7 nights, Southampton to Copenhagen

The itinerary, port by port

7 calls over 7 nights, Southampton 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 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 →

1. Embark
   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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   Zeebrugge (Bruges)

   Zeebrugge is a working North Sea cargo port, and almost no one comes for Zeebrugge itself. Port guide →

3. 3
   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 →

5. 5
   Nordfjordeid

   Nordfjordeid is a small town at the head of the Eidsfjord arm of Nordfjord, western Norway, built around Viking heritage and the Fjord horse. Port guide →

6. 6
   Rosendal

   Rosendal is a quiet village on the southern shore of the Hardangerfjord, reached after a sail in past glaciers, mountains and waterfalls.

7. 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 →