Ocean Discovery – Ijmuiden, Zeebrugge (Bruges) & Newcastle

About this cruise

The kind of trip where you lose track of what day it is, and nobody cares. 11 nights from Southampton on July 25, 2027, visiting IJmuiden (Amsterdam), Zeebrugge and Newcastle, with additional stops along the British Isles & Western France. 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. The route threads through 6 countries along the British Isles & Western France coast: Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, United Kingdom, Ireland and France. Most ports give you about 11 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, There are 13 restaurants on Norwegian Star, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 11 nights. 11 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. It's peak season, so the weather is at its best and the ship will be full. That's part of the fun. 11 nights of not thinking about anything except where to eat next. That's the pitch.