Kirkwall Orkney Island Scotland
United Kingdom
349
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Azamara Club Cruises (8 Cruises)
Celebrity Cruises (2 Cruises)
Costa Cruises (8 Cruises)
Crystal Cruises (10 Cruises)
Crystal Symphony
10 Cruises
Cunard (6 Cruises)
Queen Victoria
6 Cruises
Holland America Line (29 Cruises)
ms Rotterdam
21 Cruises
| 30 May | 15 days | One-way from Rotterdam to Reykjavik |
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| 30 May | 14 days | One-way from Rotterdam to Reykjavik |
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| 6 June | 15 days | Round-trip from Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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| 6 June | 8 days | One-way from Rotterdam to Reykjavik |
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ms Zuiderdam
8 Cruises
HX Expeditions (2 Cruises)
MSC Cruises (16 Cruises)
Norwegian Cruise Line (2 Cruises)
Oceania Cruises (33 Cruises)
Oceania Insignia
4 Cruises
Oceania Marina
8 Cruises
| 17 April | 66 days | One-way from Trieste to Southampton |
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| 17 April | 67 days | One-way from Trieste to Southampton |
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Oceania Sonata
10 Cruises
Oceania Vista
11 Cruises
| 24 June | 22 days | One-way from Lisbon to Le Havre-Paris |
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| 24 June | 23 days | One-way from Lisbon to Le Havre-Paris |
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Princess Cruises (80 Cruises)
Caribbean Princess
31 Cruises
Majestic Princess
12 Cruises
Regal Princess
35 Cruises
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (25 Cruises)
Seven Seas Mariner
10 Cruises
Seven Seas Voyager
12 Cruises
| 10 May | 11 days | One-way from Southampton to Leith-Edinburgh |
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| 10 May | 12 days | One-way from Southampton to Leith-Edinburgh |
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Seabourn Cruise Line (42 Cruises)
Seabourn Quest
18 Cruises
| 19 June | 28 days | Round-trip British Isles Seabourn Quest Dover |
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| 19 June | 29 days | Round-trip from Dover, United Kingdom |
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| 29 June | 40 days | One-way from Copenhagen to Dover |
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| 29 June | 41 days | One-way from Copenhagen to Dover |
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Seabourn Venture
24 Cruises
SeaDream Yacht Club (2 Cruises)
Silversea Cruises (10 Cruises)
Viking Ocean Cruises (54 Cruises)
Viking Mars
6 Cruises
| 25 June | 13 days | One-way from Bergen to London-Tilbury |
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| 25 June | 12 days | One-way from Bergen to London-Greenwich |
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Viking Sky
22 Cruises
Viking Vela
18 Cruises
Windstar Cruises (5 Cruises)
Star Pride
5 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
Most ships berth at Hatston quay, about 3 kilometres from the centre; a free shuttle covers the distance in under ten minutes. Smaller vessels sometimes tie up in the town harbour itself, a few steps from the first shops.
Yes, very easily. The centre is entirely walkable: Albert Street and its neighbours, the cathedral, the two ruined palaces and the museum are all minutes apart along flagstoned streets.
Two honest options. Stay in town for St Magnus Cathedral, the palaces, the Orkney Museum and the Highland Park distillery. Or take a half-day excursion to the Neolithic sites about thirty kilometres west. Doing both in one afternoon is not realistic.
The northernmost cathedral in the United Kingdom, begun in 1137 in memory of Jarl Magnus, murdered and later venerated as a saint. It blends red and yellow sandstone into a warm chequerboard, and its Romanesque interior with massive pillars holds grave slabs carved with skulls.
A 5,000-year-old Neolithic village, uncovered from the dunes by a storm in the 19th century, about thirty kilometres west of Kirkwall. You can see complete dwellings with their original beds, hearths and stone dressers, older than the pyramids of Egypt.
The UNESCO World Heritage group that brings together Skara Brae, the Ring of Brodgar stone circle and the Standing Stones of Stenness. Half-day excursions from Kirkwall link them, and it is the great archaeological outing of the call.
Yes, Highland Park, one of Scotland's most northerly, within walking distance of the centre. It still malts part of its barley the old way on its own malting floor, in a smell of peat that stays with you long after you leave.
Because it was the Vikings who named Kirkwall: Kirkjuvagr, the church bay. The islands remained Norwegian until the 15th century, and eleven centuries on that inheritance still shows in the flagstoned streets, the crowded gables and the patterns used by local jewellers.
Yes. The centre is compact, flat and free of heavy traffic, and Skara Brae fascinates school-age children, who get to see stone houses older than the pyramids. Long coach excursions suit younger ones less well.
Pound sterling and English, with a strong Orcadian accent and vocabulary inherited from Old Norse. Cards are accepted everywhere and cash machines are easy to find on Albert Street.
