Isle of Skye Uig-Dunvegan-Armadale-Portree, Scotland
United Kingdom

57 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Aurora Expeditions (2 Cruises)

HX Expeditions (3 Cruises)

Lindblad Expeditions (12 Cruises)

Norwegian Cruise Line (13 Cruises)

Oceania Cruises (8 Cruises)

Ponant (15 Cruises)

Scenic Cruises (2 Cruises)

SeaDream Yacht Club (2 Cruises)


Frequently Asked Questions

Most often at anchor off Portree, the island capital, with a tender transfer to the small basin in the centre, two minutes from the main square. Other itineraries use Uig in the north or the anchorage at Armadale in the south.
Yes, and an hour is enough to see it all. The row of painted houses around the harbour, Somerled Square, the tweed and wool shops, the cafés and the seafood restaurants on the quay are all a few minutes from the landing point.
There is really one decision: the Trotternish peninsula, which begins at the edge of Portree. The Old Man of Storr is 10 km away, Kilt Rock 28 km, the Quiraing 35 km. Half a day realistically covers two of them, not three if you want to walk.
A 50-metre pinnacle detached from the Storr escarpment and ringed by rock spires, about fifteen minutes' drive north of Portree. It is the most photographed scene on Skye. The path from the car park climbs steeply through old plantations: roughly 45 minutes up to the viewpoints.
Both work. A local bus loops the Trotternish circuit for independent passengers, and taxis are available in Portree. An excursion is safer on a short call, because the road distances are longer than the map suggests.
Kilt Rock drops the Mealt waterfall straight into the sea from pleated basalt cliffs. The Quiraing unfolds a chaos of towers and plateaus created by a vast landslip that is still moving. The Museum of Island Life at Kilmuir preserves a hamlet of 19th-century thatched cottages and the grave of Flora MacDonald.
Yes, about 35 kilometres to the west. Lived in by the chiefs of Clan MacLeod for eight centuries, it holds family relics and gardens. Allow for the round trip plus the visit: it is a half-day on its own and hard to combine with Trotternish.
Yes, with some realism. Portree is a hit, and a short walk at the foot of the Storr works well. Steep climbs, unfenced cliff edges and long coach journeys, however, call for vigilance and patience with young children.
Decent footwear and a windproof layer, even in summer. The weather changes here in a quarter of an hour, and that is exactly what makes the light so good. A light waterproof in your bag beats an umbrella, which is useless in this wind.
Pound sterling and English. Cards are accepted everywhere in Portree. Scottish Gaelic is very much alive on the island, visible on bilingual signage and taught in schools, but nobody will expect you to speak it.