12 Night Cruise sailing from Southampton roundtrip aboard Ventura.

Join Ventura on a 12-night cruise offering the best the Canary Islands and garden paradise of Madeira have to offer. For a complete change of pace, your holiday ends with visit to two lively cities, Oporto and La Coruna.
There's plenty of time to explore Ventura's first-class facilities before your first island stop in beautiful Madeira. With its stunning waterfalls and flora-covered mountains, it's easy to see why the island is famed for its fauna and flora. Then you'll visit the 'Fair Isle' of La Palma, which will welcome you with its beautiful scenery and one of the prettiest harbours among all the islands - Santa Cruz. Tenerife is the largest of the Canaries and offers plenty of contrasts from museums, galleries and shopping to beautiful beaches, verdant valleys and the volcanic `moonscape' of Mount Teide National Park.
Spend the next couple of days relaxing at sea before stepping off at Oporto with its interesting mix of large open squares and narrow medieval streets, and don't forget to sample its famous port wine before you leave. Ventura's final port of call is La Coruna where you can discover the port's long and chequered past and why it's referred to as 'The Crystal City'.

About Madeira
When you embark on one of our Madeira cruises it will become clear why this destination is known as the Garden Island - it is simply awash with colour from a breathtaking display of sub-tropical plants and flowers. So it is hardly surprising that large and colourful flower markets are one of the most arresting features of Funchal, Madeiras capital. Cruise visitors here will discover that the market town is easily walkable although, the further inland you explore, the steeper and narrower some of the streets become. Locally made wicker furniture, lacework and tapestries all make good buys along with the ubiquitous Madeira wine.

Funchal is also the base for tours to the islands botanical gardens; the fishing village of Camara de Lobos where Churchill went to paint; Camacha, the wicker centre; the levada walks, part of an ancient irrigation system; and to Reids Hotel for traditional afternoon tea, making cruises to Madeira a must see.

About La Palma
Canary Island La Palma is called 'the fair isle because of its fabulous landscape and you will soon see why. Santa Cruz is one of the prettiest harbours among the islands and is easily explored on foot.

Make the best of your La Palma cruise and stroll along the Avenida Maritime promenade which will take you to the lovely old quarter around Plaza de Espana, Here you will find a 16th century fountain and town hall, a magnificent Renaissance church and a handicrafts market where you can pick up distinctive pottery and snack on local delicacies.

As you will discover on our cruises to La Palma, the island's most spectacular volcanic crater, Caldera de Taburiente, is crammed with rare animal and plant life and has been designated a national park. Its night skies are so clear that a major astrophysical observatory has been built at Roque de los Muchachos. With such a variety of destinations to explore, La Palma cruises offer visitors here a memorable day.

About Corunna
The name of Corunnas cruise dock - Transatlantic Quay - reflects its location on the northwestern tip of the Iberian Peninsular making it - you might be surprised to learn - the closest European port to New York.
It is a charming mixture of old town and new town also with a couple of beaches along the two-mile stretch of coastline it overlooks. The colonnaded Maria Pita Square is at the heart of the old town, with many shops, bars and restaurants all around. There are various fascinating museums including the interactive House of Mankind plus an aquarium and planetarium.
Corunna is also the main Atlantic gateway to one of the most ruggedly scenic regions in Spain - Galicia. Among its attractions is one of the worlds great pilgrimage destinations: Santiago de Compostela, with its Romanesque cathedral.