It‘s natural that when you think of taking a cruise, your first thoughts go to exotic climes, whether that’s the Mediterranean, the Far East or even further afield to places like the South Pacific. However, cruises around the incredibly varied natural coastline of the UK are becoming increasingly popular. With several thousand miles of every kind of landscape, the UK has some magnificent coastline to discover.
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From the world-famous White Cliffs of Dover to such rugged beauties as the Giant‘s Causeway or the Old Man of Hoy, with glorious beaches at Bamburgh in the north-east and Wales in the west, you’ll see every landscape you could wish for in a single country.
Cornwall on its own has almost everything - rocky outcrops, hidden sandy coves, and tales of tallymen and smugglers that will chill the blood. Any visit to Cornwall should include at least one walk, be it along the South West Coast Path, on the open moors or just a gentle stroll along a quayside. For the more active, there's plenty to do on, or in, the water and adrenalin junkies can search out zip-wires and zorbing - great fun, but not for the faint-hearted.
Voyage north in winter and you could see the Northern Lights around the Hebrides. In summer, there are seals and otters, gannets and puffins, whale sharks and even dolphins in the southern coastal waters. The west coast of Scotland is particularly beautiful, with its mountain ranges and even palm trees. Yes, that's correct, palm trees - thanks to the mild weather brought up the coast by the Gulf Stream, palm trees frequently grow in Scottish towns and villages.
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In fact, the UK has so much to offer that the BBC has so far made ten series of its ever-popular programme, ‘Coast’. Our favourite British Isles locations include Belfast, The Channel Islands, Cork, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, The Orkney Islands, The Shetland Islands and Waterford. So if you are looking for a cruise that's most definitely out of the ordinary, then you need look no further than our very own shores.
There is a very wide choice of luxury ships on which to experience a British Isles cruise. The British Isles main cruise season is from May to August. Cunard offer a variety of cruises round-trip from Southampton and Saga do likewise from both Dover and Portsmouth. These cruises generally vary in length from 9 nights to 14 Nights and the longer duration cruises often include ports in Iceland and Norway.
Many smaller ship luxury brands, such as Regent Seven Seas, Seabourn and Silversea provide luxury British Isles cruises round-trip from Southampton, Dover or even from Tower Bridge in London throughout the summer season and these are often of 14 nights duration.
Our experienced team at Sovereign look forward to assisting you to plan your British Isles cruise at the guaranteed best prices.
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