The Itinerary
Our adventure begins! Landing in Glasgow, we'll be based at the Melvin Estate — enjoying the cuisine, comfort, and full-on chillaxing before venturing out to explore castles, highlands, whisky country, and celebrate Auntie Anna's 90th. Parker — Rangers stadium is on the list! 🎉
- 🏰 Edinburgh Castle & Arthur's Seat
- 🏔️ Isle of Skye — Fairy Pools & Old Man of Storr
- 🥃 Glenfiddich Whisky Distillery tour
- ⚽ Rangers FC Stadium Tour (Parker!)
- 🎂 Auntie Anna's 90th birthday celebration
- 🚂 Loch Ness boat tour & Jacobite experience
With 6 full days before the cruise boards, we have serious time to explore — 3-4 days in Copenhagen, plus a day trip (or overnight) across the Øresund Bridge into Sweden! Then we board the MSC Magnifica for 7 nights sailing the spectacular Norwegian coast. ⚽
🇩🇰 Copenhagen (3-4 days)
- 🎢 Tivoli Gardens — rides, Friday Rock concerts & Saturday fireworks
- 🌊 Nyhavn harbour walk & canal boat tour
- 🍜 Reffen Street Food — waterfront market with 50+ stalls from around the world
- 🏰 Rosenborg Castle — crown jewels & royal gardens
- 🛝 CopenHill — ski slope & climbing wall ON TOP of a power plant (Ailie + Parker!)
- 🚲 Bike the city like a local — Copenhagen is the world's best cycling city
- 🏰 Kronborg Castle — Hamlet's castle in Helsingør (45 min train)
🇸🇪 Sweden Side Trip — Malmö (35 min train!)
Cross the iconic 8km Øresund Bridge into Sweden for a day — another country stamp for the passports! 🛂 Malmö is completely different from Copenhagen: relaxed, colourful, and way cheaper for food.
- 🌀 Turning Torso — Scandinavia's tallest building, stunning waterfront walk at Västra Hamnen
- 🏖️ Ribersborg Beach — sandy beach + Kallbadhus (traditional Swedish open-air sauna & sea plunge!)
- 🏰 Malmöhus Castle — oldest Renaissance castle in Scandinavia
- 🍽️ Malmö Saluhall — Swedish food hall (great lunch, half the price of Copenhagen)
- 🧱 Lilla Torg — charming cobblestone square with cafés & street performers
- 📸 Øresund Bridge views from the beach — incredible photo spot
💡 Bigger Sweden option: Train from Malmö → Gothenburg (3h) for 2-3 nights. Gothenburg has Liseberg amusement park (Parker would LOVE this — it's Scandinavia's biggest!), archipelago boat tours, and amazing seafood. Then train back to CPH for the cruise.
🚢 Norwegian Fjords Cruise (7 nights)
- 🎂 Parker's 14th birthday — July 15! Birthday dinner sailing through the Norwegian fjords! 🎉🇳🇴
- 🏔️ Geiranger Fjord (UNESCO) — kayaking excursion
- 🚂 Flåm Railway — one of the world's most beautiful train rides
- 🏘️ Bergen — Bryggen Wharf (UNESCO)
- ⚽ Live football on board the ship!
Fairytale castles, beer gardens, the Alps on the doorstep, and FC Bayern's Allianz Arena. Munich packs a punch even in 3 days.
- 🏰 Neuschwanstein Castle — THE Disney castle
- ⚽ Allianz Arena tour (FC Bayern!)
- 🏄 English Garden — watch the river surfers!
- 🏔️ Zugspitze — Germany's highest peak (cable car)
- 🍺 Augustiner beer garden evening
Jaw-dropping mountain scenery in the Italian Alps. Via ferrata climbing, the iconic Tre Cime hike, sunrise photography, and lunches at mountain huts with speck & polenta. Ailie & Parker — there's a high ropes adventure park! 🧗♂️
- ⛰️ Seceda Ridgeline — most iconic Dolomites view
- 🧗 Via Ferrata for beginners (Ailie + Parker!)
- 🥾 Tre Cime di Lavaredo circuit hike
- 🎢 Adventure Park — zip lines & high ropes
- 📸 Sunrise photography at Seceda
Villa life in the south of France! Lavender fields at peak bloom, turquoise calanques, cliff jumping, Provençal markets, and the most beautiful kayaking in Europe through the Gorges du Verdon. This is where we slow down and soak it all in. 🌿
- 💜 Valensole lavender fields — peak bloom in July!
- 🛶 Gorges du Verdon kayaking — French Grand Canyon
- ⛵ Calanques boat trip from Cassis
- 🧗 Canyoning at Gorges du Loup (Ailie + Parker!)
- 🍷 Wine tasting in Cassis (Jen + Paul)
- 👨🍳 Provençal cooking class
Our grand finale! A beachfront villa 40 metres from crystal-clear water in Sardinia. Snorkeling, boat tours, quad bike adventures, sunset aperitivo on the water, and the most stunning beaches in the Mediterranean. The perfect way to end an epic trip. 🌅
- 🏖️ Solanas Beach — steps from our villa!
- 🤿 Capo Carbonara snorkeling & boat tour
- 🏍️ Quad/ATV excursion (teens will love this!)
- 🌅 Sunset boat tour with aperitivo
- 🏛️ Day trip to Cagliari old town & markets
- 🏖️ Beach hopping: Costa Rei, Cala Pira, Porto Giunco