KMNuge Posted February 15, 2018 #1 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Looking for a first cruise for my family, wife and I 57 and two kids 21 & 23. My initial thought was somewhere all of us would enjoy (Ireland/Scotland/England) but the time spent at sea crossing the Atlantic (from Boston or somewhere close) doesn't seem to make sense. So.....Can you fly to the UK and do a UK cruise like I'm looking for? I've been online looking and going in circles. I'd like to find something so I could have an idea of costs (flight and cruise). Any help/thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted February 15, 2018 #2 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Sure you can...of course depending on when you want to go. That sort of cruise is often offered in the summer. Check the Princess website, they have "pure" British isles cruises. I think Holland America does now as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WatchHill Posted February 15, 2018 #3 Share Posted February 15, 2018 In late April, we are flying from BOS to LHR, spending a few days per-cruise in London and then a night in Southampton before we begin a British Isles cruise on the Royal Princess. We've done multiple cruises out of Dover and Southampton - trans-Atlantic too, but that's another cruise option. Working with a cruise specialist would be to your benefit in identifying and planning the type of cruise you want. Darcy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted February 15, 2018 #4 Share Posted February 15, 2018 We have also sailed to Europe several times and then cruised. The Med, The UK and the Baltics are all wonderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted February 15, 2018 #5 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Sure you can...of course depending on when you want to go. That sort of cruise is often offered in the summer. Check the Princess website, they have "pure" British isles cruises. I think Holland America does now as well. Look at Oceania (air tix included in price plus a lot of other stuff). Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocap Posted February 15, 2018 #6 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Looking at some of the ports on that route, I see that there are many lines doing this over the summer this year- so far I've found Princess, Crystal, Cunard, P&O, RCI, HAL and other, smaller lines. There's also Celebrity Eclipse which is home porting in Dublin for a few weeks in summer- longer cruises taking in Scotland, Northern Ireland, but going further by adding on the Baltics and other European ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kctwinmommy Posted February 16, 2018 #7 Share Posted February 16, 2018 We did our European cruise last summer, after flying into the UK. And I think they said about 50% of the passengers on our cruise were American passengers. It's not cheap though. Airfare for the 3 of us from Chicago was around $2500, then the cruise was another $6000. But it was definitely worth it! We saw some great things (you can see our cruise in my signature - trip report) and had a great time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bull Posted February 16, 2018 #8 Share Posted February 16, 2018 . So.....Can you fly to the UK and do a UK cruise like I'm looking for? It's what most Americans do.:) (And strangely, a high proportion of those who do cruise the Atlantic head straight from ship to airport for the flight home :confused:. They're "proper cruisers" - folk who cruise for the ship & the sea, not for the distant lands.). Google "Round Britain cruise". They usually include a port or two on mainland Europe too, like Cindy's did. Some folk get the cruise line to book their air - there are certain safeguards. But most make separate flight bookings themselves - it's usually a lot cheaper, more flexible, more under your own control. But avoid travel grief screwing up your sailing by flying a day or two or more ahead of your cruise. There's a Cruise Critic forum dedicated to air travel https://boards.cruisecritic.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=-1&f=128 Be aware that although most Round-Britain cruises sail out of Southampton or Dover, they do seem to major on Scotland & Ireland. So if you want a decent taste of England, tack on a few days. Perhaps a few days in London, perhaps a few in the countryside near your embarkation port. JB :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newport dave Posted February 20, 2018 #9 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Also to note, when the cruiselines list the embarkation port as London (Southampton). Be aware your embarkation port is actually Southampton which is over 80 miles and a 2 hr drive/train ride from London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted February 20, 2018 #10 Share Posted February 20, 2018 If you do fly to the UK you need to fly in at least 2 days prior to sail away..... you will be jet lagged and who wants to miss the first day of cruising just trying to stay awake. This seems to be an ambitious trip for first timers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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