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Festive Flavours of Honfleur & Cherbourg (France), a cruise by Ambassador Cruise Line

Cruise · 4 nights · with Ambassador Cruise Line

Festive Flavours of Honfleur & Cherbourg

A four-night cruise aboard Ambassador’s Ambition tours two Norman ports before returning to London Tilbury just in time for Christmas week.

Duration
4 nights
Departs
16 Dec 2027
Sails from
London Tilbury
Returns to the same port
Ship
Ambition
From
£359
per person, sharing

Highlights

What makes this one worth it

  1. Two nights in Cherbourg harbour

  2. Visit to Honfleur’s old harbour and timbered streets

  3. Cruise round trip from London Tilbury

  4. Winter festive decorations in French ports

About the trip

This short cruise from London Tilbury heads to Cherbourg first, a port with a distinctly maritime feel and a harbour once favoured by transatlantic liners. The ship then crosses to Honfleur, easily missed in the hubbub of Normandy’s better-known sights but quietly rewarding with its cobbled streets, old harbour and timbered houses.

Ambassador Cruise Line’s Ambition provides a compact, straightforward way to see these French ports in early winter, when the festive decorations add a seasonally appropriate touch but the crowds have thinned. Cherbourg’s maritime museum might be the sort of place a well-travelled friend would recommend for a few hours, especially if the weather nudges you ashore.

After a couple of days abroad, Ambition returns to London Tilbury, leaving time to sort out the Christmas shopping or simply relax before the holiday begins properly.

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The route in outline: places are joined in the order visited, not by the roads or sea lanes taken.
  1. 1 Cherbourg
  2. 2 Honfleur
  3. 3 London

Itinerary

The route, day by day

  1. Day 1

    London Tilbury

  2. Day 2

    Cherbourg

  3. Day 3

    Honfleur

  4. Day 4

    London Tilbury

When to go

Departures and prices

Lowest price each month, per person.

Ambassador Cruise Line confirms exact dates, availability and prices when you book.

Need to know

Before you book

Price based on
Two people sharing a cabinThe operator confirms the exact basis when you book.
Travelling alone
Check with Ambassador Cruise Line
Flights
Not needed if you join at London Tilbury
What’s included
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Accessibility
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Questions people ask

How long is Festive Flavours of Honfleur & Cherbourg?
Festive Flavours of Honfleur & Cherbourg is a 4 nights cruise holiday.
Where does Festive Flavours of Honfleur & Cherbourg depart from?
Festive Flavours of Honfleur & Cherbourg departs from London Tilbury.
Who operates Festive Flavours of Honfleur & Cherbourg?
Festive Flavours of Honfleur & Cherbourg is operated by Ambassador Cruise Line aboard Ambition.
How much does Festive Flavours of Honfleur & Cherbourg cost?
Prices for Festive Flavours of Honfleur & Cherbourg start from £359, subject to availability.

The operator

Ambassador Cruise Line

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.

New to United Kingdom? Our United Kingdom guide has the practical essentials: money, plugs, visas and when to go.

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