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title: "Stornoway Cruise Port"
url: https://cruisello.com/destinations/british-isles-western-france/stornoway
description: "Hebridean remoteness with a warm heart"
---

# Stornoway

🇬🇧 · United Kingdom · British Isles & Western France

> "Hebridean remoteness with a warm heart"

## At a Glance

- **Avg. Ships/Day:** 1
- **Avg. Time in Port:** 9.8h
- **Visiting Sailings:** 45
- **Cruise Lines:** 6

## Peak Season

Busiest months: Jun (10 sailings), Sept (10 sailings), Jul (9 sailings)

## About Stornoway

Stornoway is the main town on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, a small port with a deep-water harbour that once served as a Viking anchorage. Lews Castle, a 19th-century country house built with money from the opium trade, sits in its own grounds overlooking the town and harbour. The local museum inside has a few of the Lewis Chessmen, medieval Norse chess pieces carved from walrus ivory, found on a beach on the island's west coast.

Harris Tweed, a hand-woven wool fabric protected by an Act of Parliament, is still produced in islanders' homes and sold at the mill shops in town. The landscape outside Stornoway is open moorland, peat bog, and exposed Atlantic coast. The Callanish Standing Stones, about 30 minutes west, predate Stonehenge and stand in a cross-shaped formation on a ridge above Loch Roag. Gaelic is spoken alongside English. The weather is unpredictable, and a waterproof layer is advisable regardless of the forecast.

## Quick Facts

- **Currency:** GBP (British Pound)
- **Language:** English
- **Timezone:** Europe/London (UTC)
- **Tipping:** 10-15% optional at restaurants

## Location

Coordinates: 58.2102, -6.3853

- [Open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/cruise+terminal+Stornoway/@58.2102,-6.38526,13z)
- [Open in Apple Maps](https://maps.apple.com/?q=cruise%20terminal%20Stornoway&ll=58.2102,-6.38526&z=13)

## Things to Do in Stornoway

Top-rated shore excursions that fit a typical ~10h port call. Prices are starting prices per person.

| Tour | Rating | Duration | Fits Port Day | From | Provider |
|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| [Stornoway: Private Tour Isle of Lewis](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/7dd33248-240d-4d60-97bc-d81ebcf2b4b1.md?via=markdown) | 5★ (20) | 6h | ✓ | €722 | Viator |
| [Experience Private Lewis Historical Tour](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/8fb47206-18f5-4153-bddb-706139c64e7a.md?via=markdown) | 5★ (10) | 4h | ✓ | €266 | Viator |
| [Outer Hebrides Tours & Private Hire](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/c4474960-778b-43ff-a169-8cf8b7ebf6f0.md?via=markdown) | 4.1★ (19) | 6h | ✓ | €180 | Viator |
| [Isle of Lewis Heritage: Private Day Tour from Stornoway](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/1f425225-7d3d-401a-85a4-3b1a5ec167cf.md?via=markdown) | 5★ (3) | 6h | ✓ | €1,120 | Viator |
| [Private Callanish Loop Shore Tour & Western Lewis Highlights](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/6e154ba0-9129-4bef-80dd-b0e735450565.md?via=markdown) | – | 4h | ✓ | €198 | Viator |
| [Stornoway: Private Tour Isle of Harris](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/e2a27487-ce94-4094-89c3-f0635e507da7.md?via=markdown) | – | 6h | ✓ | €722 | Viator |

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews.

## Nearby Ports

- [Isle of Skye](https://cruisello.com/destinations/british-isles-western-france/isle-of-skye.md): 48 nm
- [Invergordon](https://cruisello.com/destinations/british-isles-western-france/invergordon.md): 77 nm
- [Scrabster](https://cruisello.com/destinations/british-isles-western-france/scrabster.md): 93 nm

## Cruise Lines Serving This Port

- [AIDA Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/aida-cruises.md)
- [Holland America Line](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/holland-america-line.md)
- [MSC Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/msc-cruises.md)
- [Norwegian Cruise Line](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/norwegian-cruise-line.md)
- [Princess Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/princess-cruises.md)
- [TUI Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/tui-cruises.md)

## Cheapest Available Sailing

**[View this cruise →](https://cruisello.com/cruises/nordic-echoes-lerwick-kirkwall~AIDA-AIDASOL-20270416-9.md)**

- **Price:** €1,295 per person (€2,590 total for 2 guests)
- **Cruise Line:** [AIDA Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/aida-cruises.md)
- **Ship:** [AIDAsol](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/aida-cruises/aidasol.md)
- **Duration:** 9 nights
- **Departure:** 2027-04-16
- **Itinerary:** Nordic Echoes – Lerwick & Kirkwall

## Featured Cruises from Stornoway

Prices are per person, two sharing, in the fare's own currency.

| Cruise | Ship | Line | Departure | Nights | Price |
|------|------|------|------|------|------|
| [Mystic Highlands & Isles – Edinburgh, Orkney & Belfast](https://cruisello.com/cruises/mystic-highlands-isles-edinburgh-orkney-belfast~MSC-PREZIOSA-20270425-10.md) | MSC Preziosa | MSC Cruises | 2027-04-25 | 10 | €1,319 |
| [Nordic Echoes – Lerwick & Kirkwall](https://cruisello.com/cruises/nordic-echoes-lerwick-kirkwall~AIDA-AIDASOL-20270416-9.md) | AIDAsol | AIDA Cruises | 2027-04-16 | 9 | €1,295 |
| [Piper's Reach – Edinburgh & Kirkwall](https://cruisello.com/cruises/piper-s-reach-edinburgh-kirkwall~AIDA-AIDALUNA-20270607-9.md) | AIDAluna | AIDA Cruises | 2027-06-07 | 9 | €1,455 |

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