September 11, 2028 – October 4, 2028 · 22 nights · 15 stops
Explora's name for it: A Grand Journey of Majestic Glaciers, Rugged Shores & Arctic Wilderness
The itinerary, port by port
15 calls over 22 nights, Reykjavik 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 Reykjavik (KEF) 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 →
Reykjavik is the compact, walkable capital of Iceland and the gateway to the volcanic landscapes inland. 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 →
St John's is one of the oldest cities in North America, a working harbor ringed by hills and rows of jellybean-colored houses at the eastern edge of the continent. Port guide →
Saint-Pierre was Martinique's cultural capital, the Paris of the Caribbean, until Mont Pelee erupted on May 8, 1902 and a pyroclastic flow killed roughly 30,000 people in minutes. Port guide →
Sydney is the harbor town of Cape Breton Island, a former coal and steel city that is now the gateway to Cape Breton's Scottish, Acadian, and Mi'kmaq heritage. Port guide →
Halifax is an Atlantic port city built around one of the world's great natural harbors, with a star-shaped hilltop fort, a long working waterfront, and a sober line in maritime history from the Titanic… Port guide →
Portland, Maine is one of the most walkable cruise stops in New England, with the ship tying up a few minutes from the cobblestone Old Port. Port guide →
Saint John is a 19th-century shipbuilding and port city on the Bay of Fundy, home to the highest tides in the world, and its cruise berths sit at the edge of a compact, walkable uptown. Port guide →
Charlottetown is the small, walkable capital of Prince Edward Island and the room where Canada was negotiated into being at the 1864 Confederation conference. Port guide →
Gaspé sits at the tip of Quebec's Gaspe Peninsula where Jacques Cartier landed in 1534 and claimed the territory for France, which is why locals call it the Birthplace of Canada. 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:
Early Booking Benefit
A fare for booking far enough ahead of departure. 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.
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 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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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.