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  1. thank you.. we will.. my husband is really looking forward to golfing true links..
  2. Hi anyone else on this cruise? I have a tour booked for Greenock and have 2 openings left. It is a small group of 12 people total. below is the info. If you would like to join in please feel free to email me at cruisewithnancy######. My husband is the golfer ,,, so now you can tell i am a golf widow hahaha Lead Passenger: Nancy Burr (Party of 12) Guide: Cyd Price: £720 (£60 per person inclusive of entry to Inverary Castle) Ship Grand Princess Port of Arrival: Greenock 17 May arr 07:00 dep 18:00 Itinerary. Pick-up at Docks at 08:00 hrs 2. Drop of Golfer at Mar Hall golf complex. Passengers may stroll and visit the house whilst we ensure golfer is happy. Mar Hall was designed in the 19th century by Sir Robert Smirke who had previously worked on the British Museum in London. Smirke was commissioned by Major General Robert Walter Stuart, the 11th Lord Blantyre, whose family had purchased the grounds and estate some one hundred years previously. Mar was one of the seven kingdoms in ancient Scotland and 'The Earl of Mar' is the oldest title in Britain. This rich heritage is further enhanced by the belief that both Mary Queen of Scots and Robert the Bruce visited the Mar Estate. 3. Loch Lomond. Measuring twenty-seven and a half square miles, Loch Lomond is the largest single inland waterway in Britain. It was formed during the Ice Age by the action of glaciers. Later it was at the junction of three ancient kingdoms; it also crosses the highland fault line. The highest mountain in the area and the most southerly is Ben Lomond (3195ft), which sits on the loch's eastern shore. 4. Visit LUSS on the banks of Lomond with free time to wander the quaint village. Its is uncertain how long there has been a village at Luss, certainly a thousand years, possibly much more. Haekon of Norway undoubtedly passed through Luss in 1263. His Vikings dragged their ships over land from Arrochar to Tarbet, plundering the communities of the Islands and Loch-side. Only tantalising clues remain, like the 11th Century Viking Hog-backed grave stone now in the churchyard (at least one Viking never made it home). Luss will be familiar to anyone who has seen the TV Soap "Take the High Road". Many of the cottages that distinguish Luss were originally erected to house workers in the cotton mill and slate quarries of the 18th and 19th centuries. The homes have been fully restored and Luss has been designated a "Conservation Village".   5 Leave LUSS and travel to the top of Rest & be Thankful Pass, great photo opportunity here. A pass and a road junction in Argyllshire between Loch Long and Loch Fyne, the Rest and be Thankful rises to 860 feet, 4 miles west of Arrochar. It takes its name from the inscription on a rough stone bench at its summit probably inscribed by William Caulfield who built the first military road over the pass in 1746-48.   5. Tour Inverary Castle (the ancestral home of the Dukes of Argyle). This baronial castle, hidden amid dark green trees, appears almost as a vision from a fairy-tale. Seat of the Duke of Argyll, chief of the Clan Campbell (of the Glencoe Massacre infamy). The original castle was rebuilt, together with the town in the mid-eighteenth century. The present Duke of Argyll lives here with his wife Eleanor who is a descendant of the Cadbury chocolate dynasty. 6. Leave castle and travel the short distance to the town where you are given free time to take lunch at any of the numerous cafes, bars and restaurants. Afterwards wander the small but very interesting town where you may wish to visit the Jail or the Maritime museum. The Royal Burgh of Inveraray is a classic example of an eighteenth-century planned town. Built between 1753 and 1776 by Archibald the 3rd Duke of Argyll, head of the powerful Clan Campbell, the town is an absolute set piece of Scottish Georgian architecture with its distinctive whitewashed buildings and black window casings. 7. We leave Inverary and head back over the Rest and be Thankful driving an alternative route via Helensburgh on our way back to your ship. Helensbugh was the birthplace of Sir John Logie Baird (inventor of the Television) in 1888. Its origins date back to about 1600, with the building of Ardencaple Castle on the west side of the town. Little trace of the castle now remains. In 1776 it was overbuilt with spa baths by Sir Ian Colquhoun of # Luss and he also built a planned town named after his wife, Helen. Its early success was closely tied to the ferry service he also organised, linking Helensburgh to Greenock. This allowed those who could afford it to earn their living on the south side of the Clyde while living on the more attractive north bank. 8. Pick up our golfer. (hope he has had a great game). 9. Arrive back at your ship approx 17:00 Your day is planned to be relaxed, scenic and historical and we wish you a memorable day out with us.  
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