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Cruise · 18 nights · with Ambassador Cruise Line
An 18-night crossing from the Caribbean’s warm waters to Portsmouth aboard Ambassador’s Renaissance, calling at islands from Barbados to Antigua before a few days in Portugal’s Atlantic coast cities.
Highlights
Calls at Caribbean islands from Barbados to Antigua
Mid-Atlantic stop at Horta on the Azores
Two days in Leixoes for Oporto
Transatlantic crossing from Caribbean to southern England
Eighteen nights on Ambassador Cruise Line’s Renaissance sail from Bridgetown in Barbados, moving south through the Windward Islands with calls at Kingstown, Castries and Fort de France. The ports mark entry to a region where trade winds shift the scent of salt and spice across open harbours.
The voyage continues north, stopping in Philipsburg on Saint Maarten and St. John's in Antigua, islands whose colonial architecture hints at centuries of European rivalry and current tourist crowds alike. Mid-Atlantic, there’s time at Horta on the Azores, where whales are sometimes spotted from the shore and the painted harbour walls mark a tradition of sailors marking their routes.
Journeys
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Finally, the ship calls at Leixoes, the port for Oporto, a city known for its tiled facades and wine lodges, before the final approach to Portsmouth. The crossing across the Atlantic isn’t hurried, allowing the ship’s rhythm to settle in, with the chance to observe marine air changing over the weeks at sea.
Itinerary
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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.
You book with Ambassador Cruise Line directly. They confirm your place, take payment, and look after you from the moment you leave home; Atlas & Passage’s part ends when you click through.
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