Portree Harbour pier and pontoon (tender landing)
Council harbour with pontoons for cruise tenders. The landing is a restricted area during cruise calls.
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Isle of Skye (Portree), United Kingdom
No cruise ships are scheduled in Isle of Skye (Portree) today, Thursday 12 November 2026. The next is Le Champlain on Sunday 11 April 2027. Over the next 12 months, 42 calls bring about 46,000 passengers.
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Ship schedule
Next 10 calls · all times local (United Kingdom Time)
April 2027
Le Champlain
Ponant Cruises184 passengers
Sun 11 Apr
ArrivalNot yet published
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MS Spitsbergen
HX Expeditions335 passengers
Tue 13 Apr
ArrivalNot yet published
DepartureNot yet published
MS Spitsbergen
HX Expeditions335 passengers
Fri 23 Apr
ArrivalNot yet published
DepartureNot yet published
May 2027
MS Spitsbergen
HX Expeditions335 passengers
Mon 3 May
ArrivalNot yet published
DepartureNot yet published
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Cruise Ships in Isle of Skye (Portree)
Today and the next 7 days · all times local (United Kingdom Time)
Today · Thu 12 NovNo ships
0 people in port
No cruise ships today
Next 7 days
- Thu12 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Fri13 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Sat14 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Sun15 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Mon16 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Tue17 Nov–No ships0 ships
- Wed18 Nov–No ships0 ships
Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Isle of Skye (Portree) day.
Planning a day in Isle of Skye (Portree)?
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Getting to the Isle of Skye (Portree) cruise port
Portree town square (Somerled Square) → Portree Harbour pier
0.3 km · ~5 min by car
Short walk down to the harbour via Quay Street.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Walk
Free
~5 min
About 0.3 km; downhill to the pier, uphill back to town.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
Routes end at the Portree tender landing. Distances, times and prices are approximate.
Isle of Skye (Portree) Cruise Terminals
2 terminals
Dunvegan Castle pontoon
The castle's own pontoon, used by some cruise ships. About £31 per passenger, including the landing fee and castle entry.
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Eating in Isle of Skye (Portree)
- Coffee per item
- GBP 3.90–5
- Breakfast per person
- GBP 4–5
- Casual lunch per person
- GBP 13–18.50
- Restaurant dinner per person
- GBP 16–22.95
- Soft drink per item
- GBP 2.20–3.50
Prices are approximate, from menus in Portree. Upscale hotel restaurants cost more.
Where to eat
Portree harbour front (Quay Street)
Cafes and pubs right by the tender landing.
Somerled Square, Portree
Town centre a short walk uphill, with hotels and cafes.
Destination
About Isle of Skye (Portree)
Portree is the main town on the Isle of Skye, on the island's east coast. Cruise ships anchor in Portree Bay and tender passengers to the harbour, with its coloured harbour front and a small town centre a short walk uphill. The Old Man of Storr and the Quiraing on the Trotternish peninsula, and Dunvegan Castle to the west, are reached by road.
- Climate
- Mild, wet and windy all year. Winter (Dec-Feb) highs about 7-8C, lows about 2C, 185-241 mm of rain a month. Spring (Mar-May) highs 9-14C, lows 3-6C, 111-173 mm. Summer (Jun-Aug) highs 16-17C, lows 9-11C, 96-137 mm. Autumn (Sep-Nov) highs fall from 16C to 10C, lows from 9C to 4C, 180-218 mm. Warmest month August (high 17.3C, July 17.3C); wettest December (241 mm, January 241 mm); driest June (96 mm). Annual rainfall about 2,019 mm on about 220 wet days.
- Time zone
- United Kingdom Time
- Currency
- GBP
Things to Do in Isle of Skye (Portree)
Portree harbour and town
Coloured harbour front and small town centre right by the tender landing.
Old Man of Storr
Rock pinnacles above the A855, with a steep hill walk from the car park, about 15 to 20 minutes by road from Portree.
Quiraing (Trotternish)
Landslip landscape on the Trotternish ridge, reached by narrow roads about 40 to 50 minutes from Portree.