
Cruise · 24 nights · with Ambassador Cruise Line
A 24-night crossing from London Tilbury to Barbados aboard Ambassador’s Renaissance, calling at northern European ports before tracing a route through the Atlantic islands and Caribbean territories of the Lesser Antilles.
Highlights
A day trip from Ijmuiden to Amsterdam
Wine lodges near Porto in Leixoes
Volcanic landscapes of the Azores at Ponta Delgada
British Virgin Islands ports including Road Town
Caribbean islands from Saint Maarten to Barbados
This cruise begins at London Tilbury and heads to Ijmuiden, the gateway to Amsterdam, where the city’s canals and museums might tempt a day ashore. The ship then calls at Dunkirk, a port town with notable war history, before rounding the Iberian Peninsula to Leixoes, near Porto, known for its riverside wine lodges.
Journeys
Crossing the Atlantic, the Renaissance calls at Ponta Delgada in the Azores, a volcanic archipelago with rugged coastlines and green pastures. The voyage continues into the Caribbean, touching on St. John's in Antigua and Road Town on Tortola, among the British Virgin Islands, before visiting several French and Dutch Caribbean islands, including Saint Maarten and Martinique. Each offers a markedly different colonial heritage, cuisine and landscape, from calypso rhythms to French boulangeries.
The route passes through the Windward Islands, with stops in Saint Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, and finally ends in Bridgetown, Barbados. The ship is Ambassador Cruise Line’s Renaissance, a modern vessel suited to straightforward cruising. Longer steaming days between ports encourage a slower pace and time to read on deck or watch the changing light on the sea.
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When to go
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Need to know
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The operator
Adult-focused cruises from UK ports
A British cruise line sailing from ports around the country, which spares its passengers the airport altogether.
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