Although it's the most used cruise ship port of call in Scotland, Invergordon might look somewhat bleak as you pull up to the dock. Its main industry is repairing oil rigs, which are towed into Cromarty Firth, so there's little glamour to the waterfront. But the town's natural deep harbor (carved by glaciers) makes it the perfect cruise portal to the Highlands.

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Once ashore, you'll probably go out to see the Loch Ness monster, Culloden Battlefield, the town of Inverness, a castle or perhaps a whisky distillery.

Because most visitors scurry off to the heather-covered Highlands, this town of about 4,000 is less touristy than you might expect, and it owns a homespun charm. Once we visited on our Windstar cruise, a handwritten sign greeted us at the little tourism kiosk: "Welcome Wind Surf! 100% guaranteed sighting of Nessie tomorrow!"

Have a short enter the town center and you will discover impressive murals, overflowing flowerboxes, small shops, cafes, banks -- and friendly people happy to really have a wee chat. Don't forgo a shore excursion to hold out there, but when you have an additional hour approximately, you can have a pleasant time seeing the murals and poking around High Street.

Town seems thoroughly genuine and blissfully short on jaded tourist glitz. One of the best memories of our cruise was being played off during our sailaway by an 18-member senior school drum and bagpipe corps in full Scottish regalia. Their haunting music carried out on the waters once we sailed off through the firth.

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