ASTRONOMY IRELAND : Northern Lights Tour.

Iancar29

Hey folks , im really thinking about going on this is i can get the money together .. exactly what i want to do!

Anyone else know about it or hoping to go too?

http://www.astronomy.ie/auroracruise.php

Pat Dunne

Iancar29 wrote: »

Hey folks , im really thinking about going on this is i can get the money together .. exactly what i want to do!

Anyone else know about it or hoping to go too?

http://www.astronomy.ie/auroracruise.php

Deep pockets

Was looking at this a few weeks ago and it sounded very interesting. But I'm afraid it to out of my league.

Bens

You'll get this for probably half the price if you book it yourself and dont go through Astronomy Ireland.

Try googleing "Northern Lights Cruise".

Things like but there are many more to choose from

http://www.fjordtravel.no/program_arctic.html

http://hurtigruten.co.uk/Northern-Lights/Northern-Lights-Cruises/Northern-Lights-Classic-Cruises/

We did one a few years ago that included a cruise, dog sledgeing at night under the northern lights, a night in the ice hotel.

I think including transport and the cruise it came to around €1300 each.

One of the best weeks of my life I have to say.

Or try posting in one of the UK astronomy fora and ask about them. You'll get loads of options. A lot cheaper than that pne.

Iancar29

Bens wrote: »

You'll get this for probably half the price if you book it yourself and dont go through Astronomy Ireland.

Try googleing "Northern Lights Cruise".

Things like but there are many more to choose from

http://www.fjordtravel.no/program_arctic.html

http://hurtigruten.co.uk/Northern-Lights/Northern-Lights-Cruises/Northern-Lights-Classic-Cruises/

We did one a few years ago that included a cruise, dog sledgeing at night under the northern lights, a night in the ice hotel.

I think including transport and the cruise it came to around €1300 each.

One of the best weeks of my life I have to say.

Or try posting in one of the UK astronomy fora and ask about them. You'll get loads of options. A lot cheaper than that pne.

Really?... even when the astronomy ireland one includes flights.

Its just i think its god how u pay and meet up and u dont need to plan anything else from there ya know?

Those sites are In norway itself... so doesnt include flights to there.

ILL Look into it more though thanks!

Bens

Iancar29 wrote: »

Really?... even when the astronomy ireland one includes flights.

Its just i think its god how u pay and meet up and u dont need to plan anything else from there ya know?

Those sites are In norway itself... so doesnt include flights to there.

ILL Look into it more though thanks!

Have you ever seen David Moore not take a massive cut off the top for himself on anything he sells?

If you arent into arranging your holidays yourself, it might not be for you.

But really its just Book Flights, Book cruise, Book a hotel for a night or two in Oslo.

Try US sites as well. When you pay in dollars its always much cheaper. For some reason Europeans are prepared to pay far more than Yanks. Ive seen cruises that cost €1500, but when you go to the US site the exact same thing, same room etc is $1200. You ring the US number and insist on paying the US price with your credit card.

Pick up a tour in Oslo.
You would have to get the flights yourself. Ryanair to Oslo is about €40 return. Arrive a day or 2 early and enjoy Oslo, and there should be no risk of missing your cruise departure. Dont cut it too close in case your flight is delayed.
Be careful to make sure its a Northern Lights tour as they'll keep the lights down. Other cruises the ships are lit up so much you cant even see the stars at night.

I just went to http://www.iglucruise.com/search-results?page=1
Looked up that same ship and look what I found (see attached image).

And thats without even looking at the other sites to get a better deal. And ringing to change flights to Ireland instead of the UK. Or even organizing your own flights.

Im getting the bug again now. I want to go again after looking at some of the Northern Lights Cruises.

redman

wouldn't advise you going anywhere near AI IMHO

Iancar29

redman wrote: »

wouldn't advise you going anywhere near AI IMHO

Why man?

Seanie M

Iancar29 wrote: »

Why man?

Careful now! ;-)

Turtwig

Iancar29 wrote: »

Why man?

In a nutshell : They're a terrible bunch of over expensive rip-offs.

Calibos

Read the other thread that someone just resurrected

redman

Seanie M wrote: »

Careful now! ;-)

Well I think enough has been said on other threads to give the Op good reason as to why not , so I'll hold myself back ;-D

Pat Dunne

I see from the piece on the Astronomy Ireland website that this cruise is been organised by Project Travel http://www.project-travel.ie/Norway_Northern_Lights_Voyages.html and that they have a range of alternative cruises.

Have to say I am getting a bit sick of the politics of astronomy on this forum as soon as there is a mention of Astronomy Ireland. All I want is clear sky's to see the most wondrous sights that nature can provide and not the bickering of a committee room.