12 nights · 13. October - 25. October 2026 · Southampton → Lisbon
12 nights aboard Silver Dawn from Southampton to the Atlantic coast of Portugal. The voyage links the English south coast and Jersey with the harbours of Brittany and the Basque region, before ending in the Tagus estuary at Lisbon via Vigo and Porto. Wine plays a continuous role on this gourmet route, from Bordeaux via the Rioja hinterland of Bilbao to the port wine of Vila Nova de Gaia.
Scroll along the route. Tap a port for details.
Southampton is England's largest cruise port, from which the Titanic set out on her maiden voyage in 1912. The SeaCity Museum commemorates this; the Old Town with remains of the city wall and nearby Stonehenge are classic day trips.
Saint-Malo is a fully walled corsair town in Brittany, from which bold privateers sailed in the 17th and 18th centuries. The city walls are walkable and offer panoramic views of Île du Grand Bé (Chateaubriand's burial place) and the tidal dynamics off the Mont-Saint-Michel headland. Excursions lead to the monument of Mont-Saint-Michel.
Bordeaux is the world's wine capital and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The neoclassical old town along the Garonne with Place de la Bourse and the Miroir d'Eau, the famous Médoc châteaux and the modern Cité du Vin make Bordeaux one of France's most elegant port cities.
Bilbao in the Basque Country is home to the Guggenheim Museum (Frank Gehry) - the building that coined the term "Bilbao effect". Pintxos bars in the old town, the funicular up Mount Artxanda and the nearby Costa Vasca shape the port.
Santander is the elegant capital of Cantabria on Spain's northern coast, with long sandy beaches and the striking Palacio de la Magdalena overlooking the bay. Tapas bars and Belle Epoque architecture shape the city centre.
Vigo is Spain's largest fishing port and gateway to Galicia. The Cíes Islands off the coast (Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park) are among the most pristine beaches in Europe; the pilgrim city of Santiago de Compostela is one hour away.
Built on seven hills, Lisbon combines southern European joie de vivre with a great age of discovery. Vasco da Gama and other navigators set out into the unknown from the Belém Tower - yellow trams and melancholy fado still tell of that era.
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