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World-class scenery awaits your guests

As a cruise destination, Scotland is undoubtedly up there with the best. Breathtaking scenery, stunning cities, haunting history, UNESCO World Heritage sites, and a variety of ports large and small make Scotland the perfect cruise destination. Scotland's cruise ports are ideally located for inclusion in Britain and Ireland itineraries, transatlantic re-positioning, or for combining with cruises to Iceland, Faroe Islands or the Norwegian Fjords and Europe.

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Scotland's Cruise Ports

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Dundee
Town1 km
Centre:
NearestEdinburgh, 72 km
Airport:
Edinburgh
TownLeith 4 km, Rosyth 25 km Hound Point 17 km, Newhaven 4.8 km
Centre:
NearestEdinburgh, 17 km
Airport:
Glasgow (Greenock)
TownGlasgow
Centre:
NearestGlasgow, 24 km
Airport:
Invergordon
Town0.5 km
Centre:
NearestInverness, 50km
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Inverness
Town0.5 km
Centre:
NearestInverness, 14 km
Airport:
Lerwick
Town1km
Centre:
NearestSumburgh, Sumburgh, 40km
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Montrose
Town1 km
Centre:
NearestAberdeen, 72 km
Airport:
Kirkwall, Orkney
TownApprox. 2 miles
Centre:
NearestKirkwall Airport, Approx. 5 miles
Airport:
Oban
Town0.5 km
Centre:
NearestOban, 8km
Airport:
Peterhead
Town0.9-5km
Centre:
NearestAberdeen, 53km
Airport:
Portree
Town0.8 km
Centre:
NearestInverness, 200 km
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Scrabster
Town3 km
Centre:
NearestWick, 33 km
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Stornoway
Town0.5 km
Centre:
NearestStornoway, 4 km
Airport:
Ullapool
TownAdjacent
Centre:
NearestInverness, 104km
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As a cruise destination, Scotland is undoubtedly up there with the best. Breathtaking scenery, stunning cities, haunting history, UNESCO World Heritage sites, and a variety of ports large and small make Scotland the perfect cruise destination.

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    21 March 2023

  • Greenock Ocean Terminal gears up for record cruise ship year

    One of Scotland’s main cruise ports is set to experience its busiest year since records began. Greenock Ocean Terminal has 91 cruise liners booked into the Inverclyde town’s new dedicated pontoon across 2023 – a rise of over 25 per cent on last year.

    15 March 2023

  • Captial Cruising's Scottish ports

    Cruise ship calls in 2023 for Forth Ports’ Capital Cruising business on Scotland’s east coast are set to jump by 50%, with around 150 (2022: 100) cruise ships, carrying an estimated 225,000 passengers, expected to visit Edinburgh, Fife and Dundee this year.

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    9 February 2023