| Cruise Region : Europe |
| Company : Norwegian Cruise Lines |
| Ship : Norwegian Star |
| Journey Start : Mon 05 May 2025 |
| Journey End : Sat 17 May 2025 |
| Count Nights : 12 nights |
| Day | Port | Date | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton London | Mon 05 May | 16:00 | |
| 2 | Le Havre Paris | Tue 06 May | 07:00 | 19:00 |
| 3 | Zeebrugge Brussels Bruges | Wed 07 May | 08:00 | 17:00 |
| 4 | Amsterdam / Netherlands | Thu 08 May | 08:00 | 16:00 |
| 5 | Day at sea / Sea | Fri 09 May | ||
| 6 | Newhaven Edinburgh Scotland | Sat 10 May | 07:00 | 18:00 |
| 7 | Invergordon / Great Britain | Sun 11 May | 07:00 | 18:00 |
| 8 | Stornoway United Kingdom | Mon 12 May | 07:00 | 15:00 |
| 9 | Dublin Dun Laoghaire Ireland | Tue 13 May | 08:00 | 20:00 |
| 10 | Belfast Northern Ireland | Wed 14 May | 07:00 | 17:00 |
| 11 | Cork Cobh | Thu 15 May | 08:00 | 17:00 |
| 12 | Portland England | Fri 16 May | 11:00 | 20:00 |
| 13 | Southampton London | Sat 17 May | 05:00 |
Accommodation in a cabin of the selected category during the entire cruise (TV, telephone, shower/bath, hairdryer, air conditioning).
All-inclusive meals, excluding alcoholic beverages under the Freestyle program - free meal time.
Order food to your cabin 24 hours (additional charges apply for delivery between 00:00 and 05:00).
Set for making tea and coffee in the cabin.
Coffee, tea, water and iced tea during breakfast, lunch and dinner.
All entertainment on board (evening shows, nightclubs, live music, etc.).
Sports activities (table tennis, basketball, tennis and golf)
Participation of children in Children's clubs.
Fitness center, sports court, jogging track, swimming pools and jacuzzi.
Port fees, taxes and taxes.
For guests of Suite and Penthouse class cabins (in addition to all of the above):
Butler and concierge service.
Unpacking luggage on the day of check-in.
Champagne, liqueurs, fruits, bottled water and soda drinks (only for guests of Garden Villas and Owner`s Suites)
Champagne, bottled water and fruit on planting day.
Food delivery to the cabin 24 hours.
Minibar and Espresso/Cappuccino machine.
Pillow menu.
Bathrobe and slippers.
Priority check-in for the ship.
Escort to your cabin on check-in day.
Private transfer from port to airport (Garden Villas guests only).
Tips for staff (included in the bill and paid at the end of the cruise).
Casino, telephone, internet, video games.
Alcoholic and some non-alcoholic drinks.
Karaoke.
Bowling.
Laundry service.
Booking tables at alternative restaurants.
Registration of entry visas along the route.
Medical insurance.
Non-departure insurance (optional).
Air travel and transfers.
Excursions at ports of call.
Minibar in the cabin.
Personal services on board (SPA, beauty salon, laundry).
Amsterdam is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Netherlands. Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands, although it is not the seat of the government, which is The Hague. Amsterdam has a population of 851,373 within the city proper, 1,351,587 in the urban area] and 2,410,960 in the metropolitan area. The city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country but is not its capital, which is Haarlem. The metropolitan area comprises much of the northern part of the Randstad, one of the larger conurbations in Europe, with a population of approximately 8 million.
The town is well known for the Invergordon Mutiny of 1931. More recently it has also become known for the repair of oil rigs which line up in the Cromarty Firth on which the town is situated. In the 1970s and 1980s nearby Nigg was known for the construction of these rigs. The yard used for this is now attempting to re-establish itself as a fabricator of large offshore wind turbines and oil rig refurbishment since being purchased by Global Energy Group.
For a number of years Invergordon was the site of an aluminium smelter until 1981 when British Aluminium closed it down. The pipeline that covered the conveyor belt from the smelter to the BA pier was not dismantled until the early 2000s and the two large tanks still stand today as well as a water tower.
It still has a grain whisky distillery, operated by Philippines-owned whisky giant Whyte and Mackay, the output of which contributes to many blended whiskies. Connected to the distillery was the Invergordon Distillery Pipe Band.
At present the port is visited by many large cruise liners each year, as the deep water port allows disembarkation for coach tours in the northern Highlands.
Since the 1970s some would perceive the town as a 'Glasgow colony', since many workers were recruited from southern Scotland to work in the oil rig fabrication and aluminium smelting industries. As a result, the residents' accents often show more influence from Glasgow, than the surrounding Easter Ross dialect of Highland Englishalthough this has changed in recent years.
In recent years Global Energy Group have been expanding, with the purchase of the Nigg fabrication yard it has also brought much appreciated work to Invergordon's Docks with the town again full of oil company workers through the day.
