The Joy Of Ex-UK

Airports are more and more stressful today, the battle against traffic to arrive on time, the bother of getting through security, overcrowded departure lounge ( with overpriced restaurants) uncomfortable aeroplane seats and long anxious waits to see if your luggage has arrived at the other end – Now compare this to an ex UK cruise.

All you have to do is get to the port, whizz through security and that’s it !! your on holiday smiling staff greeting you… While there are clear advantages to  spending a few hours on a flight to Barcelona rather than a few days on a ship, ex UK cruises offer a romantic”Old World” way to travel, even travelling at a steady pace, sailing from the UK makes every holiday feel like an adventure, and especially for older and less mobile passengers it makes sense.

With over 740 departures this year from over 25 cruise lines spreading across 18 ports from Southampton to Invergordon. The South -Coast city still remains the King of ex UK. This means you will find the greatest diversity from the Boutique ships like Azamara through to Independence of the sea, and the ultra-luxury Seven Seas Explorer.

There still are great options from the North too and Scotland with Cruise & Maritime Voyages having six departures from Hull, including its Baltics Cities & St Petersburg on the Astoria,  Eight cruises will be going from Liverpool and Eight from Newcastle. Fred Olsen also has a huge selection from Northern ports too. 51 cruises from Scotland with many of them from Hebridean Cruises.

Newbie is Viking on the Viking Star from London Greenwich in August with some fab itineraries & not forgetting Royal Caribbean with the huge Anthem of the seas will return to the UK for the first time since its launch, an finally Princess Cruise who will be operating from Southampton and Dover for their programmes.

So as you can see there is certainly something for every taste – without having to step foot on a plane

Jill