Enchanted by Scotland’s idyllic Highlands and Islands
Taking a small ship cruise with luxury liner Lord of the Highlands, Silver Travel writer Kerry Gallagher sees Scotland in style and comfort.
I fell in love with the Scottish Highlands back in 2021. We were slowly emerging from the pandemic but still not able to travel internationally, so I took the opportunity to tick off a trip I had been dreaming about for some time – driving the North Coast 500. What an incredible experience – but that’s a different story. Needless to say, it sparked an affection for Scotland which has kept me returning time and time again.
However, this time I was in store for something altogether new. I’d be leaving the roads behind and instead stepping onboard a luxury small ship with my mum, to cruise the waters surrounding the Highlands and Islands of the west coast. It was a journey which would reveal so many new sides to Scotland I hadn’t seen before, and all within the utmost comfort and homely atmosphere of Lord of the Highlands, our home for the week.
