Celebrity Apex - Portugal & Bermuda Transatlantic

Where this cruise calls, day by day

6 ports and 8 sea days over 13 Nights.

1. Day 1

   Southampton

   United KingdomDepart
   Southampton port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore

2. Day 2 · At sea

3. Day 3

   Vigo

   SpainPort

   A big Galician fishing and shipbuilding city on a long ria, greener and rainier than anywhere else on this coast. Vigo's old town is small and steeply stacked above the port, known for oyster sellers shucking on the street, but the city is most often used as the nearest sea access to Santiago de Compostela. The Cies Islands, a protected archipelago at the mouth of the ria, are the local alternative.

   • The Casco Vello and the oyster stalls on Rua da Pescaderia
   • Santiago de Compostela's cathedral, about 1.5 hours away
   • A ferry to the Cies Islands and Praia das Rodas, weather permitting
   • Baiona, with its fortress headland and the replica of Columbus's Pinta

   Getting ashore

   Ships dock at the Estacion Maritima right in the city, so the old town is a few minutes uphill on foot.

   Best months

   Jun-Sep (Galicia is wet much of the rest of the year)

4. Day 4

   Lisbon

   PortugalPort

   Ships come in under the Ponte 25 de Abril and tie up alongside the Tagus with the city climbing the hills in front of you, which makes this one of the better arrivals in Europe. Lisbon spreads across seven hills, so a port day means trams, funiculars and a lot of stairs. The monastery and tower at Belem are a separate district downriver and need their own leg of the day.

   • Jeronimos Monastery and Belem Tower, plus a pastel de nata at Pasteis de Belem
   • Sao Jorge Castle and the Alfama lanes below it
   • Tram 28 through Graca, Alfama and Estrela
   • A half-day to Sintra and the Pena Palace, about 40 minutes out

   Getting ashore

   Most ships berth at the Lisbon Cruise Terminal at Santa Apolonia, close enough to walk into Alfama in about ten minutes.

   Best months

   Apr-Jun and Sep-Oct

5. Day 5 · At sea

6. Day 6

   Ponta Delgada, Azores

   PortugalPort

   The main town of Sao Miguel, and usually the only land a transatlantic itinerary touches between Europe and the Americas. The island is volcanic and green rather than tropical, with crater lakes, hot springs and hydrangea hedges along the roads. Weather changes fast here, so the viewpoint that is socked in at ten can be clear by noon.

   • Sete Cidades, the twin crater lakes seen from the Vista do Rei viewpoint
   • Furnas, with its steaming fumaroles and cozido cooked in the ground
   • Lagoa do Fogo and the north-coast tea plantation at Gorreana
   • Whale and dolphin watching from the harbour

   Getting ashore

   Ships dock at the Portas do Mar terminal in the middle of town; you walk straight off into Ponta Delgada.

   Best months

   Jun-Sep (mildest and driest; rain is possible any month)

7. Day 7 · At sea

8. Day 8 · At sea

9. Day 9 · At sea

10. Day 10 · At sea

11. Day 11

    Royal Naval Dockyard

    BermudaPort
    Royal Naval Dockyard port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore

12. Day 12 · At sea

13. Day 13 · At sea

14. Day 14

    Port Canaveral, FL

    United StatesArrive
    Port Canaveral, FL port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore