Ocean Cruises in UK and Great Britain

This ocean cruise on Scenic Eclipse leaves Dublin and checks out Belfast's World Heritage-listed Giant's Causeway before heading to Scotland's coastlines. You'll do Zodiac trips to Fingal's Cave on Staffa, cruise the Sound of Mull watching for dolphins and sea eagles, and visit the remote St Kilda Islands.

This 10-day ocean expedition aboard the Expedition vessel sails from Greenock near Glasgow to Edinburgh's Port of Leith. You'll navigate Scotland's coastline with zodiac excursions to remote islands including Lunga's puffin colonies, the UNESCO-listed St Kilda archipelago featuring Britain's tallest sea stack Stac Lee, and the Orkney Islands' 5,000-year-old Heart of Neolithic Orkney sites like Skara Brae.

This 10-day ocean cruise aboard the Expedition ship takes you through Scotland's legendary isles, including Shetland, Orkney, and the Hebrides with zodiac trips at each stop. You'll search for puffins, northern gannets, and seals at sites like Stac Lee sea stack and Duncansby Head cliffs.

Sail the British Isles on a 12-night cruise aboard Seabourn Venture, departing Greenwich for Dublin with stops at 14 ports along the way. You'll take a Zodiac out to see Fingal's Cave on Staffa, where hexagonal basalt columns rise from the sea, and walk through Skara Brae on Orkney, a 5,000-year-old Neolithic village.

This 11-night ocean cruise on the M/V Sea Spirit sails from Edinburgh's Port of Leith through the wild Shetland and Faroe Islands. You'll check out Orkney's UNESCO-listed Neolithic Heartland, including the 5,000-year-old Ring of Brodgar and Skara Brae village, then see the sandstone St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall.

You'll sail aboard the ultra-luxurious Seabourn Venture through Britain's coastlines, checking out 12 destinations over 13 days from Greenwich to Fair Isle, the most remote inhabited island in Britain where 60 residents welcome visitors. There's a Zodiac ride to see Fingal's Cave's hexagonal basalt columns on Staffa.

Sail aboard the Viking Vesta with 998 other guests and visit Fort William sitting beneath Ben Nevis, Britain's highest peak, then head to Tobermory's colorful harbor on the Isle of Mull. You'll see Cork's medieval city walls and nearby Blarney Castle, stop at Fowey on the Jurassic Coast (a UNESCO site).