Jennifer Ann Mackley and Don Parry (co-founders of the Wilford Woodruff Papers Project) are pleased to announce a special tour that commemorates the 220th anniversary of President Wilford Woodruff’s birth (March 1, 1807). Enjoy an optional two-day pre-cruise tour of London sites significant to President Woodruff’s missionary service. You can select the optional three-day tour which adds an extra hotel night and allows you to attend sacrament meeting and spend more time seeing London with Peter Fagg, our LDS guide. After the pre-cruise tour, sail with Jennifer and Don as they enlighten and uplift our group with their informative lectures on sea days.
Join our optional private tours at each of the ports to make the most of this incredible journey. In Edinburgh travel the Royal Mile from Holyroodhouse to the Edinburgh Castle and see Arthur’s Seat where Orson Pratt dedicated Scotland for the preaching of the Gospel in 1840. Check out the incredible architecture, museums, and galleries in historic Liverpool, the embarkation point for many Saints sailing to Zion between 1840 and 1860. Kiss the Blarney Stone in Cork. Visit the sobering sites of Normandy. Savor onboard evening shows, endless gourmet delights, and private lectures from Jennifer and Don with our adventurous LDS group, as we create memories to last a lifetime.
Join us for a 2-night pre-cruise tour featuring Peter Fagg, London and early church history
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a 3-night pre-cruise tour featuring Peter Fagg, London, church service, The British Museum and early church history.
Option A: 2-Night London Pre-cruise Tour
Price: TBD
Day 1 – July 18, 2026: Board an overnight flight to the London Heathrow Airport.
Day 2 – July 19, 2026: Arrive at the London Heathrow Airport and make your own way to our hotel. Make your own way to our hotel.
Day 3 – July 20, 2026: Peter Fagg, our LDS guide helps us explore London. London is a remarkable city and today we try to give you a sampling of its many layers. We see Buckingham Palace and learn about Queen Victoria’s impression of our early missionaries. We stroll through St. James Park and visit the Top Secret Churchill War Rooms. We get to see Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye. This afternoon we enter The Tower of London and spend time in The White Tower and the Jewel House. We return to our hotel to rest up and prepare for tomorrow’s adventures. (B)
Day 4 – July 21, 2026: Meet in the lobby with your luggage and board our coach. Before we head down to Southampton cruise terminal, we enjoy a bit more of London as we follow in the footsteps of Wilford Woodruff, Heber C. Kimball and George A. Smith. We sense their shadows passing the inspiring non-conformist tombs piled in Bunhill Fields and sense the frustration of Wilford sitting in Wesley’s Methodist Tabernacle. We stop outside the majestic St. Paul’s Cathedral and then see Stationer’s Hall and learn about how our LDS scriptures were saved. We grab lunch on our own in Borough’s Market before heading to Southampton and our cruise ship. Arrive at the Southampton cruise terminal and board the ship. (B)
Option B – 3-Night London Pre-cruise Tour
Price: TBD
Day 1 – July 17, 2026: Board an overnight flight to the London Heathrow Airport.
Day 2 – July 18, 2026: Arrive at the London Heathrow Airport and make your own way to our hotel. Make your own way to our hotel.
Day 3 – July 19, 2026: Today we meet up with Peter Fagg, our LDS guide and attend church in the famed Hyde Park Chapel. We learn of some of the many miracles that took place in conjunction with this building. Following sacrament meeting, we walk the short distance to The Victoria and Albert Museum. This museum is truly amazing. Peter leads us to some of his favorite displays. We then catch the London Underground (at our own expense) to The British Museum. It is impossible to see everything this museum has to offer. Peter again helps us discover exhibits through LDS eyes. We see ties to the Bible and the many faiths and cultures which contributed to the British culture. We again overnight in London. (B)
Day 4 – July 20, 2026: Peter Fagg, our LDS guide helps us explore London. London is a remarkable city and today we try to give you a sampling of its many layers. We see Buckingham Palace and learn about Queen Victoria’s impression of our early missionaries. We stroll through St. James Park and visit the Top Secret Churchill War Rooms. We get to see Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye. This afternoon we enter The Tower of London and spend time in The White Tower and the Jewel House. We return to our hotel to rest up and prepare for tomorrow’s adventures. (B)
Day 5 – July 21, 2026: Meet in the lobby with your luggage and board our coach. Before we head down to Southampton cruise terminal, we enjoy a bit more of London as we follow in the footsteps of Wilford Woodruff, Heber C. Kimball and George A. Smith. We sense their shadows passing the inspiring non-conformist tombs piled in Bunhill Fields and sense the frustration of Wilford sitting in Wesley’s Methodist Tabernacle. We stop outside the majestic St. Paul’s Cathedral and then see Stationer’s Hall and learn about how our LDS scriptures were saved. We grab lunch on our own in Borough’s Market before heading to Southampton and our cruise ship. Arrive at the Southampton cruise terminal and board the ship. (B)
