UK CRUISING; A WORLD OF CHOICE FOR 2018 AND BEYOND

For passengers looking to sail from and to a port on the mainland United Kingdom, 2018 is set fair to offer more choices in terms of ships, styles and home ports than ever before, and especially over the popular summer season,.You can now avoid airports altogether and sail to the delights of summertime Norway and the Baltic, the Mediterranean, and even the rugged, remote beauty of Greenland and Iceland. And the really determined can even sail out to the glittering spires of New York and back. Now that, in any language, is real choice.

Lovers of the traditional British style of cruising can anticipate a whole season of glamourous sailings from Southampton aboard the ships of both Cunard and P&O Cruises. The smaller, more intimate ships of Fred, Olsen, famous for their food and excellent service, extend the same option to passengers from a series of ports, ranging from Rosyth to Liverpool and Dublin. Passengers wishing to sail on smaller, more comfortble ships that are adults only, can embark of a whole raft of sailings with Cruise and Maritime from the Thames to the Tyne, via ports in Wales and Bristol.

Beyond these well known companies, others have invested heavily in ex-UK sailings, too. The great, floating mega resorts of Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, MSC and Princess cruises all have a Southampton presence for 2018, with a world of seagoing choices offered aboard some of the most sensational, amenity laden vessels sailing the oceans anywhere. By way of a contrast, the over 50 brigade can sail on one of Saga's seriously sophisticated cruise ships to a wealth of places both far off and instantly familiar. And those really wishing to push the boat out (as it were) could enjoy a right royal styled 'Highland Fling' aboard the elegant Hebridean Princess, a ship that is -quite literally- fir for royalty.

So, the bottom line here really is choice. You can choose between an interationally styled ship or something far more quiintessentially British; something that is adults only or family friendlty, something that offers calm, quiet relaxation, or something that offers all the thrills and spills of Vegas at sea. 

You can choose voyages that last anything from a few days to a full fortnight in duration, and sometimes even longer. The list of places that you can see, espcially during the summer months, is truly mind blowing, and more extensive than ever before, as each cruise line looks for something 'new' to trump the competition. As the old saying goes, the wortld really is very much your oyster for UK cruising in 2018.