Isle of Mull Craignure-Fionnphort-Tobermory, Scotland
United Kingdom

67 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Azamara Club Cruises (4 Cruises)

Cunard (1 Cruises)

HX Expeditions (3 Cruises)

Lindblad Expeditions (10 Cruises)

Ponant (11 Cruises)

Seabourn Cruise Line (25 Cruises)

Silversea Cruises (2 Cruises)

Viking Ocean Cruises (11 Cruises)


Frequently Asked Questions

At Tobermory, the main town, which handles most cruise calls. Smaller ships tie up in the harbour itself; larger ones anchor in the bay and tender passengers ashore. The approach gives you the best possible view of the famous row of coloured waterfront houses.
Easily. The main street follows the curve of the harbour and packs the shops, galleries, cafés and pubs into those coloured buildings. Everything is walkable from the landing. It is only to reach the rest of the island that you need a coach or a taxi.
Two approaches work. Stay in Tobermory: waterfront, distillery, museum and the lighthouse walk. Or take an excursion to Duart Castle near Craignure, about 45 minutes by road. Trying to do both on a short call means spending the day in a coach.
The stronghold of Clan MacLean, perched on its rocky headland at the entrance to the Sound of Mull since the 13th century. Seat of the clan for more than 700 years, ruined after the Jacobite wars and then bought back and restored by the clan chief in 1911, it can be visited from the dungeons to the ramparts and has a tea room.
Yes, at the far end of the quay, founded in 1798. It offers tours and tastings of its two single malts: Tobermory, unpeated, and Ledaig, smoky. It is one of the few island distilleries you can reach on foot from the landing point.
In season, yes. Boat trips leave the harbour in search of minke whales, porpoises and seals. These coasts are also among the best places in the UK to spot white-tailed eagles. Nothing is guaranteed — these are wild animals.
The path to Rubha nan Gall lighthouse. It starts at the north end of the harbour and runs along the wooded cliff above the Sound, about 45 minutes return. The lighthouse was built in 1857 by the Stevenson family, and porpoises sometimes show in the current below.
Very much so. The coloured waterfront, the handmade sweet shop, the chocolate maker and the seafood stalls fill a morning easily, and the boat trips are a hit. The long road journeys to Duart or Iona suit very young children less well.
Pound sterling and English. Cards are accepted everywhere in Tobermory. Scottish Gaelic appears on signs and in place names, but you will never need to speak it.
May to September. The wildlife boat trips run at full tilt, the days are long and every business is open. Expect rain in any season — the Hebrides make no promises on that front.