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EXPLORA IV · Northern Europe, Iceland & Greenland

13 nights, Copenhagen to Copenhagen

September 2, 2028 – September 16, 2028 · 13 nights · 11 stops · round-trip

Explora's name for it: An Extended Journey through Enchanting Scandinavian Vistas & Baltic Jewels

Copenhagen (open port guide)CopenhagenAarhus (open port guide)Rønne (open port guide)Tallinn (open port guide)Helsinki (open port guide)Stockholm (open port guide)Visby (Gotland) (open port guide)Riga (open port guide)Klaipėda (open port guide)Gdynia (Gdańsk) (open port guide)Warnemünde (open port guide)Warnemünde

The itinerary, port by port

11 calls over 13 nights, round-trip from Copenhagen. 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 Copenhagen (CPH) open around October 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 →

  1. Embark
    Copenhagen

    Copenhagen is a flat, walkable harbor capital where the cruise quays sit right on the water near the royal district, so the city reads as a sequence of canals, squares, and palaces rather than a place you… Port guide →

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    Aarhus

    Aarhus is Denmark's second city, a compact harborfront university town where Viking-era streets sit a few minutes from genuinely ambitious architecture. Port guide →

  3. 3
    Rønne

    Rønne is the main town and harbor of Bornholm, a Danish island far out in the Baltic between Sweden and Poland, known for its sunny microclimate, smokehouses, and medieval round churches. Port guide →

  4. 4
    Tallinn

    Tallinn's medieval Old Town is one of the most complete in Europe, a walled core of cobbled lanes, merchant houses, and church spires that sits a short walk from the cruise berths. Port guide →

  5. 5
    Helsinki

    Helsinki is Finland's seaside capital, a compact city of neoclassical squares, Nordic design, and an island sea fortress at its doorstep. Port guide →

  6. 6
    Stockholm

    Stockholm is a capital built across fourteen islands where Lake Malaren meets the Baltic, and the approach through its archipelago is half the experience. Port guide →

  7. 7
    Visby (Gotland)

    Visby is a walled Hanseatic trading town on the Swedish island of Gotland, and its draw is its near-intact ring of medieval defenses: a 3.4 km town wall studded with towers, wrapped around cobbled lanes,… Port guide →

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    Riga

    Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states and a UNESCO-listed center where a medieval Old Town sits next to the densest concentration of Art Nouveau architecture in the world. Port guide →

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    Klaipėda

    Klaipeda is Lithuania's only seaport and its most German-flavored city, an old Prussian town of half-timbered fachwerk houses, sculptures, and a castle marina at the mouth of the Curonian Lagoon. Port guide →

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    Gdynia (Gdańsk)

    Gdynia is a planned 20th-century port city, built almost from scratch in the 1920s, with a clean modernist waterfront and a naval harbor. Port guide →

  11. Disembark
    Warnemünde

    Warnemünde is the seaside district of Rostock on Germany's Baltic coast, a former fishing village turned resort with one of the widest beaches on the Baltic. 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. Compare suites → · What's included →


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