Experience the best of the Emerald Isle on a deluxe, eight-night, small ship cruise itinerary that takes you from Dublin down to Cork and back up the coast to Galway and Belfast to see some of the island’s most iconic landmarks. Enjoy excursions to the UNESCO-inscribed Skellig Michael, the Dingle Peninsula, the remote Aran Islands, the UNESCO-designated Giant’s Causeway and the storied Titanic Quarter in Belfast. Customize your journey with a choice of included excursions that take you to such sites as the famous Blarney Castle, culinary Kinsale, Garinish Island at Bantry Bay and the breathtaking Cliffs of Moher.
Lowest cabin categories from $7,190 per person plus airfare and taxes — a savings of $500 if booked by 2/4/25! Additional discount of $500 available for paying in full upon booking.
Travel insurance is available through our trusted partner USI – they can be reached at 800.937.1387 or at USI Travel Insurance.
Call us at 800.942.5004 or email travel@wacphila.org for any questions.
Paul Nugent is an Ireland native and the Executive Director and Program Committee Chair of the Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council. In this role he has invited several experts to speak on Irish history, including Professor Fearghal McGarry of Queen’s University Belfast, Ed Moloney, author of A Secret History of the IRA, and Micheline Sheehy Skeffington, an internationally renowned botanist and activist on behalf of academic rights for women. He has made presentations on the effect of Brexit on Ireland in the context of Anglo-Irish relations over the past 120 years. Paul is a member of the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR). He graduated from University College Dublin in 1980 with a Bachelors in Zoology and Biochemistry, returning for a PhD in Biochemistry and Endocrinology. From 1989 to 2001 he worked in academia as a Research Assistant Professor, followed by a career at Pfizer. He retired in 2024.
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