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Discover the world with a Voyages of Discovery cruise. Visit some of the greatest cities and monuments aboard Discovery, and enjoy no-fly cruises with cruises from Portsmouth. Voyages of Discovery offers a small ship experience with all of the benefits of the excellent facilities on board. Learn something new from the Voyages of Discovery Lecture Programme. See what other cruisers think by reading Voyages of Discovery Reviews
Voyage of Discovery cruises are perfect for the adventurous traveller. An intimate, small ship, with a limit of just 600 passengers, the atmosphere is friendly and relaxed. The guest itineraries have been designed to provide the ideal mixture of destination ports to suit all tastes and desires for adventure.
Every voyage offers a exceptional line-up of guest lectures to enable cruisers to gain the most from their holiday.
The ‘MV Discovery’ was built in 1972, and was refurbished in 2003. Its staterooms are tastefully designed and created to provide the upmost in comfort and luxury.
On MV Discovery you will encounter a whole new experience of gourmet dining. Serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and even midnight snacks - everything is carefully prepared by the ship’s online chefs and caters to every taste. Discovery is also known for its customer service and guests will experience the friendliness, attentiveness and care of some of the best staff on the world’s waters.
When you book your cruise with Voyage of Discovery cruises, you pay for an ‘all-inclusive’ holiday package that includes your food, entertainment and any service charges. Should you choose to cruise from Harwich, London, the cost of your car parking will also be included. Voyage of Discovery cruises try to make your holiday as easy and relaxing as possible and, therefore, on fly-cruises your transfer flights are also included from London or Manchester.
Voyage of Discovery cruises take passengers to the most interesting, inspiring and enlightening places on Earth. Guests can book their fly-cruise holiday from London or Manchester to Asia, the Indian Ocena, Afrida, the Far East and Orient.
Voyages of Discovery History
UK-based Roger Allard and Dudley Smith jointly founded the company to offer low-cost cruises aboard comfortable, roomy mid-sized ships, to UK-based passengers, but with good food and service. The company’s Discovery is one of the former “Love Boats” of US television fame. The company went public in 2006 and, with the help of Lord Sterling of Plaistow, purchased Swan Hellenic Cruises. It now operates both brands from its headquarters in the south of England.
To find out more about Voyage of Discovery and the MV Discovery, its magnificent staterooms, exciting journeys and its wide range of on board events - speak to one of our Cruise Experts today.
Portsmouth,Uk : Cherbourg, France : St Peter Port, Guernsey : Rouen (Paris) France : Rouen (Paris) France : Dunkirk, France : Heligoland : Ijmuiden (Amsterdam) : Harwich
Includes FREE Car Parking or Return Coach Transfers All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Anne-Marie Harrison and Brigadier Hugh Willing
Includes FREE Car Parking or Return Coach Transfers All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Dr David Owen, Michael Scott, Professor David Drewry, Stuart Usher and Sue Scott
Harwich : Kristiansand : Copenhagen, Denmark : Tallinn : St. Petersburg, Russia : St. Petersburg, Russia : St. Petersburg, Russia : Gdynia, Poland : Szczecin : Sassnitz, Germany : Brunsbuttel, Germany : Holtenau, Germany : Elbe Pilot Station : Harwich
Includes FREE Car Parking or Return Coach Transfers All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Aldon Ferguson, Dr John Gooding and Professor Christina Lodder
Includes FREE Car Parking or Return Coach Transfers All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Dr Philip Lawson, Janet Edwards, Greg Neale, Peter Mawby, Professor Derek Blundell, Sir James Hodge and Struan Robertson
Includes FREE Car Parking or Return Coach Transfers All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Air Commodore Phil Wilkinson, Dr Philip Lawson, Janet Edwards, Greg Neale, Matthew Hughes, Peter Mawby and Sir Tony Brenton
Includes FREE Car Parking or Return Coach Transfers All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Captain Michael Irving and David Thomas
Includes FREE Car Parking or Return Coach Transfers All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Bob Horner and Jane Ann Davey
Harwich : Copenhagen, Denmark : Saaremaa, Estonia : Tallinn : St. Petersburg, Russia : St. Petersburg, Russia : St. Petersburg, Russia : Gdynia, Poland : Szczecin : Sassnitz, Germany : Brunsbuttel, Germany : Holtenau, Germany : Elbe Pilot Station : Harwich
Includes FREE Car Parking or Return Coach Transfers All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Catherine Leonard, Christopher Howes, Greg Neale and Hugh Bicheno
Includes Flights, Transfers & All Taxes + Fees All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Captain Phil Giles, Professor Duncan MacMillan and Sir David Durie
Includes Flights, Transfers & All Taxes + Fees All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Captain Phil Giles, Professor Duncan MacMillan and Sir David Durie
Includes Flights, Transfers & All Taxes + Fees All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Anne-Marie Harrison, Captain Phil Giles, Professor Duncan MacMillan and Sir David Durie
Includes Flights, Transfers & All Taxes + Fees All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Anne-Marie Harrison, Brigadier Mike Shaw, Captain Phil Giles, Professor Barrie Bullen, Professor Duncan MacMillan and Sir David Durie
Includes Flights, Transfers & All Taxes + Fees All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Professor Duncan MacMillan and Sir David Durie
Includes Flights, Transfers & All Taxes + Fees All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Anne-Marie Harrison, Professor Duncan MacMillan and Sir David Durie
Includes Flights, Transfers & All Taxes + Fees All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Anne-Marie Harrison, Brigadier Mike Shaw, Professor Barrie Bullen, Professor Duncan MacMillan and Sir David Durie
Includes Flights, Transfers & All Taxes + Fees All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Anne-Marie Harrison, Brigadier Mike Shaw and Professor Barrie Bullen
Istanbul : Trabzon : Sochi, Russia : Sochi, Russia : Novorossiysk : Yalta (Ukraine) : Sevastopol, Ukraine : Odessa : Nessebur : Istanbul : Istanbul
Includes Flights, Transfers & All Taxes + Fees All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Brigadier Mike Shaw and Professor Barrie Bullen
Istanbul : Istanbul : Canakkale, Turkey : Antalya : Haifa, Israel : Ashdod, Israel : Port Said : Safaga : Safaga : Aqaba, Jordan : Aqaba, Jordan : Sharm El Sheik : Sharm El Sheik
Includes Flights, Transfers & All Taxes + Fees All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Maj. Gen. Stephen Carr-Smith, Robert Scott and Sir Michael Burton
Sharm El Sheik : Sharm El Sheik : Aqaba, Jordan : Safaga : Safaga : Safaga : Transit Suez Canal : Alexandria, Egypt : Heraklion : Piraeus
Includes Flights, Transfers & All Taxes + Fees All Gratuities Included All Onboard Service Charges Guest Speakers Onboard are Dr Anne Davison and Dr Dan Jones
The Discovery was only
two-thirds full for this
cruise, despite heavy
discounting. Some
passengers who'd been on
since Singapore accepted
an offer to stay longer;
others booked at the last
minute for very good
rates...
My 1st solo cruise in
over a decade, leaving my
partner at home. Being
honest, I chose Voyages
Of Discovery based on
their lack of single
supplement and the
comfort of only one
flight (Manchester to
Istanbul) as the ship was
sailing back to
Portsmouth...
Cabins
We had a twin bed inside
cabin on Deck 5, the
Pacific Deck. Having
looked in at some of the
other cabins on that deck
as they were being
cleaned it was clear that
the outside and inside
cabins on this deck at
least were pretty
identical, the only...
We flew on a Thomas Cook
charter flight from UK to
Istanbul to join
Discovery on 27 April. As
the ship didn't leave
port until midnight the
following day we had a
good opportunity to
explore the ship &
take excursions...
We flew on a Thomas Cook
charter flight from UK to
Istanbul to join
Discovery on 27 April. As
the ship didn't leave
port until midnight the
following day we had a
good opportunity to
explore the ship &
take excursions...
We flew on a Thomas Cook
charter flight from UK to
Istanbul to join
Discovery on 27 April. As
the ship didn't leave
port until midnight the
following day we had a
good opportunity to
explore the ship &
take excursions...
Our first cruise, and now
we are hooked, Discovery
was a fantastic
experience. The crew were
very generous and food
was more than generous.
We thought there were
going to be lots of
boring parts on a 2 week
cruise, so we brought
along plenty of books...
We have just returned
from a cruise on MV
Discovery from Singapore
to Mumbai and it is the
second time we have been
on this ship, the first
being two years ago. The
main reason for our
decision to cruise with
them was the itinerary
based upon their claim
that...
This 9 night cruise on
Discovery started at
Harwich and finished at
Lisbon, with flight back
to Gatwick. This was a
surprisingly interesting
itinerary visiting
Atlantic ports of Rouen,
La Rochelle, La Coruna,
Leixos and Lisbon...
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