We managed to pack a great deal into our four day stay, including tours of Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Churchill War Rooms, St. Daily breakfast was included, and we were so grateful to have an easy and delicious breakfast to start each long day of touring in London. It's a boutique hotel in a historic building that was once a hat factory in the 1800’s and features a pub that serves great food. We stayed at a wonderful hotel near Southwark called The Mad Hatter. We flew direct to London Heathrow from LAX a few days before our cruise was scheduled to depart Southampton on August 25. We finally were able to make it work and just returned from an absolutely amazing vacation on the Emerald Princess.
We had one scheduled about 5 years ago and had to cancel due to work conflicts. I have been dreaming of taking a British Isles cruise for years.
