British Isles Cruise: a once-in-a-lifetime experience: the national review 2005

Join NR's 50th Anniversary Sailing July 10-21 on Crystal Cruise's stunning Symphony with WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR., ROBERT BORK, PAUL JOHNSON, PEGGY NOONAN, LAWRENCE KUDLOW, RICH LOWRY, KATE O'BEIRNE, JAY NORDLINGER, JOHN O'SULLIVAN and DAVID PRYCE-JONES visiting LONDON/DOVER, WATERFORD, DUBLIN, LIVERPOOL, BELFAST, EDINBURGH, and GUERNSEY

Join us on the National Review 2005 British Isles Cruise, an exceptional luxury voyage helping mark the 50th anniversary of your favorite conservative magazine. Featuring top conservative celebrities, and a truly spectacular itinerary--London/Dover, Waterford, Dublin, Belfast, Liverpool, Leith/Edinburgh, and St. Peter Port (on the Isle of Guernsey)--this special trip will take place July 10-21, 2005, aboard Crystal Cruise's stunning 5-star Crystal Symphony.

If ever there was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, this is it! Alongside NR founder William F. Buckley Jr. for eleven days of conservative revelry and superior cruising will be Lawrence Kudlow, the happy supply-side warrior and star of CNBC's Kudlow and Cramer; Robert Bork, the acclaimed jurist and legal scholar; Peggy Noonan, author, essayist, and commentator supreme; Paul Johnson, the renowned historian (his Modern Times remains a classic); David Pryce-Jones, NR's Senior Editor and renowned Middle East expert (his essential books include The Closed Circle: An Interpretation of the Arabs), as well as National Review Editor Rich Lowry, Washington Editor Kate O'Beirne, Managing Editor Jay Nordlinger, and Editor-at-Large John O'Sullivan (now at the helm of the very influential quarterly The National Interest).

The National Review 2005 British Isles Cruise launches July 10 from Dover, home of the famous White Cliffs. There you will board the luxurious Crystal Symphony and depart for ten full days of unrivalled cruising, visiting the most famous and must-visit ports in Europe.

Ahead lie the beautiful Irish ports of Waterford, Dublin, and Belfast, historic Livepool in England, enchanting Edinburgh in Scotland--where, as our gift, you will enjoy a free and delightful Highlights of Edinburgh tour (including a sumptuous lunch at a traditional Scottish restaurant)--and charming St. Peter Port on the Channel Isle of Guernsey. The top reason the "typical" NR cruiser sails with us (again and again!) is to attend the seminar sessions featuring our guest speakers and editorial all-stars. On the National Review 2005 British Isles Cruise, six scintillating panel sessions are planned: We'll discuss current events, the War on Terror, U.S.-European relations, inside-the-Beltway politics, and so much more. On deck for these lively affairs (where there's always plenty of time for Q & A) are a tremendous cast of knowledgeable, authoritative, and, yes, very entertaining conservatives:

[check] No one can make more sense of the U.S. economy and the politics of business than Larry Kudlow!

[check] What Kudlow is to the economy, Robert Bork is to jurisprudence. His take on the Supreme Court is second to none.

[check] Meanwhile the revered commentator Peggy Noonan will be providing her refreshing and thoughtful views on the culture and key American figures.

[check] Esteemed historian Paul Johnson brings an unmatched analysis of current events-he sees them in the sweep of centuries and millenia.!

[check] David Pryce-Jones is an unrivaled Middle East expert. His take on radical Islam, and its consequences for Western society, is chilling-you must hear it.

[check] And then there is Bill Buckley, the founder of NR and modern conservatism. Spending eleven glorious days visiting the British Isles with him and NR's editors-Kate O'Beirne, Rich Lowry, Jay Nordlinger, and John O'Sullivan-while discussing pressing concerns is the perfect way to celebrate the half-century mark of the brazen and influential fortnightly he founded in 1955!

In addition to the seminars, there is all the hoopla and fun and revelry that mark an NR voyage: This trip will feature three wonderful cocktail receptions (always a great opportunity to talk directly with our guest speakers and get a photo or two or ten taken with them), two late-night, pool-side smokers (a worldclass H. Upmann cigar, a snifter of cognac, new friends, delightful conversation-this is the life!), and finally, on at least two nights, intimate dining, over a gourmet meal, with our editors and guest speakers!

And then there is the ship, the Crystal Symphony--with so many amenities, so much luxury, so many programs and ways to have the best eleven days of your life! That's exactly what you'd expect of Crystal: For the ninth year running it has been voted the "World's Best Large-Ship Cruise Line" by the authoritative readers of Conde Nast Traveler and Travel Leisure magazines.

The National Review 2005 British Isles Cruise is sure to be one of our best seafaring experiences ever.

You must be there and join us as we celebrate NR's 50th anniversary year--with William F. Buckley Jr., Robert Bork, Peggy Noonan, Larry Kudlow, Paul Johnson, Kate O'Beirne, David Pryce-Jones, Rich Lowry, Jay Nordlinger, and John O'Sullivan (and we're still awaiting RSVPs from other top celebrities)--traveling to Ireland, Scotland, and some of the most desired spots on the historic British Isles.