Cruise Port Guides

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Africa

Africa is the least visited continent in the world… well, it’s the least visited permanently inhabited continent… and that needs to change, because there is so much to experience on this magnificent continent – in fact, Africa is the continent with the highest number of countries. Plenty to see!

🇨🇻 Cape Verde

Mindelo
Praia

🇬🇲 Gambia

Banjul

🇪🇸 Lanzarote

Arrecife

🇸🇳 Senegal

Dakar

🇲🇦 Morocco

Agadir
Casablanca

Asia

On the way…

Europe

My home continent. I might be biased, but Europe’s right up there in my favourite places to travel. Italy is my all-time favourite country (I’m convinced my soul is Italian), but my favourite individual port isn’t in Italy at all… it’s Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.

🇧🇪 Belgium

Zeebrugge (Bruges) (pdf)

🇩🇰 Denmark

Aarhus (pdf)
Copenhagen (pdf)
Rønne (pdf)

🇪🇪 Estonia

Tallinn (pdf)

🇫🇴 Faroe Islands

Runavik (pdf)

🇫🇮 Finland

Helsinki (pdf)

🇫🇷 France

Brest (docx)
Cherbourg (pdf)

🇩🇪 Germany

Kiel (pdf)
Warnemünde (pdf)

🇬🇱 Greenland

Nanortalik (docx)
Nuuk (pdf)
Paamiut (docx)
Qaqortoq (docx)

🇮🇸 Iceland

Akureyri (pdf)
Djúpivogur (pdf)
Isafjordur (pdf)
Reykjavik (pdf)

🇮🇪 Ireland

Cobh (Cork) (pdf)

🇳🇱 Netherlands

Ijmuiden (Amsterdamm)(docx)

🇳🇴 Norway

Alesund (pdf)
Eidfjord (docx)
Honningsvag/Nordkapp (docx)
Kristiansand (pdf)
Oslo (pdf)
Tromso (docx)
Trondheim (docx)

🇵🇹 Portugal

Leixoes (Porto) (docx)
Lisbon (docx)
Praia da Vitoria, Azores (pdf)

🇪🇸 Spain

Barcelona (docx)
Cadiz (Seville) (docx)

🇸🇪 Sweden

Stockholm (pdf)
Visby (pdf)

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Edinburgh (pdf)
Gibraltar (docx)
Kirkwall, Orkney (pdf)
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis (pdf)

North America

North America is the number one cruise market in the world, and with cruises leaving from the East (Florida, Montreal, New York), South (Texas), and West (Alaska, California, Vancouver, Washington) there’s so much choice to explore here. My favourite itineraries are the North East voyages that include New England and Canada’s Maritimes.

🇨🇦 Canada

Charlottetown, PEI (pdf)
Halifax, Nova Scotia (pdf)
St Anthony, Newfoundland (pdf)
St John’s, Newfoundland (pdf)
Sydney, Nova Scotia (pdf)

🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo

🇨🇷 Costa Rica

Puerto Limon
Puntarenas (pdf)

🇬🇹 Guatemala

Puerto Quetzal (pdf)

🇲🇽 Mexico

Cabo San Lucas (pdf)
Ensenada (pdf)
Puerto Vallarta (pdf)

🇵🇦 Panama

Puerto Amador/Panama City (docx)

🇵🇲 St Pierre and Miquelon

St Pierre (docx)

🇺🇸 United States of America

Boston, Mass. (docx)
Honolulu, Hawaii (pdf)
Hilo, Hawaii (pdf)
Kahului, Hawaii (pdf)
Kona, Hawaii (pdf)
Nawiliwili, Hawaii (pdf)
Portland, Maine (docx)

Oceania

Beyond Europe, Oceania is my favourite place to be. I’ve circumnavigated Australia and New Zealand twice, and would do it again in a heartbeat! Plus, don’t overlook the South Pacific islands – fascinating culture and a glimpse into a different way of life.

🇦🇸 American Samoa

Pago Pago (pdf)

🇦🇺 Australia

Adelaide, SA (pdf)
Albany, WA (pdf)
Brisbane, QLD (pdf)
Broome, WA (pdf)
Cairns, QLD (pdf)
Darwin, NT (pdf)
Exmouth, WA (pdf)
Hobart, TAS (pdf)
Melbourne, VIC (pdf)
Port Lincoln, SA (pdf)
Sydney, NSW (pdf)
Townsville, QLD (pdf)

🇨🇰 Cook Islands

Avitiu, Rarotonga (pdf)

🇫🇯 Fiji

Dravuni Island (pdf)
Lautoka (pdf)
Suva (pdf)

🇵🇫 French Polynesia

Bora Bora (pdf)
Fakarava (pdf)
Huahine (pdf)
Moorea (pdf)
Nuku Hiva (pdf)
Pape’ete (pdf)

🇺🇸 Hawaii

Honolulu (pdf)
Hilo (pdf)
Kahului (pdf)
Kona (pdf)
Nawiliwili (pdf)

🇰🇮 Kiribati

Kiritimati Island (pdf)

🇳🇨 New Caledonia

Easo, Lifou (pdf)
Nouméa, Grande Terre (pdf)

🇳🇿 New Zealand

Akaroa (pdf)
Napier (pdf)
Port Chalmers (Dunedin) (pdf)
Tauranga (pdf)
Timaru (pdf)
Waitangi, Bay of Islands (pdf)
Wellington (pdf)

🇼🇸 Samoa

Apia (pdf)

🇹🇴 Tonga

Nuku’alofa (pdf)

South America

I’ve had incredible experiences circumnavigating South America, and even sailed inland, up the Amazon River, which was a real bucket list adventure. You can combine your South America tour with a visit to Antarctica if you want to see something totally otherworldly. My top tip: don’t overlook Uruguay!