Whisky sailing cruise Islay Festival May 25th – June 1st 2024

Start: Troon, Scotland, 16.00, Saturday May 25th, 2024
End: Troon, Scotland, 10.00, Saturday June 1th, 2024

Price: € 1.495,- p.p.
Price is based on the division of 2 persons into a double cabin.

Unfortunately this trip is fully booked. You can use this link to contact us to be placed on the reserve list.

The travel sum is inclusive…

• 7 overnight stays on board in a double cabin with private shower;
• all meals during the trip (breakfast, lunch and dinner);
• Non-alcoholic drinks with meals (coffee, tea, milk and water);
• 1 whiskytasting on board, accompanied by a whiskey expert.

Not included…

• all other non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks (beer, wine and whisky);
• entry tickets for visits to the various distilleries;
• Extra excursions ashore. The costs for the different excursions amount to approx. € 100, – per person in total. (Subject to change, program is due to changes determined by the whisky expert and the guests. Participation is not mandatory).

The sailing voyage begins and ends in Scotland. You are responsible for arranging your own travel to Scotland. This is NOT included in the price. For your journey to and from the ship, please visit the Rome2Rio website: https://www.rome2rio.com

TRAVEL PROGRAMME…

Travel programme is subject to change, program is due to changes determined by the whisky expert and the guests.

Day 1- Saturday- From 4 p.m. you can board the Thalassa at the harbour of Troon. After you have met the ship, the crew and the other guests the ship leaves around 15.00h towards Islay. At night we arrive at the pier of Bruichladdich

Day 2- Sunday-Bruichladdich festival and crossing to Jura

Day 3- Monday- Jura, visit Jura distillery and then to Port Askaig where the actual whisky festival takes place. In the afternoon Thalassa sails to Port Ellen. Guests may choose whether to travel by land (bus or car) or sail along with the vessel.

Day 4 Tuesday-Port Ellen: the festival at Laphroaigh. It is also possible to visit other distilleries such as Ardbeg and Lagavullin

Day 5- Wednesday-Port Ellen. The festival takes place at Bowmore and Ardnahoe, accessible by public transport or by the rental car from the ship

Day 6-Thursday- Transfer to Campbeltown, afternoon tour at Springbank or Glen Scotia

Day 7- Friday-Transfer to Arran and then to Troon

Day 8 Saturday-between 08.00 and 10.00h the guests disembark in the harbour of Troon

The above program depends on wind and weather, the opening hours/days of the various distilleries and sights to visit. It is possible that this program is deviated from, the purpose of the above program is mainly to give an impression of what our guests can expect from this trip.