Lerwick is the main port of the Shetland Islands and a cornerstone in the economy and infrastructure of the region. With its ideal location, it is a popular destination for cruise ships en route between Iceland, the Faroe Isles, Norway and Scotland. With the many small islands - home to the Shetland ponies, the Shetland Islands are also a popular destination for day-trippers from Aberdeen and Orkney.

Tips for excursions

The Shetland heritage

The excursion begins with a coach trip through the island. Highlights of the tour include a trip to Bronze and Iron Age excavations, and sights of the world-famous Shetland ponies and numerous quaint little farmhouses.

Off the beaten track: discover Mousa Island

Off the beaten track to the village of Sandwick. From there by ferry to Mousa Island.

158 cruise results

Northern countries Cruise - from Hamburg

Cruise No. 57926

13 days with the MSC Preziosa

Jul 2026 - Aug 2026

Northern countries

Route map

Hamburg - Lerwick - Seyðisfjörður - Akureyri - Ísafjörður - Reykjavik - Invergordon - Hamburg

Inside cabin p.P. from CHF 1,793

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Northern countries Cruise - from Rotterdam

Cruise No. 106837

Onboard credit

15 days with the Rotterdam

Aug 2026 - Sep 2026

Northern countries

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Rotterdam - Måløy - Trondheim - Honningsvåg - Tromsø - Harstad - Leknes - Kristiansund - Ålesund - Lerwick - Rotterdam

Inside cabin p.P. from CHF 2,370

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Iceland Cruise - from Hamburg

Cruise No. 96911

12 days with the MSC Preziosa

May 2027 - Aug 2027

Iceland

Route map

Hamburg - Lerwick - Reykjavik - Ísafjörður - Akureyri - Kirkwall - Hamburg

Inside cabin p.P. from CHF 1,571

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Holland America Line - Nieuw Statendam - Picture 1

British Isles Cruise - from Rotterdam

Cruise No. 106991

Onboard credit

15 days with the Nieuw Statendam

May 2026 - Jun 2026

British Isles

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Rotterdam - South Queensferry / Edinburgh - Kirkwall - Lerwick - Portree - Killybegs - Greencastle - Greenock - Glasgow - Holyhead - Cobh - Cork - Dover - Rotterdam

Inside cabin p.P. from CHF 1,858

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Northern countries Cruise - from Rotterdam

Cruise No. 106770

Onboard credit

15 days with the Nieuw Statendam

Jun 2026 - Jun 2026

Northern countries

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Rotterdam - Eidfjord - Hardangerfjord - Måløy - Trondheim - Leknes - Tromsø - Honningsvåg - Lerwick - Dover - Rotterdam

Inside cabin p.P. from CHF 2,509

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Northern countries Cruise - from Rotterdam

Cruise No. 106983

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15 days with the Nieuw Statendam

May 2026 - May 2026

Northern countries

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Rotterdam - Ålesund - Trondheim - Honningsvåg - Tromsø - Leknes - Skjolden - Vik - Leirvik - Lerwick - Dover - Rotterdam

Inside cabin p.P. from CHF 2,509

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Paradisiacal coastal scenery – a highlight of any world cruise

White sandy beach with palms and turquoise sea under a bright blue sky

Round-the-world Cruise - from New York

Cruise No. 116807

175 days with the Seven Seas Mariner

Apr 2027 - Oct 2027

Round-the-world

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New York - Halifax - St. John's - Ponta Delgada - Funchal - Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Arrecife - Agadir - Casablanca - Lisbon - Porto - La Coruña - Gijón - Bilbao - Bordeaux - La Rochelle - St. Helier - Le Havre - Dunkirk - Tilbury / London - Zeebrugge - Ijmuiden - Amsterdam - Bremerhaven - Kristiansand - Oslo - Lysekil - Skagen - Gothenburg - Copenhagen - Kiel - Rønne - Gdynia - Liepaja / Libau - Riga - Tallinn - Hamina - Stockholm - Helsinki - Visby - Karlskrona - Warnemünde - Århus - Aalborg - Hamburg - Ijmuiden - Amsterdam - Newcastle upon Tyne - Aberdeen - Invergordon - Kirkwall - Lerwick - Måløy - Eidsdal - Seyðisfjörður - Akureyri - Ísafjörður - Grundarfjörður - Reykjavik - Nuuk / Godthåb - Paamiut / Frederikshåb - Prins Christian Sund - Greenock - Glasgow - Greencastle - Dún Laoghaire / Dublin - Liverpool - Bangor - Cobh - Cork - Southampton - Honfleur - St. Peter Port - Saint-Malo - Brest - Bordeaux - Saint-Jean-de-Luz - Bilbao - La Coruña - Lisbon - Portimão - Cádiz - Tangiers - Málaga - Cartagena - Alicante - Ibiza - Palma - Barcelona - Palamós - Saint-Tropez - Monte Carlo - Portofino - Livorno / Florence/Pisa - Ajaccio - Bastia - Golfo Aranci - Civitavecchia / Rome - Salerno - Messina - Valletta - Kotor - Dubrovnik - Rijeka - Fusina / Venice - Rijeka - Split - Bari - Igoumenitsa - Katákolon / Olympia - Monemvasía - Mykonos - Piraeus / Athens - Chania - Santorini - Mykonos - Bodrum - Kusadasi / Ephesus - Dikili - Bozcaada - Istanbul - Rhodes - Limassol - Haifa - Ashdod - Alexandria - Piraeus / Athens - Mykonos - Katákolon / Olympia - Trapani - La Goulette / Tunis - Valletta - Heraklion - Kusadasi / Ephesus - Piraeus / Athens