June 16, 2028 – June 30, 2028 · 13 nights · 11 stops
Explora's name for it: An Extended Journey through Highland Adventures, Volcanic Landscapes & Untamed Fjords
The itinerary, port by port
11 calls over 13 nights, Southampton to Reykjavik. Open any port for my full day-ashore guide, what to see, when to go, and how the day actually runs.
Getting there: Flights to Southampton (LHR) open around July 2027, about 11 months before you sail. I track that window for booked clients and flag it the moment it is worth booking. When to book your flights →
Southampton is England's main cruise gateway, a working port city on the south coast whose old quarter holds some of the best-preserved medieval town walls and gatehouses in the country, plus a maritime… Port guide →
Newhaven is a small former fishing harbor on Edinburgh's northern shore, used as the tender point that puts you within reach of one of Europe's great capital cities for the day. Port guide →
Kirkwall is the Norse-founded capital of Orkney, an archipelago off Scotland's north coast where 5,000-year-old Neolithic sites outnumber and predate almost everything in Britain. Port guide →
Lerwick is the only town of any size in Shetland, a stone-built fishing and harbor port closer to Bergen than to Edinburgh, where Norse and Scottish history sit side by side. Port guide →
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Runavik (Eysturoy)
Runavik is the main town on Eysturoy, strung along the deep Skalafjordur fjord, and it earns the day as a quiet, road-connected base rather than a marquee sight.
Ísafjörður is the de facto capital of Iceland's remote Westfjords, a fishing town of roughly 3,000 wedged on a sandspit beneath steep table mountains at the end of a long fjord. Port guide →
Akureyri is Iceland's largest town outside the Reykjavik area, set at the head of Eyjafjordur, the country's longest fjord, on the north coast. Port guide →
Seydisfjordur is a small town at the head of a long, steep-walled fjord in East Iceland, settled by Norwegian traders who left behind colorful timber houses. Port guide →
Djúpivogur is a tiny fishing village on a fjord in remote East Iceland, the kind of stop that earns its day through stillness, an unusual public artwork, and a pyramid-shaped mountain over the harbor rather… Port guide →
Tórshavn is the capital of the Faroe Islands and one of the smallest national capitals in the world, a working harbor town of red-painted, turf-roofed timber houses set on a rocky peninsula. Port guide →
Fares on this departure, decoded
Reading the fare fine print is the job. Here's what this sailing currently carries:
Founders Fare
A founding-era fare on a selected set of sailings. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
Invitation to Discover More
Explora's discovery fare, available across most of the calendar. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
Early Booking Benefit
A fare for booking far enough ahead of departure. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
The ship and your suite
This sailing is aboard EXPLORA IV, all-suite,
every suite with a private ocean-front terrace. Suites run from the entry Ocean Terrace to the Owner's
Residence; the right tier depends on how you travel.
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Send me the dates and the suite tier you have in mind and I'll come back with a confirmed live number and my read on the sailing within two hours. Best available price, and I make it worth more.