
Cruise · 15 nights · with Ambassador Cruise Line
Highlights
Four Azorean islandsIncluding Ponta Delgada and Horta
Port of Leixões near Oporto
Visit to Santiago de Compostela from Vigo
Five days among Azores harbours and volcanic landscapes
Return voyage via the northern Portuguese and Spanish coasts
This 15-night cruise from London Tilbury sets a deliberate pace through northern Portugal and the Azores aboard Ambassador Cruise Line’s Ambience. After calling in at Leixões, the port for Oporto, there are four days to absorb the volcanic landscapes and small harbours of the Azores, including Ponta Delgada on São Miguel and the quiet harbour town of Horta on Faial.
Journeys
Fifteen days aboard Ambassador’s Ambience visiting the Azores islands and Portugal’s northern coast, from London Tilbury to Vigo and back via the Azorean ports of Ponta Delgada and Horta.
The itinerary then contracts back towards the mainland with stops at Velas on São Jorge and Praia da Vitoria on Terceira Island, before crossing to Vigo in Spain. Vigo offers a short hop to Santiago de Compostela, famed for its cathedral and pilgrimage route. Throughout, Ambience remains easy to navigate – small enough to slip into Azorean harbours that larger ships avoid, yet comfortable with a sensible range of public spaces.
Returning to London Tilbury closes a circle spanning the cooler Atlantic fringes of Europe. This is not a cruise for rush or distraction but one that marks out time gently, with enough room to notice the details of these less-travelled isles and their storied coastlines.
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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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