September 9, 2026 – September 28, 2026 · 18 nights · 13 stops
Explora's name for it: A Grand Journey through Nordic Wonders, Geothermal Delights & Remote Coastal Beauty
The itinerary, port by port
13 calls over 18 nights, Southampton to Quebec City. 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) 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 →
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 →
Greencastle is a working fishing village on the Inishowen Peninsula at the mouth of Lough Foyle, used as a tender anchorage that puts ships within reach of Derry and Ireland's wild northern coast. Port guide →
Stornoway is the main town of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, a Gaelic-speaking island of peat moor, weaving sheds, and a harbor town that feels like the edge of Europe. 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 →
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 →
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Sailing the Prins Christian Sund waterway
Prins Christian Sund is a fjord-and-mountain channel near the southern tip of Greenland, around 60 miles long and at points only about 500 meters wide, that links the Labrador Sea with the Irminger Sea.
Paamiut is a small fishing town of around 1,500 people on Greenland's southwest coast, set at the mouth of the Kuannersooq fjord between mountains and open ocean. Port guide →
Corner Brook is a working paper-mill city on Newfoundland's west coast, set deep in the Bay of Islands and ringed by the Long Range Mountains, so the sail in through the fjord is half the reason to come. Port guide →
Havre-Saint-Pierre is a small working fishing village on Quebec's North Shore, at the mouth of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and the launch point for the Mingan Archipelago. Port guide →
Quebec City is the walled heart of French North America, and the only fortified city north of Mexico, set on a bluff above the St. Port guide →
Fares on this departure, decoded
Reading the fare fine print is the job. Here's what this sailing currently carries:
Invitation to Discover More
Explora's discovery fare, available across most of the calendar. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
Founders Fare
A founding-era fare on a selected 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.
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