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EXPLORA III · Grand Journeys

14 nights, Lisbon to Copenhagen

August 10, 2026 – August 25, 2026 · 14 nights · 13 stops

Explora's name for it: A Grand Journey from Vineyard Valleys to Fjord-Kissed Peaks

Lisbon (open port guide)LisbonLeixões (Porto) (open port guide)La Coruña (open port guide)Bilbao (open port guide)Pauillac (Bordeaux) (open port guide)Southampton (open port guide)Mandal (open port guide)Sandnes (Stavanger) (open port guide)Bergen (open port guide)Flåm (open port guide)Copenhagen (open port guide)Copenhagen

The itinerary, port by port

13 calls over 14 nights, Lisbon to 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 Lisbon (LIS) are already bookable for these dates. I watch the fare for booked clients so you book at the right moment. When to book your flights →

  1. Embark
    Lisbon

    Lisbon spreads over hills above the wide Tagus estuary, and the cruise terminal sits at the foot of Alfama, the city's oldest quarter. Port guide →

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    Leixões (Porto)

    Leixões is the deepwater port serving Porto, sitting in Matosinhos about 9km north of the old city. Port guide →

  3. 3
    La Coruña

    La Coruna is a Galician port city on an Atlantic peninsula, ringed by one of the longest seafront promenades in Europe and crowned by a working Roman lighthouse. Port guide →

  4. 4
    Bilbao

    Bilbao is the call where the dock and the headline sight are an hour apart, which changes how you plan the day. Port guide →

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    Pauillac (Bordeaux)

    Pauillac is a small town on the Gironde estuary in the heart of the Medoc, and the ship ties up right at the town quay. Port guide →

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    Saint-Jean-de-Luz
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    Southampton

    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 →

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    Mandal

    Mandal is Norway's southernmost town, a small Sørlandet harbor of white timber houses on the Mandalselva river known for its long sand beach and its history as an artists' town. Port guide →

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    Sandnes (Stavanger)

    Sandnes sits at the head of the Gandsfjord in southwest Norway, a working city that doubles as the quiet back door to the Stavanger region and the Lysefjord. Port guide →

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    Bergen

    Bergen is Norway's gateway to the western fjords, a compact harbor city wrapped around the wooden Hanseatic trading wharf of Bryggen and ringed by seven mountains. Port guide →

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    Flåm

    Flåm is a tiny village at the inner tip of the Aurlandsfjord, a narrow arm of the Sognefjord walled by steep mountains and laced with waterfalls. Port guide →

  13. Disembark
    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 →

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.
Last-Minute Invitation
A near-departure fare on a small set of sailings. Onboard credit where the offer applies.

The ship and your suite

This sailing is aboard EXPLORA III, 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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