London to Dover
The About Cruises Guide and the About Fishing Guide Cruise Scandinavia
The About Fishing Guide and I arrived in London at about 6:00 am (London time) and transferred to Dover with some of our fellow Renaissance R6 cruisers.
Dover sits on England's southeast coast, just across the Channel from Calais, France. The area is steeped in history. Romans built a lighthouse here in 50 A.D.; Henry II started construction of Dover Castle high on the famous white cliffs in 1181; and a century later pilgrims stopped here on their way to Canterbury. Today Dover remains a major embarkation point from England to Europe. By ferry or tunnel…13 million people cross the English Channel here each year. Here are some pictures from Dover.
Our ship sailed from Dover at 5:00 p.m. (London time) for Le Havre, France. I'd been to Dover twice before, but never on a cruise. Both other times I was traveling between London and Paris, and caught the hovercraft across the English Channel for Calais.
We were in room 7009 on the R6. Ronnie and l loved having a balcony on our room.
If you would like to follow the Garrisons and the R6 on our 30th anniversary cruise, check out the table below for links to each day's itinerary. You can also follow my postings to the About Cruises Forum. Click here for link to the About Cruises Forum postcards from the R6. Here are some detailed articles about our cruise.
Pictures from the Renaissance R6 cruise
Articles on Each Port of Call --
Cruising from Dover to Le Havre on the Renaissance R6
Normandy Beaches - Le Havre and Normandy, France
D-Day Beaches - Arromanches and the Artificial Harbor
The Medieval City of Bruges, Belgium
A Walking Tour of Bruges (Brugge)
Sunday in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Arrive |
Depart |
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Tuesday, August 14 |
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Wednesday, August 15 |
Embark |
5:00 pm |
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Thursday, August 16 |
8:00 am |
9:00 pm |
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Friday, August 17 |
12:00 pm |
6:00 pm |
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Saturday, August 18 |
8:00 am |
5:00 pm |
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Sunday, August 19 |
8:00 am |
6:00 pm |
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Monday, August 20 |
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Tuesday, August 21 |
8:00 am |
5:00 pm |
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Wednesday, August 22 |
12:00 pm |
-- |
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Thursday, August 23 |
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7:00 pm |
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Friday, August 24 |
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Saturday, August 25 |
8:00 am |
3:00 pm |
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Sunday, August 26 |
8:00 am |
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Monday, August 27 |
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5:00 pm |
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Tuesday, August 28 |
8:00 am |
5:00 pm |
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Wednesday, August 29 |
12:00 pm |
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Thursday, August 30 |
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Debark |
Pictures Courtesy of Renaissance Cruises
