The Scotsman and the Baltic

DATE	ITINERARY	ARR	DEP
16 May 2018	Fly from Australia
17 May 2018	London – arrive in London and make your way to your hotel. Overnight: Waldorf Hilton London
18 May 2018	London – day at leisure Overnight: Waldorf Hilton London (B)
19 May 2018	London to Edinburgh – make your way to London Kings Cross Station to board your Cathedrals Express heritage rail journey to Edinburgh. You will leave London’s Kings Cross in the morning hauled by a vintage diesel for a quick run up the East Coast Main Line to York. You then set off by steam on the scenic route past the distant Yorkshire Moors, steam high over the city of Durham and its beautiful Cathedral and on to views of the Angel of the North before crossing high above the River Tyne in Newcastle. If anything, further North the scenery is even better as we enjoy views of the sea and pretty Northumbrian towns and villages as we approach and cross the Royal Border Bridge at Berwick. The run down into Edinburgh winds along the Scottish cliffs before the journey finishes with views of the distant Firth of Forth before emerging into the heart of the capital in Edinburgh Waverley station. Overnight: Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh (B,L)
20 May 2018	Edinburgh – day at leisure Overnight: Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh (B)
21 May 2018	Edinburgh – day at leisure Overnight: Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh (B)
22 May 2018	Edinburgh to London – Make your way to Edinburgh Waverley Station. On the return journey to London it is planned to take the West Coast Main Line route, with a stop at Carlisle before continuing through Cumbria for a steam-hauled journey over the famous Settle & Carlisle Railway. From North Yorkshire, you will be whisked back to London by modern locomotives. Overnight: Waldorf Hilton London (B,L)
23 May 2018	London – day at leisure Overnight: Waldorf Hilton London (B)
24 May 2018	London – day at leisure Overnight: Waldorf Hilton London (B)
25 May 2018	London – day at leisure Overnight: Waldorf Hilton London (B)
26 May 2018	London to Southampton – Private car transfer to Southampton Port to embark Celebrity Silhouette. (B,D)		4pm
27 May 2018	At sea
28 May 2018	Copenhagen – Denmark	2pm	overnight
29 May 2018	Copenhagen – Denmark		5pm
30 May 2018	At Sea
31 May 2018	Tallinn – Estonia	10am	6pm
1 June 2018	St. Petersburg – Russia	7am	overnight
2 June 2018	St. Petersburg – Russia		6pm
3 June 2018	Helsinki – Finland	7am	4pm
4 June 2018	Stockholm – Sweden	8am	5pm
5 June 2018	At sea
6 June 2018	Berlin (Warnemunde) – Germany	7am	9.30pm
7 June 2018	At sea
8 June 2018	At sea
9 June 2018	Southampton – disembark Celebrity Silhouette. Private car transfer to London Heathrow for your flight home to Australia.	6am
10 June 2018	Arrive Australia