Ireland/Scotland 2027

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• Independent arrival in Lincoln

• 10:00am registration at Cornhusker Marriott in beautiful downtown Lincoln, NE for registration

• 11am, first music rehearsal

• Independent lunch

• afternoon and evening sectionals and rehearsals

• Independent dinner

• Overnight at the Cornhusker Marriott

• TBA continental breakfast at hotel

• Bus to Omaha airport for international flight to Dublin

• Lunch, dinner, overnight, breakfast aboard transatlantic flight

• Arrive in Dublin time TBA

• Welcome to Ireland!!

• Possible walk in Performance TBA

• Dinner in pub, Free time, overnight Dublin

• Explore and dine in Temple bar

• Temple Bar is a busy riverside neighbourhood, spread over cobbled pedestrian lanes. Including many pubs, Diners, and Quirky boutiques stock clothes and crafts by local designers.

• Capping off our time in Dublin with a Riverdance Performance

• Breakfast at Hotel and load buses for Waterford

• Tour Waterford Crystal Facility

• Waterford, is the country’s oldest city. It was founded by Vikings in 914 A.D. and parts of its ancient walled core remain. Visit Reginald’s Tower, a circa-1003 fortification, the Waterford Museum of Treasures displays local archaeological finds. Famed glass manufacturer Waterford Crystal began here in 1783. .

• Afternoon stop at Midelton Distillery for a bit of Jameson Whiskey Tasting.

• Off to Cobh, city of Titanic's last port of call in 1912. Visit to the Titanic Experience in former White Star Line Ticket office.

• Overnight and dinner in Cork.

• Breakfast at hotel

• Board bus for Rock Cashel, an Irish Historical site located dramatically above a plain at Cashel County Tipperary, Ireland.

• Sing at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Limerick; see King Johns Castle

• Load bus for Cliffs of Moher scenic site

• Load bus for Galway, a harbor city on Ireland’s west coast, sits where the River Corrib meets the Atlantic Ocean. The city’s hub is 18th-century Eyre Square,  surrounded by shops and traditional pubs that often offer live Irish folk music. Nearby, stone-clad cafes, boutiques and art galleries which retain portions of the medieval city walls. 

• Breakfast in hotel, Depart for Athlone to tour the castle.

• Moving on to Mulligar.

• Possible Perfomance in Cathedral Christ the King

• Lunch and explore Mullingar

• Arrive in Dundalk

• Dinner and Overnight

• Breakfast in Dundalk Hotel, board bus for Belfast

• Arrive in Belfast

• Tour Titanic Museum 

• Ride ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan

• Dinner in Prestwick, UK

• Depart Prestwick

• Sing at Church of the Holy Rude

• Tour Stirling Castle (there is a cafe in the Castle courtyard for light food)

• Arrive in Pitlochory one of our favorite Scottish burghs Beautiful to explore, shop and enjoy! 

• After Breakfast depart for Ft. William to Board the Jacobite Steam Train that takes you on a journey to Mallaig (train made famous in Harry Potter movies),

• Explore Mallaig

• Board train back to Ft William

• Explore Ft William

• Enjoy the scenic drive along Loch Ness

• Arrive in Inverness for Dinner and Overnight

• Breakfast and morning to explore Inverness and Possible Performance

• Load bus for Balmoral Castle

• Visit Castle and distillery tasting of Royal goodies

• Overnight and dinner in Perth

• Breakfast in Perth

• Visit the Kelpies

• Linlithgow Palace, birth place of Mary Queen of Scots

• Sing in St. Michael’s in Linlithgow

• Blackness Castle

• Rosslyn Chapel - end of Da Vinci Code

• On to Edinburgh for dinner/free time

• Breakfast in Edinburgh

• Possible performance in St. Giles Cathedral (the King's Church)

• Meet for High Tea

• Unique whiskey tasting

• Dinner at Scotsman Hotel, authentic Scottish meal

• Overnight Edinburgh

• Depart for Belfast

• Dinner and free time

• Repack luggage for international flight

• Overnight Belfast