24 nightsFrom Lisbon22 ports of call
24-Day Wild Islands of the United Kingdom & Iceland
Seabourn · Seabourn Pursuit
Overview
A 24-night voyage aboard Seabourn Pursuit, departing Lisbon on 2 Jun 2028 and arriving in Reykjavik, Iceland, calling at 22 destinations along the way.
LisbonCherbourgPlymouth, UKSkomer IslandBantry, County CorkSchull, IrelandClear IslandKinsale, IrelandCalf of Man, Isle of ManBelfastCalf of Man, Isle of ManDouglasRothesay, Isle of Bute, ScotlandSt. Kilda, United KingdomIsle of EiggFair IsleLerwick, ScotlandIsle of NossThorshavenKlaksvikHeimaey - Vestman Islands, IcelandReykjavik, Iceland
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Itinerary
24 nights · 30 ports of call- 1
Day 1 ·Lisbon, PortugalEmbark
2 Jun 2028Depart 17:00The great period of "the Discoveries" accounted for phenomenal wealth brought back from India, Africa and Brazil by the great Portuguese navigators. Gold, jewels, ivory, porcelain and spices helped finance grand new buildings and impressive monuments in Lisbon, the country's capital city. As you sail up the Tagus River, be on deck to admire Lisbon's panorama and see some of the great monuments lining the river. Lisbon is one of Europe's smallest capital cities but considered by many visitors to be one of the most likeable. Spread over a string of seven hills, the city offers a variety of faces, including a refreshing no-frills simplicity reflected in the people as they go unhurriedly through their day enjoying a hearty and delicious cuisine accompanied by the country's excellent wines. - 2
Day 2 ·At Sea
3 Jun 2028 - 3
Day 3 ·At Sea
4 Jun 2028 - 4
Day 4 ·Cherbourg (Normandy), France
5 Jun 2028Arrive 08:00Depart 21:00The seaport and naval station of Cherbourg is situated along the English Channel northwest of Paris at the mouth of the Divette River. Believed to rest on the site of an ancient Roman station, Cherbourg has been occupied since ancient times and was frequently contested by the French and English in the Middle Ages because of its strategic location. Most recently passed to France in the late 18th century, the town was extensively fortified by Louis XVI. During WWII the Germans held Cherbourg until it was captured by the American forces shortly after the Normandy landings. Following a vast rehabilitation program that returned it to working condition, Cherbourg became an important Allied supply port. Today, Cherbourg is important for transatlantic shipping, shipbuilding, electronics and telephone equipment manufacturing, yachting and commercial fishing. - 5
Day 5 ·Plymouth, England
6 Jun 2028Arrive 08:00Depart 18:00Plymouth, the largest city in Devon, has a long maritime history. Construction on the Royal Naval Dockyard was begun by William III in the late 17th century, and the site continues to serve as a naval base today. Excellent views of Plymouth Sound, with its many bays and inlets, may be enjoyed from the grassy esplanade known as the Hoe. Although heavy bombing destroyed much of Plymouth during World War II, a fascinating part of the past may still be seen in the Barbican, the oldest surviving section of the city. The Mayflower Steps mark the spot from which the Pilgrims sailed for the New World in 1620. You may wish to take a look inside the massive Royal Citadel, built by Charles II in 1666. The city houses Europe's premier oceanography institute with an unrivalled aquarium. An excursion into the lovely Devonshire countryside should prove a most pleasant diversion. - 7
Day 7 ·Lundy Island, United Kingdom
7 Jun 2028Arrive 12:00Depart 20:00A delightful escape from the hubbub of the modern world, three-and-a-half-mile-long Lundy Island is located where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Bristol Channel. Roads are undisturbed by cars. There's a small village, a Victorian church, even a 13th-century castle. The surrounding waters are home to Great Britain's first marine nature reserve. On this granite outcropping, there are farms and open moorlands. Seals blanket the eastern shore. Owned by Britain's National Trust and maintained by the Landmark Trust, the island evokes a more tranquil time. - 7
Day 7 ·Skomer Island, Wales
8 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 15:00Surrounded by high dramatic sea cliffs, treeless Skomer Island is a National Nature Reserve and one of the finest wildlife sites in the country. This is truly a birders paradise! It’s best known for its large population of breeding seabirds, most notably some 600,000 Manx shearwaters and 20,000 Atlantic puffins, the largest puffin colony in Britain. Nesting razorbills, fulmars, Storm petrels and gannets, as well as the endemic Skomer vole are found here. It is surrounded by nutrient rich waters where harbour porpoises and magnificent whales come to feed. Grey seals are also plentiful on Skomer, especially during the pupping season in September.
Currently uninhabited, the island has several important archeological sites. Stone circles, standing stones and the remnants of prehistoric houses, date ancient human settlements as far back as 5,000 years. The volcanic basaltic rocks of which Skomer is comprised date from the Silurian Period around 440 million years ago. - 8
Day 8 ·Bantry, Ireland
9 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 20:00Bantry Bay, framed by the Sheep's Head Hills and the Caha Mountains, offers one of the Ireland’s most magnificent seascapes and picturesque harbors. As with other areas on Ireland's south-west coast, Bantry claims an ancient connection to the sixth-century Saint Breandán the Navigator, who was, in Irish folklore, the first person to discover America.
A highlight of the area is stately Bantry House and Garden Estate. The magnificent garden is laid out in the Italian style over seven terraces. In addition to the many spirited Irish pubs are the Bantry Museum and the architecture of St. Brendan's and St. Finbarr's Churches. There are pristine, white-sand beaches, interspersed with jagged outcrops of rock and bordered by the verdant-green hills that make Ireland famous. County Cork is renowned for its megalithic stone circles and standing stones. Historic castles dot the landscape. The coastline of Cork is also home to basking sharks and fin, pilot, and minke whales. - 9
Day 9 ·Schull, Ireland
10 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00 - 10
Day 10 ·Cape Clear Island, Ireland
11 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00 - 11
Day 11 ·Kinsale, Ireland
12 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00 - 13
Day 13 ·Calf of Man, Isle of Man
13 Jun 2028Arrive 12:00Depart 20:00 - 13
Day 13 ·Belfast, Northern Ireland
14 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00Belfast, Northern Ireland's largest urban area is situated on Ireland's eastern coast. To the northwest, the city is flanked by hills, including Cavehill, thought to be Jonathan Swift's inspiration for his novel, "Gulliver's Travels." Belfast's location is ideal for the shipbuilding industry that once made it famous. The Titanic was built here in 1912, at the largest shipyard in the world. Until the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 was reached, the worst of Ireland's "troubles" was experienced in Belfast, which suffered almost half the conflict's resulting deaths. Since that time, however, Belfast's city center has emerged into an attractive pedestrian-oriented environment with street musicians and the like, and a revitalized river front. - 14
Day 14 ·Calf of Man, Isle of Man
15 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00 - 15
Day 15 ·Douglas, Isle of Man
15 Jun 2028Arrive 14:00Depart 20:00Douglas is the capital of the Isle of Man. Mann, as it is also called, is a British Crown Dependency, with its own parliament and postage stamps (a popular souvenir). Here visitors can sample means of transport ranging from horse-drawn trams, to steam trains and the high-speed motorcycles that compete in the renowned Isle of Man TT races. In summer the town maintains much of the seaside resort charm of an earlier period, including the Victorian-era Grand Union Camera Obscura, now restored for your amusement. - 15
Day 15 ·Rothesay, Isle of Bute
16 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00Rothesay, standing along the Firth of Clyde, presents the visitor with a combination of illustrious gardens and grand architecture. The magnificent ruins of Rothesay Castle, which date from the 13th century, are what most people visualize when they think of a medieval castle. With a drawbridge, encircling moat, immense circular curtain wall and tall stone towers, Rothesay is unique in Scotland for its circular plan. The ruins of St Blane's Chapel, a 6th century monastery, sit atop a hill with views over the Sound of Bute. For true elegance, visit the country estate of Mount Stuart House with its colonnaded Marble Hall and extraordinary Marble Chapel. Built in the late 1870’s in the Gothic Revivalist style, it was constructed of reddish-brown stone and houses a library of 25,000 books.
The Ardencraig Gardens, sitting atop Canada Hill, feature a walled garden and exotic aviary. Ascog Hall Fernery, located on the grounds of a baronial-style house from 1844, is a beautiful garden with the oldest ferns in Britain. - 16
Day 16 ·Scenic cruising Isles of St. Kilda
17 Jun 2028Arrive 10:00Depart 12:00 - 17
Day 17 ·Am Baile, St Kilda, Scotland, United Kingdom
17 Jun 2028Arrive 13:00Depart 18:00The St Kilda volcanic archipelago has the highest sea cliffs in Britain and the most important seabird breeding colonies in northwestern Europe. The entire archipelago is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and is one of the few UNESCO World Heritage Sites chosen for both its natural and cultural qualities. In spite of its extreme isolation, some 40 miles (64 km) off of the remote Hebrides, there has been permanent habitation here for 2,000 years. The one-time population of hardy Kildians were finally forced to leave because of starvation. Their abandoned stone huts stand as silent witnesses to past settlement, but two of their ancient sheep species, dating from the Neolithic and Iron Ages, continue to thrive here.
Some one million nesting seabirds breed in St Kilda, including the largest colony of guillemots on earth, and the largest colony of gannets, fulmars, Leach's petrels and Atlantic puffins in Britain. The St Kilda wren and the St Kilda field mouse are species found only here. - 17
Day 17 ·Isle of Eigg
18 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00 - 18
Day 18 ·Fair Isle
19 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 12:00Fair Isle is an island in Shetland, in northern Scotland. It lies about halfway between mainland Shetland and Orkney. It is known for its bird observatory and a traditional style of knitting. The island has been owned by the National Trust for Scotland since 1954. - 19
Day 19 ·Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
19 Jun 2028Arrive 19:00Perhaps best known to most of the world for their shaggy ponies, the Shetland Islands offer magnificent seascapes, good trout fishing and prime bird watching. Local handicraft specialties such as polished stones, traditional silver craft, seal skin furs and distinctive hand knitted sweaters are displayed temptingly in local shops. Of the 100-or-so islands in the group, twelve are developed with permanent residents, and the largest is named Mainland. In this remote area of the North Sea, the lilting speech of the islanders may prove a bit difficult to understand at first, but their warm-hearted hospitality is easily grasped. - 19
Day 19 ·Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
20 Jun 2028Depart 15:00Perhaps best known to most of the world for their shaggy ponies, the Shetland Islands offer magnificent seascapes, good trout fishing and prime bird watching. Local handicraft specialties such as polished stones, traditional silver craft, seal skin furs and distinctive hand knitted sweaters are displayed temptingly in local shops. Of the 100-or-so islands in the group, twelve are developed with permanent residents, and the largest is named Mainland. In this remote area of the North Sea, the lilting speech of the islanders may prove a bit difficult to understand at first, but their warm-hearted hospitality is easily grasped. - 20
Day 20 ·Isle of Noss
20 Jun 2028Arrive 16:00Depart 22:00 - 21
Day 21 ·Tvoroyri, Faroe Islands
21 Jun 2028Arrive 14:00Depart 20:00 - 21
Day 21 ·Torshavn, Faroe Island
22 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00A distant outpost of Denmark, the Faroe Islands suddenly appear out of the misty North Atlantic, nearly 200 miles from the nearest landfall. Of the twenty-two islands in the group, seventeen are inhabited, with a population of 17,000 residing in the capital city of Torshavn. Irish monks discovered the islands in the 8th century and became the first settlers, only to be driven out by Viking explorers a century later. The traditions and legends of their Viking forefathers are kept alive in a language so close to old Norse that Faroe Islanders can still read the ancient texts inscribed centuries ago. The name Faroe comes from faereyjar, the Old Norse word meaning "Sheep Islands." With thousands of sheep dotting the hillsides, the name remains apt today. While sheep are important to the economy, the real wealth of the islands comes from the fishing industry. A fleet of over 300 trawlers and line-fishing boats bring in an average annual haul of 245,000 tons of cod and herring. Ultra-modern processing and freezing plants do the job of getting the product to market in the most efficient manner. - 22
Day 22 ·Klaksvik
23 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 17:00 - 23
Day 23 ·At Sea
24 Jun 2028 - 24
Day 24 ·Exploring The Outer Islands of Heimaey
25 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 11:00 - 25
Day 25 ·Heimaey, Westman Islands, Iceland
25 Jun 2028Arrive 12:00Depart 19:30 - 25
Day 25 ·Reykjavik, IcelandDisembark
26 Jun 2028Arrive 07:00Warmed by the Gulf Stream as well as by highly active thermal hot springs and volcanoes, Iceland is somewhat misnamed. While it is a stark and barren country with three huge areas of glaciers, one theory is that early Norsemen sought to mislead other potential settlers by giving a pleasant name to fierce, inhospitable Greenland, and a forbidding name to the imminently habitable Iceland. Irish monks and hermits established themselves here in the 8th century, but left a century later when the pagan Norsemen arrived. Europe's first Parliament of General Assembly, the Althing, was established in the year 930 and still functions as the legislative body, although it was suspended by the Danes at the end of the 18th century and not reconvened until 1843. Reykjavik was the site picked by the island's first permanent resident, Ingolfur Arnarson in 874, and is home to more than half of the island's total population. The world's northernmost capital, Reykjavik is proud of its virtual lack of air pollution. Both electrical power and home heating are derived from the geothermal activity on the island. The city's large swimming pools are always warm, and in the countryside exotic fruits such as grapes and bananas are cultivated in greenhouses made cozy with the help of underground hot springs.
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