Magna Carta
London West-end Theatre cruise
Combine your interest in Theatre and West-end shows
with a luxury cruise aboard Magna Carta
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Sunday, West-end Theatre Cruise Day 1
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We begin with afternoon High Tea at
London’s beautiful Cadogan Hotel. At
4.00pm you will be transported to The
Magna Carta, moored at St. Katharine’s
Dock and invited to our Champagne
Reception. You will be welcomed by the
Crew and your West End Theatre Host will
be on board to explain the week’s plans
and Theatre Itinerary. Dinner aboard
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Monday, West-end Theatre Cruise Day 2
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Today we
take a round-trip cruise to
the Thames Barrier, seeing
some of London’s most
historic sights; The Tower
of London, Greenwich and the
famous tea clipper Cutty
Sark, the Royal Naval
College and the Millennium
Dome.
Return to St
Katherine’s Dock, renovated
in the 1970’s with its swing
bridge, boutique shops and
Yacht haven. Lunch is on
board.
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We may take
the celebrated “Theatre
Royal, Drury Lane, Backstage
Tour” in the afternoon,
followed by a pre-theatre
dinner in the West End.
At 19.30 hrs. its curtain up
on your first West End
Theatre Performance,
following which you will be
chauffeured back to the
Magna Carta for canapés and
drinks.
Today begins
the Theatre Experience of
Your Lifetime.
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Tuesday, West-end Theatre Cruise Day 3
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| We cruise from St
Katherine’s Dock to Chiswick.
Lunch is on board. We may
visit Covent Garden Market
and the Theatre Museum.
There may also be time for
shopping and other London
sights, depending on the
River Thames’ tides. A light
dinner on The Magna Carta is
at 17.00. Then transfers
into The West End for your
second Theatre Performance.
Return to The Magna Carta
for canapés and drinks |
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Wednesday, West-end Theatre Cruise Day 4
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Today you cruise from Chiswick Pier
to Richmond.
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In the
morning, conducted by your
Theatre Host, you may take
“Shakespeare’s Globe” tour,
followed by a smoked salmon
and champagne picnic lunch,
specially prepared by the
chef of the Magna Carta.
At 2.00pm enjoy the matinee
performance in the Globe
Theatre’s top price seats –
your third Theatre visit. We
transfer back to The Magna
Carta, for your special
mid-cruise cocktails and
dinner on board.
This evening also sees a
surprise visit to the Magna
Carta by one of the top
Theatre or Variety artistes.
Your after-dinner
entertainment will round off
the perfect day and will be
a hilarious evening you are
unlikely to forget. |
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Thursday, West-end Theatre Cruise Day 5
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n the morning, we cruise
from Richmond, past the
Royal Botanic Gardens of
Kew, to Hampton Court, the
former Tudor Palace of Henry
VIII. Lunch is on board.
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In the afternoon, there
will be a guided tour of
Hampton Court and you may
wander through the beautiful
Royal Gardens and get lost
in the late seventeenth
century maze.
An early light dinner on
board will be served before
your chauffeur transfers you
to your theatre for your
fourth and final evening
performance. As before, your
host will be there to greet
you at the theatre and
delicious late-evening
snacks and drinks will be
served on board following
your return to The Magna
Carta |
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Friday, West-end Theatre Cruise Day 6
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The final cruise of the
week is from Hampton Court
to Runnymede and then onto
Windsor in the afternoon.
Upon arrival at Runnymede,
we moor at Bell Weir Lock
adjacent to a luxury spa
hotel. You have the
opportunity to visit the spa
before cruising through
Runnymede itself, where King
John faced the powerful
barons and signed the “Magna
Carta” in 1215. Lunch is
served on board.
Arriving at Windsor in the
afternoon, we visit Windsor
Castle, built by William the
Conqueror and inhabited for
over 900 years by The Royal
Family. You are then invited
to the ‘Captain’s Dinner’,
which will be followed by a
wonderful “Farewell Musical
Soiree”, performed on board
by West End Artistes. |
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Saturday, Cruise Day 7, Hurley - London
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Following
breakfast disembark and you are
transferred back to London
This is a sample itinerary and
is subject to change.
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Meeting Point:
3pm, Sunday at the Stafford Hotel,
Cadogan Hotel, 75 Sloane Street, London,
SW1X 9SG. Tel: 44 207 235 7141 Fax: 44
207 245 0994 |
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