Grand Voyage: Northern Europe & the Arctic Circle Cruise

Day 1 - Amsterdam

Arrive: Mon 05 June 2028 / Depart: Mon 05 June 2028

Amsterdam is the Netherlands’ capital, known for its artistic heritage, elaborate canal system and narrow houses with gabled facades, legacies of the city’s 17th-century Golden Age. Its Museum District houses the Van Gogh Museum, works by Rembrandt and Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum, and modern art at the Stedelijk. Cycling is key to the city’s character, and there are numerous bike paths.

Day 2 - Bremerhaven

Arrive: Tue 06 June 2028 / Depart: Tue 06 June 2028

Day 3 - Kiel Canal

Arrive: Wed 07 June 2028 / Depart: Wed 07 June 2028

The Kiel Canal is a 98-kilometre-long freshwater canal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The canal was finished in 1895, but later widened, and links the North Sea at Brunsbüttel to the Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau.

Day 4 - Warnemunde

Arrive: Thu 08 June 2028 / Depart: Thu 08 June 2028

Day 5 - Copenhagen, Denmark

Arrive: Fri 09 June 2028 / Depart: Fri 09 June 2028

Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital, sits on the coastal islands of Zealand and Amager. It’s linked to Malmo in southern Sweden by the Öresund Bridge. Indre By, the city's historic center, contains Frederiksstaden, an 18th-century rococo district, home to the royal family’s Amalienborg Palace. Nearby is Christiansborg Palace and the Renaissance-era Rosenborg Castle, surrounded by gardens and home to the crown jewels.

Day 6 - Helsinborg

Arrive: Sat 10 June 2028 / Depart: Sat 10 June 2028

Day 7 - Aarhus

Arrive: Sun 11 June 2028 / Depart: Sun 11 June 2028

Day 8 - Aalborg, Denmark

Arrive: Mon 12 June 2028 / Depart: Mon 12 June 2028

Day 9 - Gothenburg

Arrive: Tue 13 June 2028 / Depart: Tue 13 June 2028

Day 10 - Arendal, Norway

Arrive: Wed 14 June 2028 / Depart: Wed 14 June 2028

Day 11 - Oslo

Arrive: Thu 15 June 2028 / Depart: Thu 15 June 2028

Oslo, the capital of Norway, sits on the country’s southern coast at the head of the Oslofjord. It’s known for its green spaces and museums. Many of these are on the Bygdøy Peninsula, including the waterside Norwegian Maritime Museum and the Viking Ship Museum, with Viking ships from the 9th century. The Holmenkollbakken is a ski-jumping hill with panoramic views of the fjord. It also has a ski museum.

Day 12 - Lysekil, Sweden

Arrive: Fri 16 June 2028 / Depart: Fri 16 June 2028

Day 13 - Kristiansand, Norway

Arrive: Sat 17 June 2028 / Depart: Sat 17 June 2028

Kristiansand is a city in southern Norway. Its old town, Posebyen, features traditional wooden houses. In the center, neo-Gothic Kristiansand Cathedral is near the Sørlandets Museum, which displays Norwegian art from 1800 to today. The southeastern shoreline includes the Bystranda city beach, the 17th-century Christiansholm Fortress rotunda and Fiskebrygga quay, lined with fishmongers selling their catch.

Day 14 - Stavanger, Norway

Arrive: Sun 18 June 2028 / Depart: Sun 18 June 2028

Day 15 - Eidfjord, Norway

Arrive: Mon 19 June 2028 / Depart: Mon 19 June 2028

Day 16 - Rosendal

Arrive: Tue 20 June 2028 / Depart: Tue 20 June 2028

Day 17 - Flam

Arrive: Wed 21 June 2028 / Depart: Wed 21 June 2028

Flåm is a village in southwestern Norway, in an area known for its fjords. It sits at the end of Aurlandsfjord, a branch of the vast Sognefjord. The dramatic Stegastein viewing platform juts out high above the Aurlandsfjord. South of Flåm Harbor, the 17th-century wooden Flåm Church lies in the valley. The Flåm Railway offers valley and waterfall views as it climbs to a station on the Hardangervidda plateau.

Day 18 - Nordfjord

Arrive: Thu 22 June 2028 / Depart: Thu 22 June 2028

Nordfjord is a traditional district of Norway. Contents. 1 Geography; 2 Population; 3 References; 4 External links.

Day 19 - Bergen

Arrive: Fri 23 June 2028 / Depart: Fri 23 June 2028

Bergen is a city on Norway’s southwestern coast. It's surrounded by mountains and fjords, including Sognefjord, the country’s longest and deepest. Bryggen features colorful wooden houses on the old wharf, once a center of the Hanseatic League's trading empire. The Fløibanen Funicular goes up Fløyen Mountain for panoramic views and hiking trails. The Edvard Grieg House is where the renowned composer once lived.

Day 20 - Skjolden, Norway

Arrive: Sat 24 June 2028 / Depart: Sat 24 June 2028

Day 21 - Alesund

Arrive: Sun 25 June 2028 / Depart: Sun 25 June 2028

Ålesund is a port town on the west coast of Norway, at the entrance to the Geirangerfjord. It’s known for the art nouveau architectural style in which most of the town was rebuilt after a fire in 1904, as documented at the Jugendstilsenteret museum. There are panoramic views of Ålesund’s architecture, the surrounding archipelago and fjords from the Mount Aksla lookout.

Day 22 - Hellesylt

Arrive: Mon 26 June 2028 / Depart: Mon 26 June 2028

Day 23 - At sea

Day 24 - Leknes, Lofoten Islands

Day 25 - Tromso

Arrive: Thu 29 June 2028 / Depart: Thu 29 June 2028

Tromsø, a city in northern Norway, is a major cultural hub above the Arctic Circle. It’s famed as a viewing point for colorful Northern Lights that sometime light up the nighttime sky. The city’s historic center, on the island of Tromsø, is distinguished by its centuries-old wooden houses. The 1965 Arctic Cathedral, with its distinctive peaked roof and soaring stained-glass windows, dominates the skyline.

Day 26 - North Cape

Arrive: Fri 30 June 2028 / Depart: Fri 30 June 2028

North Cape is a cape on the northern coast of the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway. The cape is in Nordkapp Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county

Day 27 - Bear Island, Norway

Arrive: Sat 01 July 2028 / Depart: Sat 01 July 2028

Bear Island is the southernmost island of the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago. The island is located in the western part of the Barents Sea, approximately halfway between Spitsbergen and the North Cape. Bear Island was discovered by the Dutch explorers Willem Barentsz and Jacob van Heemskerck on 10 June 1596.

Day 28 - Spitsbergen

Arrive: Sun 02 July 2028

Spitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway.

Day 29 - Spitsbergen

Spitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway.

Day 30 - Spitsbergen

Spitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway.

Day 31 - Spitsbergen

Spitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway.

Day 32 - Spitsbergen

Depart: Thu 06 July 2028

Spitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway.

Day 33 - Longyearbyen (Norway)

Arrive: Fri 07 July 2028 / Depart: Fri 07 July 2028

Longyearbyen is a small coal-mining town on Spitsbergen Island, in Norway's Svalbard archipelago. This Arctic town is known for its views of the Northern Lights. The modern Svalbard Museum chronicles the region’s natural and cultural history. It includes a stuffed polar bear. Live bears can occasionally be seen in the area. The North Pole Expeditions Museum recounts early efforts to reach the pole by air.

Day 34 - Spitsbergen

Arrive: Sat 08 July 2028

Spitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway.

Day 35 - Spitsbergen

Spitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway.

Day 36 - Spitsbergen

Depart: Mon 10 July 2028

Spitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway.

Day 37 - At sea

Day 38 - Ittoqqortoormitt, Greenland

Arrive: Wed 12 July 2028 / Depart: Wed 12 July 2028

Day 39 - Scoresbysund

Arrive: Thu 13 July 2028

Day 40 - Scoresbysund

Depart: Fri 14 July 2028

Day 41 - At sea

Day 42 - Akureyri

Arrive: Sun 16 July 2028 / Depart: Sun 16 July 2028

Akureyri is a city at the base of Eyjafjörður Fjord in northern Iceland. In the center, the 1940 Akureyri Church has stained-glass windows portraying scenes from Icelandic Christian history. There are views of the fjord from the forecourt. Nearby, the Akureyri Art Museum displays contemporary art from Iceland and farther afield. To the south are the Botanical Gardens, with specimens from across Iceland.

Day 43 - Vigur Island

Day 44 - Dynjandi Waterfall

Day 45 - Reykjavik

Arrive: Wed 19 July 2028 / Depart: Wed 19 July 2028

Reykjavik, on the coast of Iceland, is the country's capital and largest city. It's home to the National and Saga museums, tracing Iceland’s Viking history. The striking concrete Hallgrimskirkja church and rotating Perlan glass dome offer sweeping views of the sea and nearby hills. Exemplifying the island’s volcanic activity is the geothermal Blue Lagoon spa, near the village of Grindavik.

Day 46 - Patreksfjörður

Arrive: Thu 20 July 2028 / Depart: Thu 20 July 2028

Day 47 - Grimsey Island

Arrive: Fri 21 July 2028 / Depart: Fri 21 July 2028

Grímsey is a small Icelandic island, 40 kilometres off the north coast of the main island of Iceland, straddling the Arctic Circle. In January 2018 Grímsey had 61 inhabitants. Before 2009, Grimsey constituted the hreppur of Grímseyjarhreppur. In that year, island residents voted to join the municipality with Akureyri.

Day 48 - Sauðárkrókur

Arrive: Sat 22 July 2028 / Depart: Sat 22 July 2028

Sauðárkrókur is a town in Skagafjörður in northern Iceland and a part of the municipality of Skagafjörður. Sauðárkrókur is the largest town in Northwest Iceland and the second-largest town on the north coast of Iceland, with a population of 2,612.

Day 49 - Ittoqqortoormitt, Greenland

Arrive: Sun 23 July 2028 / Depart: Sun 23 July 2028

Day 50 - At sea

Day 51 - North East Greenland National Park

Arrive: Tue 25 July 2028

Northeast Greenland National Park is the world's largest national park and the 9th largest protected area. Established in 1974 and expanded to its present size in 1988, it protects 972,000 km² of the interior and northeastern coast of Greenland and is bigger than all but 29 of the world's 195 countries.

Day 52 - North East Greenland National Park

Northeast Greenland National Park is the world's largest national park and the 9th largest protected area. Established in 1974 and expanded to its present size in 1988, it protects 972,000 km² of the interior and northeastern coast of Greenland and is bigger than all but 29 of the world's 195 countries.

Day 53 - North East Greenland National Park

Depart: Thu 27 July 2028

Northeast Greenland National Park is the world's largest national park and the 9th largest protected area. Established in 1974 and expanded to its present size in 1988, it protects 972,000 km² of the interior and northeastern coast of Greenland and is bigger than all but 29 of the world's 195 countries.

Day 54 - Scoresbysund

Arrive: Fri 28 July 2028

Day 55 - Scoresbysund

Depart: Sat 29 July 2028

Day 56 - Isafjordur

Arrive: Sun 30 July 2028 / Depart: Sun 30 July 2028

Ísafjörður is a town in the Westfjords region of northwest Iceland. It's known for its dramatic landscapes. The old town has wooden houses with corrugated tin roofs built by fishing merchants in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Westfjords Heritage Museum has exhibits on the town’s maritime history, including a collection of old fishing boats. The old hospital, now a cultural center, contains archives and photography.

Day 57 - Grundarfjörður, Iceland

Arrive: Mon 31 July 2028 / Depart: Mon 31 July 2028

Day 58 - Reykjavik

Arrive: Tue 01 August 2028 / Depart: Tue 01 August 2028

Reykjavik, on the coast of Iceland, is the country's capital and largest city. It's home to the National and Saga museums, tracing Iceland’s Viking history. The striking concrete Hallgrimskirkja church and rotating Perlan glass dome offer sweeping views of the sea and nearby hills. Exemplifying the island’s volcanic activity is the geothermal Blue Lagoon spa, near the village of Grindavik.