Royal Fever onboard Hebridean Princess this June

With The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee just around the corner, Hebridean Island Cruises' (www. hebridean.co.uk/ 01756704704) is celebrating all things royal this summer.

Guests onboard the nine-night North to Orkney and Home From The North cruises will pay a special visit to The Queen Mother’s former holiday home, the Castle and Gardens of Mey, situated on the north coast of Caithness.

Guests can follow in The Queen’s royal footsteps as the ship calls at Scrabster –the port of choice when The Queen and her family visited the Castle of Mey aboard the former Royal Yacht Britannia every August.

North to Orkney, from £4,800 per person (based on two people sharing an outside cabin), departs from Oban and calls at Gairloch, Loch Eriboll, Scrabster, Kirkwall, Stronsay, Papa Westray, Westray, Stromness, Helmsdale and Invergordon. Price based on a 27 June 2012 departure.

Home From The North, from £3,440 per person (based on two people sharing an inside cabin), departs from Invergordon and calls at Helmsdale, Kirkwall, Skara Brae, Scrabster, Loch Eriboll, Stornoway, Skye, Rum, Glenmore and Oban. Priced based on a 15 July 2012 departure.

Prices include all meals, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, shore excursions and gratuities and all relevant cruise taxes/fees, free parking and transfers to ship or domestic flights/train travel.

For more information and to book visit www.hebridean.co.uk or call 01756 704 704.

Enjoy stunning scenery and amazing wildlife all in ultimate luxury with Hebridean Island Cruises

Join Hebridean Island Cruises’ (www.hebridean.co.uk / 01756 704 704) small luxury cruise ship, Hebridean Princess, for a seven night cruise to get up close and personal with Scotland’s fascinating wildlife.

The Hebridean Outposts cruise visits St Kilda, the UK’s only double World Heritage Site and one of the world’s most important breeding grounds for sea birds as well as the Shiant Isles, home to over 250,000 nesting birds including Atlantic Puffins.

Passengers might be lucky enough to spot whales, dolphins, porpoise or basking sharks as they cruise around the outer Hebrides.

The fully inclusive cruise starts from £5,040 per person (based on two people sharing an outside cabin).  Hebridean Outposts departs from Oban (Scotland) and calls at Gairloch, Ullapool, Isle Martin, Shiant Isles, Isle of Lewis, St. Kilda, Isle of Barra, Isle of Iona before the final port of Tobermory on Mull. Price is based on 5 June 2012 departure.

Prices include all meals, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, shore excursions and gratuities and all relevant cruise taxes/fees.

For more information and to book visit www.hebridean.co.uk or call 01756 704 704.

Cruise to the Outer Hebrides this Spring

Join the UK’s smallest luxury cruise ship, Hebridean Princess, on a ‘West to the Outer Isles’ cruise from £2,580 per person (based on two people sharing an inside double / twin cabin).

Cruise around the Isle of Skye, experience a traditional Harris Tweed weaving demonstration in Plocrapool and visit the restored Iona Abbey – a medieval heritage location and the burial place of early Scottish Kings.

West to the Outer Isles is a seven night cruise departing from Oban (Scotland) and calling at the Hebridean Islands of Eigg, Harris, Barra, Iona, Ulva, Coll and Tobermory on Mull.

Price is based on a 15 May departure.Prices include all meals, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, shore excursions and gratuities and all relevant cruise taxes/fees.

For more information and to book visit The Cruise Line

Hebridean Island Cruises "Address to a Haggis"

With Burns night just around the corner enjoy a truly authentic Scottish experience with Hebridean Island Cruises (www.hebridean.co.uk <http://www.hebridean.co.uk/> / 01756 704 704).

Hebridean Princess traditionally serves haggis on the last gala dinner of each cruise and in true Scottish fashion a member of the crew recites Burns' famous - "Address to a Haggis" before guests are invited to toast the "Great chieftain o` the puddin`-race".

As the smallest luxury cruise ship, Hebridean Princess is able to access some of the remotest islands, bays and lochs throughout the whole of Scotland, a privilege beyond the reach of larger vessels. Sailing to a host of far flung destinations Hebridean offers guests the chance to see Scotland's dramatic landscapes up close, including visits to some of the places behind many of Burns' poetic masterpieces.

For more information and to book visit www.hebridean.co.uk <http://www.hebridean.co.uk/> or call 01756 704 704

Hebridean Island Cruises move on to Rhine and Danube

Hebridean Island Cruises, operator of the renowned small cruise ship, Hebridean Princess, will be on hand to showcase their 2012 itineraries and talk about the launch of their new dedicated river cruises programme on the Rhine and Danube rivers at The Daily Telegraph Cruise Show, being held at the Glasgow SECC, from 22 to 23 October 2011.

The much anticipated exhibition is designed to showcase the range of different cruises available with Hebridean Island Cruises offering a unique cruise experience on board a ship often compared with an opulent country house. Representatives at the show will be distributing current brochures for both Hebridean Princess and the new Hebridean River Cruises programme. With the recent announcement that Hebridean River Cruises inaugural season will see sailings on the Rhine and Danube rivers during June and September 2012 there is sure to be a lot of interest in stand E7.

For more information visit www.hebridean.co.uk or small ship specialists The Cruise Line.