Aberdeen

Port information

AIDAaura on her maiden voyage - and South Harbour's first cruise call 2023 (c) none

Aberdeen

Port of Aberdeen has a proven track record of welcoming boutique cruise vessels and now extends that expertise to larger vessels at the new £400m South Harbour. The port is well positioned to become a major player in the UK cruise industry and has already seen Aberdeenshire recently highlighted by Good Housekeeping as best place to visit in 2023.
Stretching from the mountains to the sea, with “one of the most architecturally distinctive cities in Europe” to “one of the world’s most outstanding coastlines”, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, in North-East Scotland, truly is a majestic tourism destination.

The region offers everything from a profound maritime heritage to cutting-edge culture, colourful street art tours and impressive architecture plus captivating castles, glorious seascapes, ancient sites and mysterious standing stones, quaint fishing villages and sandy coves along with picturesque havens to explore such as Portsoy to the north and Stonehaven to the south.

Port attractions

Balmoral Castle
Queen Victoria described Balmoral, in Royal Deeside, as her ‘dear paradise in the Highlands’ and it remains a private home of the Royal Family, with grounds and gardens open to visitors.
Duthie Park
Duthie Park, a fabulous 44-acre park located in the city is a purposely designed park, with superb flower beds, ponds, statues and the David Welch Winter Gardens for exotic plant lovers.
Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Aberdeen Maritime Museum tells the story of the city's long relationship with the Sea. This award-winning museum houses a unique collection covering shipbuilding, fast sailing ships, fishing.
Royal Aberdeen Golf Club
Listed in the Top 10 courses in Scotland this is the 8th oldest golf course in the world. A traditional out and back links course it is regarded by many as having the finest first nine holes in golf.
Whisky Tours
Take a trip to visit one of the many distilleries and find out why we call whisky the ‘water of life’. Tours range from basic to detailed, and many distilleries offer tutored tastings.
Castle Fraser
Castle Fraser is the most elaborate Z-plan castle in Scotland >300 acres (1.2 km2) of landscaped grounds, woodland and farmland which includes a walled kitchen garden of the 19th century.