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Where Will You Sail Next?
Sail from Southampton without flying, or fly out and join your ship in the sun. Each region shows when to go, plus a real sailing with the ports you’d visit.
2.54 million
UK and Ireland ocean cruise passengers in 2025, a new record
No flight needed
Season starts in April
Norwegian Fjords
Just one day at sea from Southampton, then scenic cruising in Innvikfjorden and Nordfjord.
Example sailing · 7-night round trip
P&O Cruises’ Iona · Apr 2027
SeasonApril to September
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No flight needed
Winter sun season now
Canary Islands & Madeira
Three days at sea to Madeira, then winter sun in the Canaries, with Lisbon on the way home.
Example sailing · 12-night round trip
Cunard’s Queen Anne · Dec 2027
SeasonAll year round
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No flight needed
Season starts in June
Iceland
Scotland on the way out, then north Iceland’s fjords and an overnight stay in Reykjavík.
Example sailing · 14-night round trip
Cunard’s Queen Anne · Jul 2027
SeasonJune to August
Get a quote for an Iceland cruise
Fly to Rome · 2h 35m
Season starts in May
Mediterranean
Rome to Barcelona in a week, with stops in Corsica, Ibiza and Mallorca on the way.
Example sailing · 7 nights, one way
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth · Sep 2027
SeasonMay to October
Get a quote for a Med cruise
Fly to Barbados · 8h 50m
Season starts in December
Caribbean
Eight islands in two weeks, with two days each in Barbados and Antigua.
Example sailing · 14-night round trip
P&O Cruises’ Arvia · Feb 2027
SeasonDecember to April
Get a quote for a Caribbean cruise
Fly to Seattle · 10h
Season starts in May
Alaska
Sail to Dawes Glacier in Endicott Arm, via Juneau and Skagway. You’ll need an ESTA for the USA.
Example sailing · 7-night round trip
Royal Caribbean · Jun to Aug 2027
SeasonMay to September
Get a quote for an Alaska cruiseNew to Cruising? Try a Short Break
Short breaks of a few nights sail from Southampton to places like Rotterdam, Bruges and Hamburg. Tell us when you’d like to go and we’ll find the right ship for you.
Example sailings come from the cruise lines’ own websites (checked 3 November 2026), and ships, dates and ports can change. Seasons follow the cruise lines’ guidance and sailing dates. Flight times are typical nonstop times from London. Cruises that call at US ports need an ESTA. Passenger figure from CLIA UK & Ireland.
Ships at True Scale
How Big Is Your Cruise Ship?
Eight ships that sail from UK ports, all drawn to the same scale next to the Titanic and The Shard laid on its side. Tap a ship to see how it compares.
Queen Mary 2
Southampton, including crossings to New York
345 mlong
Space per guest55
Good to know
Cunard calls her “the only true ocean liner in the world”, built to cross the Atlantic.
Big Ship or Small Ship?
Bigger shipsMore restaurants, pools and shows, with lots to do on sea days.
Smaller shipsSmaller ports and fewer guests, and some reach places big ships can’t.
Ships are drawn to scale by length overall. Figures come from the cruise lines and shipbuilders (checked 4 November 2026), and where each ship sails from can change. Space per guest is gross tonnage divided by guests, a common way to compare how roomy ships feel. The Shard is 309.6 m tall and the Titanic was 269 m long; the world’s largest cruise ships are Royal Caribbean’s Icon class.
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about cruise holidays from the UK: no-fly cruises, seasons, passports, ESTA, protection, insurance and ship sizes.
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Yes. Southampton is the UK’s main cruise port, with five cruise terminals and more than 3 million cruise passengers in 2025. Cruises also start from Dover, Portsmouth, London, Liverpool, Newcastle, Belfast and Rosyth near Edinburgh. Without flying, you can sail to the Norwegian fjords in about 7 nights, the Canaries and Madeira in about 12 to 14 nights, Iceland in about 14 nights, or take a short break of a few nights to places like Rotterdam and Bruges.
Norwegian fjords cruises run from April to September, with no sailings from December to February. The Mediterranean’s main season is about May to October, and Alaska runs from May to September. For the Caribbean, Royal Caribbean says the best time is mid-December to April, after the hurricane season ends on 30 November. The Canaries and Madeira have cruises all year and are popular for winter sun.
A no-fly cruise starts and ends at a UK port, so you sail away from home and spend a few days at sea before your first stop. On a fly-cruise you fly out to join the ship, for example in Barbados for the Caribbean or Rome or Barcelona for the Mediterranean, so you reach warmer seas straight away. A week in the Mediterranean or two weeks in the Caribbean is almost always a fly-cruise.
Yes. For ports in the EU, Norway and Iceland your passport must have been issued less than 10 years before you arrive and be valid for at least 3 months after you leave. GOV.UK says that on a cruise that starts and ends in the UK, day stops in these countries usually don’t need Entry/Exit System checks, although port authorities may still check. On a fly-cruise you register at the first airport you arrive at. ETIAS isn’t running yet.
You need an ESTA or a visa if your cruise calls at a US port, even for a short stop or when you arrive by sea, according to GOV.UK. That includes Alaska cruises from Seattle and Caribbean cruises from Miami. Rules for other Caribbean islands vary, so check the GOV.UK travel advice for each country on your route.
A fly-cruise booked as a package with flights through Times Travel is ATOL protected (ATOL 74904), and you get an ATOL certificate when you pay. A cruise without flights isn’t covered by ATOL, but it’s still protected as a package holiday by the cruise line’s own financial protection, such as ABTA. We’ll tell you which scheme protects your booking.
Yes, check this carefully. GOV.UK says cruises generally need an extra level of cover because it’s harder to reach a hospital from a ship, and a GHIC is no substitute for insurance. Which? found in January 2026 that 32% of annual policies only include cruise cover as a paid extra and 14% don’t cover cruises at all, and that cruise cover is often limited to 31 to 59 days per trip.
Yes. Ambassador sails adults-only cruises from UK ports on Ambience and Ambition, and from the 2027-28 season every Ambassador itinerary is adults-only. Fred. Olsen’s Borealis is for over-18s, and P&O Cruises’ Aurora and Arcadia are mostly adults-only, with some sailings open to all ages from December 2026. Saga’s ships are designed for the over-50s.
They range from about 219 m for Fred. Olsen’s Balmoral to about 345 m for P&O Cruises’ Iona and Arvia and Cunard’s Queen Mary 2, which are longer than The Shard is tall. Iona and Arvia carry about 5,200 guests, while smaller ships such as Balmoral and Saga’s Spirit of Discovery carry 1,300 guests or fewer. Balmoral is small enough to sail up the Seine to Rouen.
Not on a regular cruise. Every cruise line with regular Arabian Gulf sailings has cancelled its 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons after the conflict in the region earlier in 2026. For winter sun, the Canaries and Madeira can be reached without flying from Southampton, and the Caribbean is a fly-cruise from Barbados.
More popular than ever. CLIA counted a record 2.54 million ocean cruise passengers from the UK and Ireland in 2025, up from 2.4 million in 2024. The average cruise lasted 9.6 days, and seven-night cruises made up 44% of sailings. The Mediterranean was the most popular region, followed by Northern Europe and the Caribbean.
