May 28, 2028 – June 16, 2028 · 18 nights · 14 stops
Explora's name for it: An Extended Journey from the Landscapes of Iceland to the Towering Fjords of Norway
The itinerary, port by port
14 calls over 18 nights, Reykjavik to Southampton. 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 Reykjavik (KEF) 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 →
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 →
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 →
Portree is the small harbor capital of the Isle of Skye, a half-circle of pastel houses around a sheltered bay backed by the Hebridean hills. Port guide →
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 →
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 →
Ålesund sits on a cluster of islands on Norway's west coast, rebuilt almost entirely in Art Nouveau after a 1904 fire leveled the town, leaving over 400 turreted, spired buildings in a tight, walkable center. 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 →
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 →
Eidfjord is a village of under a thousand people at the head of the Hardangerfjord's innermost arm, hemmed in by steep mountain walls in western Norway. 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 →
Zeebrugge is a working North Sea cargo port, and almost no one comes for Zeebrugge itself. 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.
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.