Ibiza Cruise Ports
The island of Ibiza, in the Mediterranean Sea, has long been a popular holiday destination for 2 separate groups of holidaymakers.
The first group are those looking for a fun filled holiday going to huge night clubs during the night before sleeping it off on the beach or around the hotel beach during the day.
The second group are those looking to take advantage of the year around warm weather to enjoy relaxing by the sea and having the chance to take in the history and Catalan culture of this Balearic Island.
By visiting its capital city of Ibiza Town on a cruise holiday, you can choose to do whichever of those you want or to enjoy your time on the island in the way you want to experience it.
That is because Ibiza is only around 220 square miles in size which makes it easy to explore the whole of it during a stop there but for most, it will simply be the chance to explore Ibiza Town that most visiting on a cruise ship will enjoy.
Cruises To Ibiza
Cruise Holidays To Ibiza
The Balearics are a great place to enjoy a sun-soaked holiday in the Mediterranean and they are quickly becoming a popular stopping off region for cruise ships sailing in the area, with Ibiza proving popular with cruise lines and cruise passengers alike.
Ibiza Cruise Guide
This guide to visiting the island of Ibiza on a cruise holiday is based on our own experience of going there on a cruise and also on the research that we did before visiting there.
If you are trying to decide if a trip to Ibiza on a cruise is right for you or not, this guide should bring you all of the information your need to make that decision.
It should also prove useful to those who have already booked a cruise to Ibiza and who want to make the most of their time on the island.
Ports of Call
The only cruise port in the country is fittingly in its capital city of Ibiza Town in the south of the Island, not far from the island’s airport.
As well as offering good facilities for cruise ships, it is a busy ferry and industrial port that see’s constant movement of ships.
Popular Cruise Lines
The majority of cruise lines that operate in Europe offering itineraries that call into Ibiza including Cunard, Norwegian Cruise Line, MSC Cruises, Regent Seven Seas, Oceania Cruises, Fred Olsen, Explora Journeys and Silversea Cruises.
Ibiza
Location: Mediterranean Sea
Capital City: Ibiza Town
Currency: Euro
Language: Spanish/Catalan
Demonym(s): Ibizan
Top Ports: Ibiza Town
Ibiza is a Spanish owned, culturally Catalan, island in the Mediterranean Sea that is located just to the south of Barcelona and east of Valencia.
Its capital city is Ibiza Town, or Vila d’Eivissa which is also home to the islands only cruise port.
The island is known for its natural beauty and is a designated USESCO World Heritage Site and much of that beauty, including its beaches, cliffs and pine forest can be explored on a shore excursion.
The island has a long history going back to early Phoenician settlers who arrive in around 654 BCE and since then it has passed through the hands of a number of different powerhouses in the regions including the Carthaginians, the Romans and the Byzantines.
Its history can be best understood by visiting the many historic sites found around the capital including an impressive fortress that also offers great views of your cruise ship.
Nowadays, the country is a blend of that history as well as Catalan and Spanish culture which produces its own culture that can only be described as Ibizan.
Best Time To Visit Ibiza
Whilst it is possible to visit Ibiza all year around, and the warm weather makes that enjoyable no matter when you visit, there are sometimes that we would avoid.
The winter months can still see you enjoy blue skies and warm weather when in port, but you can also have storms both when ashore and when sailing to the island so we would recommend visiting in the main May to October cruise season.
We would also recommend avoiding the school holidays during that period and especially late July and the whole of August when millions of visitor’s head there from across the world leading the island to be crowded.
So, with that in mind, we would recommend visiting either between May-early July or either September or October.
It can also be a great place to get rid of the winter blues and enjoy some winter sun and of that is something that is of interest to you, January and February can be a great time to visit as you can soak up the sun and recover from the chaotic Christmas period and the blues from going back to work in January.
Ibiza Cruises From Southampton
If you want to visit the island directly from the UK, you can do on via a round-trip itinerary without the need for flying or on a repositioning cruise where you can spend more time in a turnaround port in the region.
Ibiza Cruises From Southampton
The port of Southampton offers the widest range of itineraries, lines and ships sailing between the UK and the island of Ibiza.
It is possible to visit the island from a number of different ports around the UK and you can also head out on a fly cruise from airports around the UK, including many smaller ones that maybe much closer to you than your nearest cruise port offering ships sailing there.
Here at CruiseHols.co.uk we bring you all of the information you will ever need to choose the right cruise destination for you and your family.
Our destination guides include everything from ports to attractions and excursion to the positives and negatives of the destination.
