Scotland Cruises: Ports, Ships and Things to Do

At a glance

582 current cruises call at the 38 ports Cruiseable lists under Scotland, on 77 ships from 28 cruise lines. The busiest of those ports is Kirkwall, on 290 itineraries. The lowest lead fare across those cruises is $914. The lines sailing the most of them are Viking Ocean Cruises (100), Holland America Line (92) and Princess Cruises (62).

Photos of Scotland

Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Edinburgh Castle in Scotland.
A view of Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Walking up toward Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland.
View of Edinburgh, Scotland, from a scenic hilltop.
Locals bid farewell to cruise ship passengers as Golden Princess leaves Clydeport Ocean Terminal, Greenock, Scotland and sails down the Firth of Clyde.
The Lord of the Glens sails on the Caledonian Canal, near the Laggan Swing Bridge in Scotland.
The Lord of the Glens leaving the Corpach sea lock at the western end of the Caledonian Canal in Scotland.
With its distinctive pagodas and cobbled courtyard, Strathisla Distillery — built in 1786 on the banks of the river Isla — may well be the most beautiful distillery in Scotland.
The small coastal village of Pennan in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Haddo House is a Scottish stately home located near Tarves in Aberdeenshire, about 20 miles north of Aberdeen.
Aerial of the port of Peterhead in northeast Scotland.
The road to Kinlochewe in the North Highlands of Scotland with Loch Maree in the distance.
The esplanade of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, which dates in part to the 12th century.
Loch Brandy in Glen Clova, one of the Angus Glens in the Dundee region of Scotland.
Hikers take in Loch Lomond from Conic Hill, part of the West Highland Way in the Loch Lomond region of Scotland.
Barrels stored at the Highland Park Distillery, Kirkwall, on Mainland in the Orkney Islands, Scotland.
The neolithic village of Skara Brae in the town of Sandwick in the Orkney district of Scotland.
A whalebone plaque from a viking ship burial at Scar on Sanday, on display at Orkney Museum in Kirkwall, Scotland.
St. Magnus Cathedral dates to 1137 in the town of Kirkwall, Orkney region, Scotland.
A fish main course served at the Foveran Restaurant with Rooms, St, Ola in the Orkney region, Scotland.
Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement on the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney region, Scotland.
The neolithic village of Skara Brae in western Scotland.
A look at Eaglesham, a quiet village southwest of East Kilbride in East Renfrewshire, Scotland.