New Year's Eve Hogmanay celebration aboard The Royal Yacht Britannia with a tour of the State Apartments, a four-course dinner in the State Dining Room and a countdown to the Bells.
Hogmanay Aboard Britannia is on Thursday 31 December 2026, and it's exactly what it sounds like: New Year's Eve spent on The Royal Yacht Britannia, Queen Elizabeth II's former Royal Residence. It's a long way from a pub countdown, and the night is built around the ship's history as much as the party itself.
You're piped on board via the Royal Brow, the entrance once reserved for the Royal Family, and from there the yacht's guides take you on a tour of the State Apartments. Dinner is served in the State Dining Room, where presidents and prime ministers were once entertained by the Royal Family. The four courses are prepared in the original Royal Galley, with a sommelier selecting wines to complement the menu. The guest list over the years has included Sir Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and Ronald Reagan, so you're eating in the same room they did.
The night finishes on the Royal Deck with a countdown to the Bells and a traditional rendition of 'Auld Lang Syne'. If you're staying at Fingal, the five-star, 23-cabin luxury floating hotel sharing the waterfront, you get a 10% discount on your tickets.
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Tickets are £385 per person, and there's a table for 12 for the cost of 11 tickets, which comes to £4,235 total. The Royal Yacht Britannia is at Ocean Drive, Leith EH6 6JJ, Edinburgh.
