Coastal Grandeur – Lisbon from Southampton

About this cruise

You sail from Southampton on September 27, 2026 and spend 10 nights visiting IJmuiden (Amsterdam), Zeebrugge and Le Havre (Paris), with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. It's a well-tested route and there's a reason people keep booking it. You get off in Lisbon, which is a good excuse to tack on a few days on land. There's a stretch of back-to-back port days, so those days are busy, but the sea days around them give you time to recharge. It's a proper Western Mediterranean tour: 5 countries, from Netherlands to Portugal. Most ports give you about 10 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, From casual buffets to proper sit-down restaurants, Norwegian Star has 13 dining spots on board, most of them included. 10 nights is long enough to build a routine on board: favourite restaurant, favourite deck chair, favourite people. It starts to feel like a floating village. Being shoulder season helps: golden light, comfortable weather, and shorter queues at the popular spots. 10 nights of not thinking about anything except where to eat next. That's the pitch.