
Cruise · 23 nights · with Ambassador Cruise Line
Ambassador’s Ambition sets off from Belfast for 23 days round the western and central Mediterranean, calling at Lisbon, Sicily, the Amalfi Coast, and Catalonia before a return to Northern Ireland’s capital.
Highlights
The tanneries of Lisbon’s Alfama district
The Sicilian ports of Palermo and Messina
Views of the Amalfi Coast from Sorrento
Two days near Rome from Civitavecchia
A call at Vigo for Santiago de Compostela
This 23-night cruise by Ambassador Cruise Line’s Ambition begins and ends in Belfast, tracing a wide loop of the western and central Mediterranean with stops in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Gibraltar. It takes in Liverpool en route south, then heads along the Iberian coast to Lisbon, where the tanners of Alfama still work in narrow streets carved out of the city’s hills.
Journeys
Further Mediterranean time includes Sicily’s Messina and Palermo, ports that reveal a long history of varied rulers through their architecture and markets. Along the Amalfi Coast, Sorrento offers views of lemon groves and the bay beyond, while Civitavecchia is the gateway to Rome’s layers of ruins and piazzas.
The return passes Florence and Pisa’s gateway of Livorno and includes Valencia on the Spanish east coast, before skirting the southern tip of Spain to visit Gibraltar and Cadiz. Finally, Vigo’s Galician hinterland is close enough for a quick look at Santiago de Compostela’s cathedral. The cruise ends back in Belfast, after nearly a month at sea and ashore.
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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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