SOQ03 ― THE ROYAL YACHT BRITANNIA

Get a taste of a champagne lifestyle on this trip to Queen Elizabeth II’s private yacht. Once described as her floating palace and her ”home away from home”, the Royal Yacht Britannia epitomises style and luxury, and affords a unique insight into the British Royal Family. After reaching Edinburgh, Scotland’s magnificent capital city, you will proceed to Leith, Edinburgh’s port, where the Royal Yacht Britannia is moored. As the venue of glittering state and official occasions, the Royal Yacht remains one of the most famous ships in the world. You will discover Britannia’s fascinating past through exhibits, displays and photographs, before visiting the Royal Apartments, where hundreds of original items are on display in the sun lounge, drawing room and bedrooms, as well as the working deck, officers’ mess, sick bay and the engine room. On leaving the yacht, you will head for Edinburgh city centre for a fascinating sightseeing tour that includes most of Edinburgh’s historical monuments and landmarks in both the medieval old town and the 18^th-century new town.