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British Isles Explorer Cruise

  • Departure DateSat 5th Sep 2026
  • Saga Ocean Cruises Spirit of Adventure
  • 10 Night Cruise From Portsmouth
  • Cruise Only From £4,529 pp

Itinerary

  • Portsmouth, UK
  • Avonmouth (Bristol), UK
  • Ringaskiddy (for Cork)
  • Holyhead, UK
  • Lerwick, Scotland
  • Invergordon
  • Newhaven
  • Dover, UK

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Sailing from the UK - cruise based on sailing from Portsmouth, call to discuss transportation options.
Voyage Code: SU172

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Day 1 - Portsmouth, UK

Arrive: Sat 05 September 2026 / Depart: Sat 05 September 2026

Portsmouth is a port city and naval base on England’s south coast, mostly spread across Portsea Island. It’s known for its maritime heritage and Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The dockyard is home to the interactive National Museum of the Royal Navy, the wooden warship HMS Victory, where Nelson died in the Battle of Trafalgar, and HMS Warrior 1860.

Day 2 - At Sea

Day 3 - Avonmouth (Bristol), UK

Arrive: Mon 07 September 2026 / Depart: Mon 07 September 2026

Bristol is a city straddling the River Avon in the southwest of England with a prosperous maritime history. Its former city-centre port is now a cultural hub, the Harbourside, where the M Shed museum explores local social and industrial heritage. The harbour's 19th-century warehouses now contain restaurants, shops and cultural institutions such as contemporary art gallery The Arnolfini.

Day 4 - Ringaskiddy (for Cork)

Arrive: Tue 08 September 2026 / Depart: Tue 08 September 2026

Ringaskiddy is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the western side of Cork Harbour, south of Cobh, and is 15 kilometres from Cork city, to which it is connected by the N28 road. The village is a port with passenger ferry services to France. A ferry service to Swansea in Wales closed in 2012.

Day 5 - Holyhead, UK

Arrive: Wed 09 September 2026 / Depart: Wed 09 September 2026

Holyhead is a town in Wales and a major Irish Sea port serving Ireland. It is also a community and the largest town in the Isle of Anglesey county, with a population of 13,659 at the 2011 census.

Day 6 - At Sea

Day 7 - Lerwick, Scotland

Arrive: Fri 11 September 2026 / Depart: Fri 11 September 2026

Lerwick is the main town and port of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick had a population of about 7,000 residents in 2010

Day 8 - Invergordon

Arrive: Sat 12 September 2026 / Depart: Sat 12 September 2026

Invergordon is a town and port in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. It lies in the parish of Rosskeen.

Day 9 - Newhaven

Arrive: Sun 13 September 2026 / Depart: Sun 13 September 2026

Edinburgh is Scotland's compact, hilly capital. It has a medieval Old Town and elegant Georgian New Town with gardens and neoclassical buildings. Looming over the city is Edinburgh Castle, home to Scotland’s crown jewels and the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish rulers.

Day 10 - At Sea

Day 11 - Dover, UK

Arrive: Tue 15 September 2026 / Depart: Tue 15 September 2026

Dover is a coastal town in England’s southeastern county of Kent. It’s a major port for ferries to Calais, in France. Built to repel invasions from across the English Channel, medieval Dover Castle overlooks the town and houses the extensive Secret Wartime Tunnels.

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