Which UK ports have you sailed from?

by **Dave** » 03 Feb 2013 11:45

Cruises depart from a surprising number of UK ports, although many of these ports are only used by smaller or niche cruise lines.

I wonder which UK port has been the starting point for most members, and whether we've sailed from them all between us. :?:

(Note: I used a list from ChoosingCruising.co.uk who offer cruises from all of these ports.)

by **JollyJill** » 03 Feb 2013 12:07

Just logged in for a catch up and noticed this thread.

Fred Olsen fans might be interested to know that they don't intend to use portsmouth again after this year- they didn't say why.

by **Wansbrough** » 03 Feb 2013 13:03

You can count me out of this one, I have never sailed from a UK port and in all likelihood never will.

by **Dave** » 03 Feb 2013 14:26

Wansbrough wrote:You can count me out of this one, I have never sailed from a UK port and in all likelihood never will.

We did all of our first cruises from UK ports and developed a love of cruising which later meant we were prepared to suffer airports, flights and immigration in order to keep finding new destinations. I think our next UK departure will be in 2019 though, when we hope to do another world cruise.

by **Mungo** » 03 Feb 2013 17:23

My first few cruise were fly cruises. Totally fed up with airports, delays, immigration etc so now I far prefer to sail from the UK. Obviously it cuts down on itineraries available but Europe has much to offer.

Baltics, fjords, Iceland, round Britain, various parts of the Med, Canaries and of course there are transatlantics or round trips to the Caribbean

by **pisces55** » 04 Feb 2013 15:38

Never sailed for a UK port, only done 3 cruises 2 from Barbados 1 Miami

by **annie** » 04 Feb 2013 16:05

Is there an option for none of the above??

Annie

by **Dave** » 04 Feb 2013 16:11

annie wrote:Is there an option for none of the above??

Annie

Yes, leave it blank!

by **annie** » 04 Feb 2013 16:14

I tried that - but it didn't like it:) - asked me to fill in an option.

Then I started thinking - do trips on Calmac ferries count?

Thanks

Annie

by **Dave** » 04 Feb 2013 16:16

As we were nearing the second hour of shuffling along in a ludicrous queue in the utter chaos of Sharm el-Sheikh airport recently we pined for the good old days when we'd dock in Dover and be home by 10am the same morning...