Several species of ferocious looking sharks and elegant whales can be spotted in UK waters - and you won't need to don a scuba diving outfit.
The waters around the UK may not have a reputation for teeming with wildlife, but there are some magnificent marine creatures swimming not too far off our shores.
If you are patient, quiet and eagle eyed, your chances of spotting one from the deck of a passenger ship as it heads out in deeper waters are good.