In-depth guides to the world's best cruise ports: things to do, shore excursions, beaches, restaurants and getting around.
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Stavanger's port day depends almost entirely on where your ship berths. Ships at Strandkaien dock steps from the wooden houses of Gamle Stavanger and the Norwegian Petroleum Museum; ships at Somaneset are 20 minutes from the city by shuttle —…
Geiranger is one of the most dramatic fjord anchorages in Norway: the ship moors directly below waterfalls that drop hundreds…
Flåm sits at the end of the Aurlandsfjord, surrounded by waterfalls and near-vertical mountain walls. The Flåmsbana railway — climbing…
Bergen's waterfront puts the city's defining image within minutes of the gangway: the coloured wooden Hanseatic warehouses of Bryggen, a…
Ålesund is Norway's Art Nouveau capital, rebuilt entirely in that style after a catastrophic fire in 1904. The 418 steps…
Most cruise passengers come to Livorno for Florence and Pisa, both reachable by train from Livorno Centrale. Pisa is 15…
Naples is the most chaotic and arguably the most rewarding city on the western Mediterranean cruise circuit, and the gateway…
Rome lies 80 kilometres from Civitavecchia, and the train from the port's own station makes it straightforward: hourly services to…
Malaga is one of the most walkable cruise ports in the Mediterranean. From the terminal at Muelle Uno, the Alcazaba…
Palma's Gothic cathedral sits directly on the waterfront and is visible from the ship on approach — one of the…
Rhodes Old Town is one of the finest intact medieval cities in Europe, enclosed in walls built by the Knights…
The Acropolis sits above a city continuously inhabited for 3,000 years, and the Parthenon — even in its partially ruined…
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