Kotor Cruises: Ports, Ships and Things to Do

At a glance

1,063 current cruises call at the 5 ports Cruiseable lists under Kotor, on 94 ships from 30 cruise lines. The busiest of those ports is Kotor, on 1,063 itineraries. The lowest lead fare across those cruises is $279. The lines sailing the most of them are Viking Ocean Cruises (241), Seabourn (124) and Princess Cruises (99).

Photos of Kotor

Viking Star and the surrounding idyllic landscape of Kotor, Montenegro.
Visit the charming centuries-old town of Perast in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro.
A closeup look at Kotor's Stari Grad, or Old Town, from the Port of Kotor.
A centuries-old manmade waterway in Old Kotor, Montenegro.
The view from the ramparts above Kotor with the Church of Our Lady of Remedy at the right.
SeaDream II sails through the harbor of historic Kotor, Montenegro.
A medieval battlement, with narrow slits for weapons, along the 1,350-step trail rising above Kotor.
Local patrons in a cafe in Kotor, Montenegro.
A church fresco dating to the 1300s AD seen in Kotor Cathedral in Kotor, Montenegro.
Church steeples rise in Old Kotor, Montenegro.
The Kotor Cathedral, built in honor of St. Tryphon, was consecrated in 1166 as a Catholic church and was restored after two earthquakes. Its frescoes date to the 1300s.
The cityscape of Old Kotor, Montenegro, with its Mediterranean-style orange-tiled houses.
Church spires amid a cluster of classic buildings in Old Kotor, Montenegro.
The historic clock tower is the first building you'll spot as you enter Kotor's main town entrance, Morska Vrata or Sea Gate.
Ruins, part of the Castle of San Giovanni (or the Castle of St. John) at the summit of the Ladder of Kotor.
Souvenirs and decorative items in a shop window in Old Kotor, Montenegro.
JD Lasica: "We passed by these two young shopkeepers along a cobblestone street in Old Kotor, and I decided to double back and ask them to pose."
A square in Kotor's Stari Grad, or Old Town, lined with elegant stone houses and thin lanes.
A steep winding trail above Old Kotor leads you up 1,350 steps to the ruins of the Castle of San Giovanni, some 4,000 feet above the bay.
As night descends, lights cast a glow on key monuments along the centuries-old trail called the Ladder of Kotor.
A view of Old Kotor from the harbor.
Buildings in Old Kotor, Montenegro.
View of the marina in Kotor, Montenegro.
Royal Clipper arrives in Kotor, Montenegro, as part of a Mediterranean itinerary. The ship carries just 227 guests and boasts 19,000 square feet of open deck and three swimming pools.