Windstar Cruises luxury itinerary
Star Explorer August 4-22 2027 Cruise & Offers
LEITH, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND to PARIS/ROUEN
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August 4-22 2027 ยท Voyage EX20270804-18D
Ports & shore experiences
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18 destination panels · 62 verified voyage-specific shore experiences · 7 panels with planning notices
Official voyage overview
This Scotland and Ireland cruise inspired the world's best poets, writers, and composers for centuries. Create your own travel opus on this sailing to mysterious stone age monoliths and genial coastal communities. Seek out red squirrels and elusive pine martens on a guided stroll to Rogie Falls on Scotland's Blackwater River near Invergordon. Explore the neolithic circles and the prehistoric settlement of Skara Brae, just beyond the white walls of Orkney's storied Skaill House. Walk on some of the 40,000 coastal basalt stones along the Giant's Causeway beyond Portrush. Indulge in Galway's local fish and chips, or stroll amid megalithic limestone tombs in The Burren--imposing monuments predating Egypt's pyramids. Lean out over the battlements of Blarney Castle and kiss the Blarney Stone for luck, then unwind with smokey whiskey samples at Cork County's storied Jameson Distillery.
August 4, 2027 LEITH, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
About LEITH, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
LEITH, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND gives this stage of the itinerary its individual destination focus. This Scotland and Ireland cruise inspired the world's best poets, writers, and composers for centuries. Seek out red squirrels and elusive pine martens on a guided stroll to Rogie Falls on Scotland's Blackwater River near Invergordon.
Shore planning
No voyage-specific shore-experience list is available in the current verified Windstar data for this exact call. Deluxe Cruises can help review the confirmed program closer to departure.
Published call times
- August 4, 2027 · Embarkation · Departure 20:00
August 5, 2027 Sea Days
Published sea days aboard Star Explorer
The official Windstar timetable names no port call on August 5, 2027. These dates are grouped once as Sea Days; no onboard activity, route detail, or shore program has been inferred.
Shore planning
No shore experience applies to these Sea Days. Windstar's daily onboard program is confirmed aboard and is not estimated on this page.
Published call times
- August 5, 2027 · No separately published port call
August 6, 2027 INVERGORDON, SCOTLAND
About INVERGORDON, SCOTLAND
INVERGORDON, SCOTLAND gives this stage of the itinerary its individual destination focus. This Scotland and Ireland cruise inspired the world's best poets, writers, and composers for centuries. Seek out red squirrels and elusive pine martens on a guided stroll to Rogie Falls on Scotland's Blackwater River near Invergordon.
Shore experiences currently listed
- Invergordon, The Ultimate Loch Ness Outlander Experience (Moderate) — Moderate activity
- Invergordon, Glenmorangie Distillery Tour & Tasting — Moderate activity
- Invergordon, Cawdor Castle & Culloden (Moderate) — Moderate activity
- Invergordon, Loch Ness Cruise & Historic Urquhart Castle (Moderate) — Moderate activity
- Invergordon, Highland Cow Experience at Rothiemurchus Estate — Moderate activity
- Invergordon, Dunrobin Castle & Lovely Dornoch (Strenuous) — Strenuous activity
Published call times
- August 6, 2027 · Arrival 08:00 · Departure 21:00
August 7, 2027 KIRKWALL, SCOTLAND
About KIRKWALL, SCOTLAND
KIRKWALL, SCOTLAND gives this stage of the itinerary its individual destination focus. This Scotland and Ireland cruise inspired the world's best poets, writers, and composers for centuries. Seek out red squirrels and elusive pine martens on a guided stroll to Rogie Falls on Scotland's Blackwater River near Invergordon.
Shore experiences currently listed
- Kirkwall, Mull Head Nature Reserve & Deerness Distillery — Easy-Moderate activity
- Kirkwall on Foot — Moderate activity
- Kirkwall, Orkney Treasures (Moderate) — Moderate activity
- Kirkwall, Sites of the South Isles with a Taste of Orkney (Moderate) — Moderate activity
- Kirkwall, Concierge Collection: Best of Kirkwall by Deluxe E-Bike — Strenuous activity
- Kirkwall, Highland Park Distillery & Orkney Churches (Easy) — Easy activity
Published call times
- August 7, 2027 · Arrival 09:00 · Departure 17:00
August 8, 2027 ULLAPOOL
About ULLAPOOL
ULLAPOOL is a Windstar destination in United Kingdom within the Northern Europe sailing region. Across the current published program, locally focused experience themes include Scenic Assynt, Loch Broom RIB Adventure & Summer Isles RIB Adventure. Together they give this call an individual sense of place before the exact timetable and voyage-specific options for this sailing are reviewed below.
Shore experiences currently listed
- Ullapool, Scenic Assynt (Easy) — Easy activity
- Ullapool, Exclusive Foulis Castle and Highland Hospitality — Easy-Moderate activity
- Ullapool, Loch Broom RIB Adventure — Moderate activity
- Ullapool, Summer Isles RIB Adventure — Moderate activity
- Ullapool, Walk in Corrieshalloch Gorge & Coul House — Moderate-Strenuous activity
- Ullapool, Knocking Crag - Heart of the Geopark (Moderate-Strenuous) — Moderate-Strenuous activity
Published call times
- August 8, 2027 · Arrival 09:00 · Departure 16:00
August 9, 2027 TOBERMORY, SCOTLAND
About TOBERMORY, SCOTLAND
TOBERMORY, SCOTLAND gives this stage of the itinerary its individual destination focus. This Scotland and Ireland cruise inspired the world's best poets, writers, and composers for centuries. Seek out red squirrels and elusive pine martens on a guided stroll to Rogie Falls on Scotland's Blackwater River near Invergordon.
Shore experiences currently listed
- Tobermory, Aros Park Coastal Walk — Strenuous activity
- Tobermory, Traditional Weaving on the Inner Hebrides (Moderate) — Moderate activity
- Tobermory, Wildlife of Mull (Easy) — Easy activity
- Tobermory: Mull's Duart Castle — Moderate activity
- Tobermory, Haggis Making on the Isle of Mull — Easy-Moderate activity
- Tobermory: Iona Abbey & Scenic Mull with Lunch — Moderate activity
Published call times
- August 9, 2027 · Arrival 06:00 · Departure 16:00
August 10 & August 14, 2027 LONDONDERRY / LISHAHALLY
About LONDONDERRY / LISHAHALLY
LONDONDERRY / LISHAHALLY is a Windstar destination in United Kingdom within the Northern Europe sailing region. Across the current published program, locally focused experience themes include The Walled City of Derry, Delightful Derry & Irish Coffee & Glenveagh National Park by E-Bike. Together they give this call an individual sense of place before the exact timetable and voyage-specific options for this sailing are reviewed below.
Shore experiences currently listed
- Londonderry, Glenveagh National Park by E-Bike (Strenuous) — Strenuous activity
- Londonderry, Delightful Derry & Irish Coffee (Moderate) — Moderate activity
- Londonderry, The Walled City of Derry (Strenuous) — Strenuous activity
- Londonderry, A Visit to Bushmills Distillery (Moderate-Strenuous) — Moderate-Strenuous activity
- Londonderry, Inishowen Peninsula Scenic Drive (Easy-Moderate) — Easy-Moderate activity
Published call times
- August 10, 2027 · Arrival 08:00 · Departure 17:00
- August 14, 2027 · Arrival 08:00 · Departure 17:00
August 11, 2027 DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN
About DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN
DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN is a Windstar destination in Isle of Man within the Northern Europe sailing region. Across the current published program, locally focused experience themes include Isle of Man Coastal Hike, Victorian Douglas on Foot & Cregnaesh & The Sound. Together they give this call an individual sense of place before the exact timetable and voyage-specific options for this sailing are reviewed below.
Shore experiences currently listed
- Isle of Man, Peel, Tynwald & Manx Farm Traditions — Moderate activity
- Isle of Man, Castle Rushen & Vintage Steam Train (Moderate) — Moderate activity
- Isle of Man, Isle of Man Coastal Hike — Moderate-Strenuous activity
- Isle of Man, Victorian Douglas on Foot — Moderate activity
- Isle of Man, Cregnaesh & The Sound (Moderate) — Moderate activity
- Isle of Man, Isle of Man & Snaefall Mountain Railway (Moderate) — Moderate activity
- Isle of Man, Historic Peel & The Royal Manx Show — Moderate activity
Published call times
- August 11, 2027 · Arrival 09:00 · Departure 17:00
August 12, 2027 DUN LAOGHAIRE, DUBLIN
About DUN LAOGHAIRE, DUBLIN
Dún Laoghaire is a handsome harbor town on Dublin Bay, known for its long granite piers and Victorian maritime character. Coastal walks, Sandycove, and the James Joyce Tower are nearby, while frequent connections lead into central Dublin. The call combines a relaxed seaside setting with access to Ireland’s capital.
Shore planning
No voyage-specific shore-experience list is available in the current verified Windstar data for this exact call. Deluxe Cruises can help review the confirmed program closer to departure.
Published call times
- August 12, 2027 · Arrival 07:00 · Departure 18:00
August 13, 2027 BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND
About BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND gives this stage of the itinerary its individual destination focus. This Scotland and Ireland cruise inspired the world's best poets, writers, and composers for centuries. This context places the destination within the Northern Europe route; exact call times and any experiences published for this sailing are listed below.
Shore experiences currently listed
- Belfast, Antrim Coast & Giant's Causeway (Moderate-Strenuous) — Moderate-Strenuous activity
- Belfast, Concierge Collection: Black Taxi Tour Belfast (Easy) — Easy activity
- Belfast, Belfast Panoramic & Titanic (Moderate) — Moderate activity
- Belfast, Hillsborough Castle & Belfast City (Easy-Moderate) — Easy-Moderate activity
- Belfast, Concierge Collection: Half Day Private Van & Guide (Easy) — Easy activity
- Belfast, Concierge Collection: Full Day Private Car & Guide (Easy) — Easy activity
- Belfast, McConnell's Distillery — Moderate activity
- Belfast, Exclusive Glenarm Castle — Moderate activity
- Belfast, Concierge Colletion: Full Day Private Van & Guide (Easy) — Easy activity
- Belfast, Concierge Collection: Half Day Private Car & Guide (Easy) — Easy activity
Published call times
- August 13, 2027 · Arrival 08:00 · Departure 21:30
August 15, 2027 KILLYBEGS
About KILLYBEGS
KILLYBEGS is a Windstar destination in Ireland within the Northern Europe sailing region. Across the current published program, locally focused experience themes include Traditional Ireland, Scenic Donegal & Sheepdog Experience & Donegal’s Landscapes & Traditional Irish Pub. Together they give this call an individual sense of place before the exact timetable and voyage-specific options for this sailing are reviewed below.
Shore experiences currently listed
- Killybegs, Donegal’s Landscapes & Traditional Irish Pub — Easy activity
- Killybegs, The Magnificent Sliabh League (Moderate-Strenuous) — Moderate-Strenuous activity
- Killybegs, Scenic Donegal & Sheepdog Experience — Moderate-Strenuous activity
- Killybegs, Traditional Ireland (Moderate) — Moderate activity
Published call times
- August 15, 2027 · Arrival 08:00 · Departure 15:00
August 16, 2027 GALWAY
About GALWAY
GALWAY gives this stage of the itinerary its individual destination focus. Indulge in Galway's local fish and chips, or stroll amid megalithic limestone tombs in The Burren--imposing monuments predating Egypt's pyramids. This context places the destination within the Northern Europe route; exact call times and any experiences published for this sailing are listed below.
Shore experiences currently listed
- Galway, A Day in Scenic Connemara (Easy) — Easy activity
- Galway, The Burren & Ailleww Cave (Strenuous) — Strenuous activity
- Galway, Traditional Pubs: Live Music & Pour-Your-Own Pint — Moderate-Strenuous activity
- Galway, Irish Home Baking Experience with a Kate — Moderate-Strenuous activity
Published call times
- August 16, 2027 · Arrival 07:00 · Departure 17:00
August 16, 2027 SCENIC CRUISING CLIFFS OF MOHER
About SCENIC CRUISING CLIFFS OF MOHER
SCENIC CRUISING CLIFFS OF MOHER is a published scenic navigation or transit call rather than a conventional shore visit. The passage forms part of this Northern Europe route, with the surrounding waterway or coastline providing the principal view from aboard Star Explorer. Exact dates and times are retained below; no unlisted stop or activity has been inferred.
Shore planning
No voyage-specific shore experience is published for this scenic navigation or transit call. Deluxe Cruises can help review the final voyage program closer to departure.
Published call times
- August 16, 2027 · Arrival 20:00 · Departure 21:30
August 17, 2027 DINGLE
About DINGLE
DINGLE is a Windstar destination in Ireland within the Northern Europe sailing region. Across the current published program, locally focused experience themes include Dingle Crystal and Distillery, Spectacular Coastal Walk & Scenic. Dingle Peninsula Drive. Together they give this call an individual sense of place before the exact timetable and voyage-specific options for this sailing are reviewed below.
Shore experiences currently listed
- Dingle, Killarney National Park and Muckross House — Strenuous activity
- Dingle Crystal and Distillery — Strenuous activity
- Dingle, Spectacular Coastal Walk — Moderate activity
- Dingle, Scenic. Dingle Peninsula Drive — Moderate activity
Published call times
- August 17, 2027 · Arrival 08:00 · Departure 16:00
August 18-19, 2027 CORK
About CORK
Cork spreads along channels of the River Lee, giving Ireland’s southern city a close relationship with water. The English Market, lively streets, historic churches, and independent food culture anchor the center. Nearby countryside, harbor towns, and landmarks such as Blarney Castle extend the call into the wider county.
Shore planning
No voyage-specific shore-experience list is available in the current verified Windstar data for this exact call. Deluxe Cruises can help review the confirmed program closer to departure.
Published call times
- August 18, 2027 · Arrival 07:00 · Departure 23:59 · Overnight stay
- August 19, 2027 · Departure 16:00 · Overnight stay
August 20, 2027 ISLES OF SCILLY
About ISLES OF SCILLY
ISLES OF SCILLY is a Windstar destination in United Kingdom within the Northern Europe sailing region. Across the current published program, locally focused experience themes include Wildlife Cruise, St Mary's Garrison Walk & Exotic Tresco Abbey Gardens. Together they give this call an individual sense of place before the exact timetable and voyage-specific options for this sailing are reviewed below.
Shore experiences currently listed
- Scilly Isles, St Mary's Garrison Walk (Strenuous) — Strenuous activity
- Isles of Scilly, St Martins Vineyard Tour and Tasting ( Strenuous)
- Scilly Isles, Exotic Tresco Abbey Gardens (Moderate) — Moderate activity
- Isles of Skilly, Wildlife Cruise — Easy-Moderate activity
Published call times
- August 20, 2027 · Arrival 07:00 · Departure 16:00
August 21, 2027 CRUISING SEINE RIVER
About CRUISING SEINE RIVER
CRUISING SEINE RIVER gives this stage of the itinerary its individual destination focus. Seek out red squirrels and elusive pine martens on a guided stroll to Rogie Falls on Scotland's Blackwater River near Invergordon. This context places the destination within the Northern Europe route; exact call times and any experiences published for this sailing are listed below.
Shore planning
No voyage-specific shore experience is published for this scenic navigation or transit call. Deluxe Cruises can help review the final voyage program closer to departure.
Published call times
- August 21, 2027 · Arrival 14:00 · Departure 19:00
August 21-22, 2027 PARIS/ROUEN
About PARIS/ROUEN
PARIS/ROUEN is a Windstar destination in France within the Northern Europe sailing region. Across the current published program, locally focused experience themes include Monet's Giverny, Paris, Along the Seine River & Walking in Rouen. Together they give this call an individual sense of place before the exact timetable and voyage-specific options for this sailing are reviewed below.
Shore planning
No voyage-specific shore-experience list is available in the current verified Windstar data for this exact call. Deluxe Cruises can help review the confirmed program closer to departure.
Published call times
- August 21, 2027 · Arrival 19:45 · Departure 23:59 · Overnight stay
- August 22, 2027 · Disembarkation · Overnight stay
Published timetable status: Official Windstar itinerary entries and voyage-specific shore experiences are combined without estimating destinations, call times, experience names, or activity levels. Synthetic midnight continuation placeholders from the source are suppressed.
Please note: Shore-experience names, activity levels, availability, and schedules can change before departure. Confirm the final program with Deluxe Cruises closer to sailing. No excursion prices or cruise-line links are included on this page.
A closer look at this sailing
LEITH, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND to PARIS/ROUEN aboard Star Explorer
On August 4-22 2027, Star Explorer sails 18 nights from LEITH, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND to PARIS/ROUEN. The published route brings together INVERGORDON, SCOTLAND, KIRKWALL, SCOTLAND, ULLAPOOL, TOBERMORY, SCOTLAND, creating a specific progression of ports for travelers comparing destination variety and voyage pace.
This route includes an official day-by-day schedule and published port times. The source lists 20 route entries, including embarkation, disembarkation, scenic passages, and any sea days exactly as published.
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