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No-fly cruises direct from the UK

More and more people are choosing to cruise direct from the UK, with no waiting for flights or dragging luggage across busy rail or airport terminals.

Classic Cruises from the UK

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If you prefer a smaller more intimate ship, we offer over 40 ex-UK no-fly classic cruises from 7 different ports on the 22,000 ton Marco Polo or 17,000 ton Ocean Countess. Designed for UK passengers these more traditional cruises offer great value and personal service with only around 800 passengers on board, a wide range of public facilities and stylish entertainment.

Marco Polo is a child-free ship exclusively for adult passengers with home port the London Cruise Terminal in Tilbury, Essex. The newly refurbished Ocean Countess (originally the popular Cunard Countess) will operate from ports including Hull, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Leith, Greenock, Liverpool, and Plymouth.

Marco Polo and Ocean Countess cruises from the UK include spectacular Land of the Northern Lights and Midnight Sun voyages, cruises to the Norwegian Fjords and Spitsbergen, visits to the Baltic and Russia, to Iceland and the Northern Isles, or to the Mediterranean and Canary Islands, plus popular Round Britain and Ireland cruises.

Other cruises from the UK

Go to Larger Ship and Luxury Cruises from the UK

Southampton and Dover are home to major cruise lines - P&O, Royal Caribbean, Princess, Cunard, Celebrity and NCL. These larger ships offer the amenities of a large holiday resort.

We also offer Luxury Cruises from the UK on 6-star ships including Silversea, Regent Seven Seas and Crystal Cruises.

No-Fly First Class Rail Cruises

Majestic Rhine
A 7-night Rhine cruise from Basle to Amsterdam on board Viking Helvetia.

Rhine Discovery
A 7-night cruise along the full length of the River Rhine from Holland to Switzerland

Danube Rhapsody
A 9-night cruise on the River Danube visiting Germany, Austria and Hungary

Portraits of Southern France
A 7-night journey through Provence along the Rhône and Saône Rivers.

Paris and the Heart of Normandy
A 7-night river cruise along the River Seine from Paris to the Normandy coast.

Rail and Sail Cruises

We offer the option of meeting your luxury Star Clipper sailing holiday by rail from £1399pp. Includes rail travel, transfers, 1-night hotel stay and 7-night Ligurian Cruise or Tyrrhenian Cruise visiting Corsica, Elba, Sardinia and French and Italian resorts.

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Larger Ship and Luxury Cruises from UK

We also offer a selection of Scottish Highlands and Islands cruises

Marco Polo
The pool and deck on board Marco Polo
The Waldorf Restaurant
Ocean Countess

Star Clipper in the Mediterranean

Blue Water Holidays, Bridge House, Brook Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 1PP - 01756 706500
As a fully bonded member of ABTA (K9428) with an ATOL (9685), the Air Tour Operators Licence, we offer complete peace of mind when you  book your holiday through us.