Relaxed pace
4 ports in 12 nights
Plenty of uninterrupted ship time.
Arctic cruises
Arctic One-Way: Kirkwall & Fair Isle
Leith → Kirkwall → Fair Isle → Lerwick → Rosendal → Copenhagen
Balanced itinerary, with more sea days than similar routes. Covers United Kingdom and Norway.
12 nights
Leith
Arctic
4 ports
7 sea days
What this trip feels like
Mostly ship-focused
Mostly ship-focused, with 7 sea days and only 4 port calls.
Broad destination variety
Kirkwall · Fair Isle · Lerwick + more
Frequent port calls throughout the itinerary.
Route logistics
Sails from Leith
Check the exact departure and arrival ports before arranging flights.
Port experience
Kirkwall · Expect to tender ashore
Ships usually anchor offshore here, so getting ashore takes a little more planning than at a docked port.
Best for · First-time cruisers · Ship-focused trips · Easy short getaways
Think twice if · You want a port-intensive Arctic itinerary
Best departures
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Itinerary pricing
What this itinerary usually costs
0 of 1 sailings with enough price history currently have favorable pricing. Median current fare is $1,204/night.
Median current fare
$1,204/night
$14,450 total
Lowest recent fare
$1,204/night
$14,450 total
Pricing signal
0 of 1 favorable
Price history for 1 of 1 sailings
Comparison set
1 sailings
Currently priced departures
When should I go?
Not enough departures yet to identify a reliable cheaper season.
Route overview
How this route is built
12 nights · 4 port calls · 7 sea days · 2 countries
4 port calls across United Kingdom, Norway · More sea days than many 12-night alternatives.
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Disembark in Copenhagen
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