Gibraltar
United Kingdom

469 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Aurora Expeditions (1 Cruises)

Azamara Club Cruises (70 Cruises)

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Azamara Journey

1114 Passengers
30277 tons
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15 February 39 days One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Lisbon
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11 March 8 days One-way from Barcelona to Malaga
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25 March 22 days One-way from Lisbon to Civitavecchia-Rome
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25 March 43 days One-way from Lisbon to Piraeus-Athens
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25 March 15 days One-way from Lisbon to Tarragona
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1 April 8 days One-way from Malaga to Tarragona
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6 June 47 days One-way from Barcelona to Stockholm
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26 August 21 days One-way from Portsmouth UK to Barcelona
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26 August 71 days One-way from Portsmouth UK to Piraeus-Athens
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6 September 10 days One-way from Lisbon to Barcelona
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Carnival Cruise Line (5 Cruises)

Carnival Legend.

Carnival Legend

2124 Passengers
88500 tons
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Carnival Miracle

Carnival Miracle

2124 Passengers
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Celebrity Cruises (15 Cruises)

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Celebrity Constellation

2184 Passengers
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Cruise CEL Celebrity Ship Eclipse

Celebrity Eclipse

2852 Passengers
121878 tons
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Celebrity Equinox

2852 Passengers
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Celebrity Cruises Cel Ship Xcel

Celebrity XCEL

3260 Passengers
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Celestyal Cruises (26 Cruises)

Celestyal Discovery

1828 Passengers
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5 December 14 days Round-trip from Lisbon, Portugal
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12 December 7 days One-way from Tarragona to Lisbon
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12 December 14 days Round-trip from Tarragona, Spain
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26 December 14 days Round-trip from Tarragona, Spain
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26 December 7 days One-way from Tarragona to Lisbon
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6 February 22 days One-way from Tarragona to Piraeus-Athens
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Costa Cruises (40 Cruises)

Crystal Cruises (2 Cruises)

Cunard (14 Cruises)

Disney Cruise Line (2 Cruises)

Emerald Waterways (11 Cruises)

Explora Journeys (11 Cruises)

Holland America Line (29 Cruises)

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ms Oosterdam

2024 Passengers
82820 tons
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3 July 22 days Round-trip from Piraeus-Athens, Greece
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3 July 21 days Round-trip Mediterranean Oosterdam Piraeus Athens
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3 July 15 days One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Barcelona
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3 July 14 days One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Barcelona
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10 July 8 days One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Barcelona
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10 July 22 days One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens
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10 July 15 days One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens
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23 October 24 days One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Fort Lauderdale
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2 December 21 days One-way from Barcelona to Fort Lauderdale
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MSC Cruises (45 Cruises)

Norwegian Cruise Line (25 Cruises)

Norwegian Gem Cruise Ship

Norwegian Gem

2394 Passengers
93530 tons
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Oceania Cruises (41 Cruises)

Ponant (2 Cruises)

Princess Cruises (40 Cruises)

Regent Seven Seas Cruises (22 Cruises)

Royal Caribbean Cruises (2 Cruises)

SeaDream Yacht Club (8 Cruises)

Silversea Cruises (24 Cruises)

Star Clippers (7 Cruises)

Windstar Cruises (27 Cruises)

Long before docking, the Rock imposes itself. A limestone wall 426 metres high surges between Spain and Africa, so recognizable that the Ancients made it one of Hercules' Pillars, the limit of the known world. Gibraltar fits entirely within 6.8 square kilometres at this mass's foot: a British territory where red telephone boxes sit beside tapas bars, where you pay in pounds under Andalusian sun. Ships moor at the north pier, roughly 15 minutes' walk from the centre; a shuttle also connects the terminal to Casemates Square for a few euros.

Casemates and Main Street, the Opening Act

Casemates Square, a former barracks turned the colony's living room, opens onto Main Street, the pedestrian thoroughfare crossing the centre end to end. Duty-free shops, pubs, Georgian façades and Spanish balconies mingle without self-consciousness. Take time to observe the details: military plaques, bay windows, police uniforms identical to London's. All of Gibraltar's paradox lies in this street where two cultures have coexisted for more than three centuries. At its southern end, the small Trafalgar Cemetery soberly recalls the great naval battle of 1805, fought mere cable-lengths away.

Ascending the Rock

The cable car rises in six minutes from Main Street's southern end to the upper station at 412 metres. From there, the panorama embraces the strait, Algeciras Bay and, on clear days, Morocco's shores. You will also meet the territory's most photographed residents: Barbary macaques, the only wild primates living freely in Europe. They are accustomed to visitors, but keep bags and glasses well away from their expert hands. The cable car queue lengthens quickly in high season; excursion minibuses offer an efficient solution to combine nature reserve sites. Since 2018, a glass platform, the Skywalk, extends over the void at 340 metres altitude for visitors without vertigo.

The Fortress's Depths

The Rock is honeycombed with an astonishing network. St. Michael's Cave, 20 minutes' walk below the upper station, unfolds its calcite draperies in a hall so vast concerts are held there. Further north, the Great Siege Tunnels tell of the ingenuity of British gunners who, in the late 18th century, bored through the cliff to position their cannons toward the isthmus. Walking these cool galleries, you measure how fiercely this promontory was contested: 14 sieges across 2,000 years of history.

Europa Point, Facing Africa

If time allows, a bus reaches Europa Point, the southern tip. A lighthouse, a mosque gifted by Saudi Arabia and an artillery battery share a wind-swept plateau. Opposite, barely 24 kilometres away, Morocco's Rif Mountains close the horizon. Two continents, two seas, and between them this strip of water where dozens of cargo ships pass daily: the strait's spectacle needs no introduction.

Descending Toward the Ship

The return to the pier is on foot or by shuttle, time for one last duty-free purchase on Main Street. Gibraltar can be covered in half a day, and that is its strength: rarely does a port call concentrate so much geography, military history and animal curiosities on so little terrain. As you cast off, watch the Rock recede and think of ancient mariners: for them, the world ended here. For you, the cruise continues.

Frequently Asked Questions

At the north mole, about fifteen minutes' walk from the centre. A shuttle also links the terminal to Casemates Square for a few euros. It is one of the rare ports where you step off the gangway and onto a pedestrian street without changing transport.
The centre, yes: Casemates Square and Main Street are an easy walk from the berth. The Rock, no. Its 426 metres are reached by cable car, by excursion minibus or by a long climb that few passengers attempt during a port call.
The usual programme has three parts: Main Street and Casemates Square, the cable car up to the top station at 412 metres, then St Michael's Cave or the Great Siege Tunnels on the way down. An excursion minibus links these sites more efficiently than the cable car alone.
The cable car rises in six minutes from the southern end of Main Street to the top station at 412 metres. Queues build quickly in high season, so excursion minibuses let you combine several nature reserve sites without waiting. Since 2018 the glass Skywalk platform has jutted over the void at 340 metres.
Yes, the Barbary macaques live free on the Rock — Europe's only wild monkeys — and gather around the cable car top station. They are used to visitors, but keep bags, glasses and food well clear of their expert hands.
Two quite different visits. St Michael's Cave, twenty minutes' walk below the top station, spreads its calcite draperies through a chamber so vast that concerts are held there. Further north, the Great Siege Tunnels were cut by British gunners in the late eighteenth century to aim their cannon at the isthmus.
If time allows. A bus runs to this southern tip of the territory, facing Africa, where a lighthouse and a mosque face each other across the Strait. It is the best place to grasp just how close Morocco is.
Very much so. The cable car, the macaques and the caves make a combination that works at any age. Two caveats: the Skywalk, with 340 metres of air beneath it, is no place for anyone with a fear of heights, and children need to be told not to reach out to the monkeys.
The Gibraltar pound, at parity with sterling; euros are accepted in many shops, often at a poorer rate. English is the official language, but Spanish is spoken everywhere and many residents switch between the two mid-sentence.
April to June and September to October: the heat stays manageable for the climb up the Rock, which can be punishing in high summer. The Levanter, the easterly wind, sometimes caps the summit in cloud and spoils the view from the top station — and that can happen in any season.