July 7, 2028 – July 23, 2028 · 15 nights · 13 stops
Explora's name for it: An Extended Journey of Wild Landscapes, Volcanic Shores & Historic Canals
The itinerary, port by port
13 calls over 15 nights, Copenhagen to Hamburg. 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 August 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Reykjavik is the compact, walkable capital of Iceland and the gateway to the volcanic landscapes inland. Port guide →
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Heimaey Island
Heimaey is the only inhabited island of the Vestmannaeyjar, a fishing town wedged between two volcanoes off Iceland's south coast, and it earns the day on raw geology and birdlife.
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 →
Geiranger sits at the dead end of the Geirangerfjord, a UNESCO-listed arm of water hemmed by cliffs with waterfalls falling straight off the rim. Port guide →
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 →
Hamburg is Germany's port city, a network of canals, brick warehouses, and harbor basins where the Elbe meets the city center. 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.
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 V, 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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