After leaving Bergen, we cruised 194 nautical miles across the North Sea to our first British Isles’ port of call in the Shetland Islands, the northern-most tip of Scotland.

If you dream of cruising the west coast of Scotland, here are my top tips and 23 moments you need to experience. Scotland's bottle-nosed dolphins are the biggest in the world (Image: free) 1 ...

Normally when you think about people taking a cruise, you probably imaging them cruising somewhere warm like the Caribbean, enjoying cocktails on the beach or by the pool. The British Isles may not be ...

I love cruising. That to some people is quite an admission. Whisper it then, but my favourite place to cruise in the world is also around Scotland. No, I’m not joking. Scotland boasts the world ...

Scotland’s islands offer a kaleidoscope of experiences, from dramatic coastlines to ancient standing stones and charming villages –and most of them can be reached by boat from the mainland.

In Scotland, the weather is ever-changing and we often joke that we have four seasons in one day. But even so, I was stunned by the airport beach's gloomy transformation when it was time to travel ...