Mini Cruises To Amsterdam 2025/2026
Mini Cruises To Amsterdam
Amsterdam has become synonymous with a short break. Close enough to the UK that you don't have to spend long hours on a flight, but far enough away to know that you'll be able to enough a different city and culture, and a mini cruise to Amsterdam, even just 3 or 4 nights, is the perfect way to experience it in 2025 and 2026.
Travel by foot or by car from the UK and enjoy a two night break to Amsterdam, spending both nights onboard the DFDS or P&O ferry and enjoying a few hours seeing the sights and sounds of Holland's biggest city.
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Amsterdam Mini Cruise Guide
From The UK
From Newcastle
Travelling from Newcastle the mini cruise by DFDS ferry to Amsterdam departs in the early evening from North Shields port, allowing you to enjoy the onboard facilities before retiring to your cabin for a good nights sleep in preparation for your time in Amsterdam.
The next morning, the coach transfer will take up to 40 minutes from the port into the city where you will have up to 5 hours to discover more about Amsterdam before heading back to the ship for the cruise back to Newcastle.
From Hull
From Hull the P&O ferry departs in the evening, arriving into Rotterdam's Europoort the next morning. From here you can take the coach transfer into Amsterdam, exploring the museums and canals during the day, before the late afternoon coach transfer takes you back to the port for your cruise back home.
From Southampton
While the above are more overnight cruise ferry style services, you can also enjoy a longer, more typical cruise ship to Amsterdam from Southampton, with great dining options, lots to do and plenty of live entertainment onboard. You'll also have a choice of excursions that you can book on (at an extra cost), so that you can spend the day exploring, check out the local culture, or simply grab a bike an cycle along the many canals. They also provide coach transfers if you want to spend the day in this beautiful city at your own leisure.