Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

11-Night Dublin to Portsmouth Cruise Adventure

Azamara · Azamara Journey · from Dublin

$4,939 per person · next sails Aug 29, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Dublin (DUB)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Open-jaw · fly into DUB, home from LHR · $2,636 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Dublin

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

1 mi from Dublin

Book of Kells

1 mi from Dublin

Jeanie Johnston Tall Ship

Your voyage · 11 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there and the operator who runs it — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Days 1–2
Dublin Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 3
Cobh (Cork)port guide →
Titanic Experience Cobh · $30 for two with Cobh Heritage Centre (Titanic Experience Cobh)how to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Bantry Bayport guide →
Mizen Head · $30 for two with Mizen Head Signal Station (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 5
Royal Enfield Sidecar Tour Along the Shannon Estuary · $457 for two with Foynes Flying Boat Museum Sidecar Tours (via GetYourGuide direct inquiry / local operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 6
Private Full-Day Connemara & Kylemore Abbey Luxury… · $1,296 for two with Wild About Ireland Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 7
Slieve League Cliffs · $324 for two with Donegal Tour Guide (donegaltourguide.ie)how to make it yours → ·
Days 8–9
Giant's Causeway Private Luxury Day Tour from Belf… · $813 for two with Belfast Causeway Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 10
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 11
Private Hall Walk & Fowey Estuary · $381 for two with Looe Walking Tours (Private Guided Walks)how to make it yours → ·
Day 12
Portsmouth Disembark
Disembark in the morning.
Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Dublin

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

201 mi from Dublin · fly BRS

Georgian Bath, Wild Somerset: Limestone, Lions and Lock Flights

Georgian Bath Country Escape

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214 mi from Dublin · fly EDI

Edinburgh's Literary Ghosts, Hilltop Sunsets & Underground Whisky

Scottish Culture & Wild Walks

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276 mi from Dublin · fly LHR

Churchill's Kent, Glyndebourne at Dusk & London's Secret Side

English Country Culture & City Grit

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After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Portsmouth

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

54 mi from Portsmouth · fly LHR

Cornwall's Wild Coast: Tin Mines, Tidal Castles & Beach Bars

Rugged Coastal Heritage Adventure

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204 mi from Portsmouth · fly CDG

Paris Beyond the Postcard: A Perfume-and-Palace Itinerary

Luxury Culture & Sensory Indulgence

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Home

Fly home from Portsmouth (PTP)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into DUB, home from LHR · 2 travelers $2,636 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Dublin · Luxury~$583
Cruise fare11 nights · Azamara · 2 guests$9,878
Shore excursions7 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$3,331
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$16,608
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above) — an open-jaw trip: out to the embark port, home from where you disembark; the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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