Hebridean Island Cruises is repositioning flagship Hebridean Princess to the south coast of England for the summer.
Originally planned cruises to Orkney and Shetland have been cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic and a ban on cruising currently in place in Scotland.
Passengers who had bookings on these sailings have been given first opportunity to transfer to the new south coast itineraries.
A series of cruises will run in July and August with departures from Cardiff and Portland in Dorset before the vessel returns to its home port of Oban in Scotland on September 3.
The ship will visit a number of destinations in Wales, as well as Lundy Island, Isles of Scilly, Isle of Wight plus a number of smaller southern coastal ports.
The small luxury cruise ship operator’s managing director Ken Charleson said: “With the ban on domestic cruising still in place in Scotland, we made the decision to temporarily relocate Hebridean Princess to the south coast of England, where cruising is currently allowed under certain restrictions.
“A large number of our regular and loyal guests have had their cruises cancelled, often more than once during the pandemic, and many have indicated to us that they just wanted to sail on Hebridean Princess as soon as possible. Relocating Hebridean Princess will allow us to fulfil these wishes.
“Whilst we are looking forward to our cruises on the south coast, we are very much excited about our return to our home port of Oban in early September where we will pick up on our scheduled cruise programme for the rest of 2021.”