
13 nightsFrom Southampton6 ports of call
Southern Spain & Portugal Winter Warmth
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines · Balmoral
Overview
A 13-night voyage aboard Balmoral, departing Southampton on 20 Jan 2027 and returning to the same port, calling at 6 destinations along the way.
SouthamptonVigoGibraltarMalagaCadizSouthampton
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Itinerary
13 nights · 14 ports of call- 1
Day 1 ·Southampton, UKEmbark
20 Jan 2027Southampton offers fast and efficient check-in areas, spacious departure lounges with seating areas, café-bars and smart washrooms. If you wish to travel by car and park for the duration of your cruise, you can pay for and reserve parking in advance directly with the relevant company. Alternatively, if being dropped off or collected by taxi or private car, they can drive right up alongside the terminal building. - 2
Day 2 ·At Sea
21 Jan 2027 - 3
Day 3 ·At Sea
22 Jan 2027 - 4
Day 4 ·Vigo, Spain
23 Jan 2027It is hard to believe that in 1702, amid the calm setting of Vigo's fjord-like harbour, an English and Dutch force once fought and defeated the French and Spanish fleets anchored here. A major port city of Galicia, renowned for its seafood, Vigo has an appealing old town with a labyrinth of steep and winding narrow streets and shaded squares. Nearby is Santiago de Compostela, Christendom's third most holy pilgrimage shrine, in whose vast Gothic cathedral lays the body of St James. - 5
Day 5 ·At Sea
24 Jan 2027 - 6
Day 6 ·Gibraltar
25 Jan 2027Dominated by ‘the Rock', a towering 1, 396 ft sentinel that guards the Straits, the Arabs' Gebel el Tarik or Tarik's Rock is today simply ‘Gib'. Resolutely British for nearly 300 years, its unique setting unites the oddly familiar - from the helmeted policemen to Marks & Spencer - with an extrovert Mediterranean mood. Test the shops and pubs in Main Street and Irish Town, take a cable-car ride to enjoy the grandstand views to a nearby Africa, and of course make a call on those Barbary apes! - 7
Day 7 ·Malaga, Spain
26 Jan 2027The busy port city of Andalusia, the Spain of gazpacho and paella, flamenco and fiesta, recaptured from the Moors of the 15th century after 800 years of conflict. Enjoy the panorama from Gibralfara Castle, and visit the Moorish Alcazaba fortress, the birthplace of Picasso, and a wine cellar to try the famous local dessert wines. Or travel to Granada, to the glorious Alhambra, whose proud 14th century palaces and exotic gardens are Spain's finest expression of Moorish art. - 8
Day 8 ·Cadiz, Spain
27 Jan 2027One of Western Europe's most ancient cities, founded 3,000 years ago by Phoenician merchants, Cadiz hugs Andalucia's sunlit Atlantic coast. It's a historic and intriguing seaport-from which Spain's galleons once sailed in quest of New World treasure - characterised by palm trees, look out towers and weathered old buildings. From here you can visit Jerez de la Frontera, centre of Spain's sherry production, and put to the test the creations of its many bodegas! - 9
Day 9 ·Cadiz, Spain
28 Jan 2027One of Western Europe's most ancient cities, founded 3,000 years ago by Phoenician merchants, Cadiz hugs Andalucia's sunlit Atlantic coast. It's a historic and intriguing seaport-from which Spain's galleons once sailed in quest of New World treasure - characterised by palm trees, look out towers and weathered old buildings. From here you can visit Jerez de la Frontera, centre of Spain's sherry production, and put to the test the creations of its many bodegas! - 10
Day 10 ·At Sea
29 Jan 2027 - 11
Day 11 ·Matosinhos
30 Jan 2027 - 12
Day 12 ·At Sea
31 Jan 2027 - 13
Day 13 ·At Sea
1 Feb 2027 - 14
Day 14 ·Southampton, UKDisembark
2 Feb 2027Southampton offers fast and efficient check-in areas, spacious departure lounges with seating areas, café-bars and smart washrooms. If you wish to travel by car and park for the duration of your cruise, you can pay for and reserve parking in advance directly with the relevant company. Alternatively, if being dropped off or collected by taxi or private car, they can drive right up alongside the terminal building.
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