Regal Princess: 27-Night Europe

London (Southampton) cruise port is the busiest cruise departure point in the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Northern Europe. The port sits in Southampton, a city on England's southern coast about 80 miles southwest of London.

Zeebrugge is a North Sea port about 15 km from Bruges, one of Europe's best-preserved medieval cities. Ships dock at Zeebrugge, but the destination is Bruges: a city of 120,000 people whose medieval center survived the centuries virtually intact because the city's commercial importance faded after the Zwin river silted up in the 15th century, and nobody had a reason to tear anything down.

Amsterdam cruise port has one of the best locations of any cruise terminal in Europe. The Passenger Terminal Amsterdam (PTA) sits right in the city center, about a 15-minute walk from Central Station and the edge of the canal ring.

Hamburg is Germany's second-largest city and its biggest port, sitting about 100 kilometers inland from the North Sea on the Elbe River. The city serves as a major embarkation point for Northern European, Norwegian fjord, and Baltic Sea cruises, with a growing role as a port of call on repositioning and British Isles itineraries.

Copenhagen cruise port is the main cruise gateway to Scandinavia and one of the most important embarkation ports for Baltic and Norwegian fjord itineraries. The city has three cruise terminals.

Molde is a small Norwegian town of about 32,000 people on the Romsdal coast, known as the "City of Roses" for the roses that bloom along its streets in summer. It sits on the north shore of the Romsdalsfjord in western Norway, with panoramic views of 222 snow-capped peaks (the "Molde Panorama") across the fjord on clear days.

Reykjavik cruise port is Iceland's capital and the primary cruise hub for Arctic and North Atlantic itineraries. Most cruise ships dock at Skarfabakki (Old Harbor), about 2.