Portsmouth, England

Location

Portsmouth is one of the most densely populated cities in Southern England, and is unusual as most of its built-up area occupies Portsea Island, linked to the mainland by road and rail bridges. Although there is a Roman fort at nearby Portchester, occupied later by the Saxons and Normans, there was no settlement on the site of Portsmouth at the time of the 1086 Domesday Book. The town developed in medieval times and received its first charter in 1194 from King Richard I; soon afterwards it became a major naval base. It has the world’s oldest dry dock, and is home to several famous ships, including HMS Victory, HMS Warrior and the Mary Rose, raised from the Solent in 1982. Portsmouth remains an important naval base and is home to a large proportion of the British service fleet. The waterfront area is now dominated by the Spinnaker Tower, 560 feet high, the United Kingdom’s tallest building outside London. Other things to see in the city include the house where Charles Dickens was born, and the City Museum, which contains a permanent exhibition devoted to another famous writer, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who lived in the town.

Portsmouth, England Itineraries

7 Nights

Iberian Explorer

Departure Date
03 Jan 25
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Vela
Region Mediterranean
Departure Port Barcelona
Destination Port Tilbury
Itinerary
Barcelona, Cartagena, Málaga, Vigo, Portsmouth and Tilbury

From £2,590pp

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14 Nights

Trade Routes of the Middle Ages

Departure Date
14 Apr 25
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Jupiter
Region Northern Europe
Departure Port Barcelona
Destination Port Bergen
Itinerary
Barcelona, Barcelona, Cartagena, Málaga, Leixões, Falmouth, Portsmouth, Le Havre, Zeebrugge, Amsterdam, Bergen and Bergen

From £5,290pp

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10 Nights

Portsmouth to Edinburgh

Departure Date
23 Apr 25
Cruise Line Silversea
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Silver Endeavour
Region Northern Europe
Departure Port Portsmouth
Destination Port Leith
Itinerary
Portsmouth, Saint Peter Port, Tresco, Calf of Man, Isle of Lunga, Isle of Iona, Inverie, Shiant Isles, Dunvegan, St. Kilda Archipelago, North Haven, Fair Isle, Farne Islands, Holy Island and Leith

From £8,700pp

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10 Nights

Edinburgh to Portsmouth

Departure Date
03 May 25
Cruise Line Silversea
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Silver Endeavour
Region Northern Europe
Departure Port Leith
Destination Port Portsmouth
Itinerary
Leith, Farne Islands, Berwick-upon-Tweed, North Haven, Fair Isle, St. Kilda Archipelago, Shiant Isles, Dunvegan, Inverie, Isle of Iona, Isle of Lunga, Calf of Man, Tresco, Saint Peter Port and Portsmouth

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24 Nights

24-Day Tyrrhenian Treasures & Iberian Coast

Departure Date
07 May 25
Cruise Line Seabourn
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seabourn Sojourn
Region Mediterranean
Departure Port Monte-Carlo
Destination Port Dover
Itinerary
Monte-Carlo, Portoferraio, Amalfi, Giardini Naxos, Valletta, Mgarr, Gozo, Valletta, Saint-Tropez, La Ciotat, Palamós, Barcelona, Valencia, Cartagena, Lisbon, Porto, Ferrol, Bordeaux, Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Saint Hélier, Portsmouth and Dover

From £7,224pp

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12 Nights

Portsmouth to Edinburgh

Departure Date
13 May 25
Cruise Line Silversea
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Silver Endeavour
Region Northern Europe
Departure Port Portsmouth
Destination Port Leith
Itinerary
Portsmouth, Tresco, Glengarriff, Skellig Michael Island, Dingle, Inisheer, Kilronan, Aran Islands, Killybegs, Londonderry, Isle of Iona, Isle of Lunga, Inverie, St. Kilda Archipelago, Shiant Isles, Isle of May and Leith

From £11,300pp

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14 Nights

14-Day Iberian Coast & Bordeaux

Departure Date
17 May 25
Cruise Line Seabourn
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seabourn Sojourn
Region Mediterranean
Departure Port Barcelona
Destination Port Dover
Itinerary
Barcelona, Valencia, Cartagena, Lisbon, Porto, Ferrol, Bordeaux, Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Saint Hélier, Portsmouth and Dover

From £4,929pp

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28 Nights

28-Day Iberian Coast & Jewels Of The British Isles

Departure Date
17 May 25
Cruise Line Seabourn
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seabourn Sojourn
Region Northern Europe
Departure Port Barcelona
Destination Port Dover
Itinerary
Barcelona, Valencia, Cartagena, Lisbon, Porto, Ferrol, Bordeaux, Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Saint Hélier, Portsmouth, Dover, Isle of Portland, Cork, Fishguard, Douglas, Belfast, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Oban, Ullapool, Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Yarmouth and Dover

From £9,859pp

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14 Nights

Trade Routes of the Middle Ages

Departure Date
19 May 25
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Saturn
Region Northern Europe
Departure Port Barcelona
Destination Port Bergen
Itinerary
Barcelona, Barcelona, Cartagena, Málaga, Porto, Falmouth, Portsmouth, Le Havre, Zeebrugge, IJmuiden, Bergen and Bergen

From £5,290pp

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12 Nights

Portsmouth to Dublin

Departure Date
19 May 25
Cruise Line Silversea
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Silver Wind
Region Northern Europe
Departure Port Portsmouth
Destination Port Dublin
Itinerary
Portsmouth, Sark, Tresco, Saint Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Kinsale, Dingle, Inisheer, Kilronan, Aran Islands, Tory Island, St. Kilda Archipelago, Shiant Isles, Dunvegan, Inverie, Isle of Iona, Isle of Lunga, Belfast and Dublin

From £8,500pp

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21 Nights

Portsmouth to Copenhagen

Departure Date
19 May 25
Cruise Line Silversea
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Silver Wind
Region Northern Europe
Departure Port Portsmouth
Destination Port Copenhagen
Itinerary
Portsmouth, Sark, Tresco, Saint Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Kinsale, Dingle, Inisheer, Kilronan, Aran Islands, Tory Island, St. Kilda Archipelago, Shiant Isles, Dunvegan, Inverie, Isle of Iona, Isle of Lunga, Belfast, Dublin, Dublin, Isle of Lunga, Shiant Isles, Loch Ewe, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, North Haven, Fair Isle, Bekkjarvik, Rosendal, Lysefjord and Copenhagen

From £12,200pp

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16 Nights

Marseille to Portsmouth

Departure Date
06 Jun 25
Cruise Line Crystal
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Crystal Serenity
Region Mediterranean
Departure Port Marseille
Destination Port Portsmouth
Itinerary
Marseille, Barcelona, Málaga, Portimão, Lisbon, Lisbon, Porto, Bilbao, Bordeaux, Bordeaux, Bordeaux, Saint-Malo, Plymouth and Portsmouth

From £8,850pp

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