.

CRUISE MAP

Shannon Princess II - luxury barge cruise on the river Shannon, Ireland

CRUISE ITINERARY ATHLONE TO KILLALOE

Sunday - Quigley’s Marina to Glasson
Guests shall be met at 3.00pm at the Dublin city centre hotel and transferred by coach to the Shannon Princess at Quigley’s Marina. Your Captain and his crew welcome you on board the delightful Shannon Princess with Champagne, Black Velvets or Irish Coffees! Dinner on board.

Monday – Quigley’s Marina to Athlone
This Morning we begin our cruise around the beautiful “Inner Lakes” of Lough Ree and then continue north to Lough Ree as we explore some of the 365 islands on the lake. We then circle back to the River and onto our mooring in Athlone Town. After lunch we depart by bus to the “Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre”. The centre interprets an Iron Age bog road which was built in the year 148 BC across the Boglands close to the River Shannon. The oak road is the largest of its kind to have been uncovered in Europe and was excavated over the years by Professor Barry Raferty of University College Dublin. Dinner on board.

Tuesday Athlone to Shannonbridge
The Shannon Princess descends through Athlone Lock and heads south through Europe’s richest example of “Callow” landscape. Countryside little changed in over 1000 years. This is one of Ireland’s premier Wildfowl Reserves. We moor at Clonmacnoise ruins, a famed 6th.Century University and early Christian settlement. After a visit to the interpretive centre we lunch onboard enroute to Shannon Bridge arriving mid-afternoon to this typical Irish riverside town. After Lunch we depart by bus to “Birr Castle” Irelands Historical Science Centre and home of the Oldest Telescope in the World, with its glorious landscaped gardens dating from 17th. Century and family seat of the Earls of Ross. Dinner on board.

Wednesday Shannonbridge to Terryglass
We travel a very pretty stretch of the Shannon with an ever-changing landscape slipping by. Travelling down through Meelick lock, pausing as Portumna swing bridge is opened to allow the Shannon Princess passage onto idyllic Lough Derg. We moor at Terryglass Harbour. Lunch at the Derg Inn in the Village. Time to explore this charming Hamlet before an afternoon excursion to “Leap Castle”, reputed to be Ireland’s most haunted house. You will be greeted by Sean Ryan and his family who will invite you in to their unusual home and Sean, a renowned musician, will tell you the fascinating history of the castle and the part it played in founding the American Constitution. Sean will gladly play a few tunes with possibly the added bonus of being joined by his talented young daughter who will demonstrate her amazing dancing skills. Dinner on board.

Thursday – Terryglass to Galway to Mountshannon
A full day excursion to Galway City – A lively University City and cultural centre for Irish speaking regions in Western Ireland. Visit Galway crystal and a profusion of craft and linen shops. Lunch at a Traditional Guinness & Oyster pub. Return to Shannon Princess and set sail through the especially beautiful Lough Derg passing Forrest Park and ancient mountains as we set our course for Mountshannon – a lovely lakeside village perched above the Lough. Dinner on board.

Friday – Mountshannon to Killaloe
This morning we set sail through south Lough Derg and her many Islands rejoining the River Shannon and entering Killaloe, once home to the court of the greatest High King of Ireland, Brian Boru. We moor on the Tipperary side of this elegant little town, with plenty of time for you to visit the town. After lunch onboard, we set off by bus on our excursion to a unique project set in the grounds of Graggaunowen Castle, designed to bring Bronze Age & Celtic culture to life. Also on display is a reconstructed hide boat used by Irish Monks to sail to North America in the 5th. Century. Dinner on board.

Saturday – Killaloe to Dublin
Transfer by coach to the Aberdeen Lodge

Itinerary is subject to change and in reverse direction on alternative weeks.

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