Southampton - Cruise Capital of Northern Europe
Southampton has many exciting attractions, but few can match the magnificent spectacle of the world's greatest liners and cruise ships sailing into port, or embarking on a voyage of discovery and glamour.
People travel from all over the country to join cruises, to wave off loved ones - or simply to observe these majestic vessels at close quarters.
Their presence harks back to the golden age of the liners when now legendary ships such as Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Mauretania and more recently, Canberra, were a constant sight on the waterfront skyline.
Southampton is today firmly established as the UK's number one cruise port and the city has seen an unprecedented number of ship namings in recent years, with Arcadia, Oriana and most spectacularly, Queen Mary 2.
For many years Southampton has been home to P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard whilst Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Fred Olsen Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Costa Cruises, Saga Cruises, Silversea Cruises, Swan Hellenic , Thomson Cruises, Azamara Cruises and Celebrity Cruises are all regular visitors to the port.
A comprehensive listing of cruise ship movements can be found on the Associated British Ports Southampton website.
LoknStore offer left luggage facilities before or after your cruise.
Destination Southampton offers some useful passenger information, links and accommodation packages on their Cruise and Stay page.
Cruise passengers and crew may also find useful information Cruise Southampton website.