Iberian Discovery – Bilbao, Lisbon & Vigo
About this cruise
Long enough to properly switch off but not so long you need to reorganise your entire life. This 9-night round-trip sailing from Southampton on August 7, 2026 visits Bilbao, Gijon, A Coruña, Lisbon and Vigo. Expect a run of consecutive ports, 5 stops total, with the busiest days packed close together. The sea days around them feel earned. Warm plazas, gelato by the harbour, and old things everywhere you look. If one port sticks with you, it'll probably be A Coruña, Galicia's glass-towered city on the Atlantic. Roughly 9 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. There are 10 restaurants on Liberty Of The Seas, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 9 nights. Southampton itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And August means long, warm days. Good for the ports, good for the pool. It's the kind of trip you actually remember afterwards.