- The Brand Offers Guests a Wide
Variety of Seven-Day Europe Cruises with No Sea Days Along with
Longer Voyages Visiting Ports Nearly Every Day -
- Norwegian
Sun® Will
Offer a Full Baltic Season with Seven- and Nine-Day Open-Jaw
Sailings from Copenhagen, Denmark,
and for the First-Time Helsinki, as a New Homeport for NCL
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- Among the 225 New Voyages, Featuring 150
Unique Ports of Call, NCL® Will Make
its Debut in Portree, Scotland;
Leirvik (Stord), Norway; and
Palamós, Spain -
MIAMI, Aug. 22,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norwegian Cruise
Line® (NCL), the innovator in global cruise
travel, has open for sale additional cruises for its 2026
spring/summer season with more port-immersive Europe sailings across Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and Greek
Isles across eight ships providing cruisers a variety of
sailing lengths and embarkation ports to plan their dream European
vacation; in addition to bucket-list itineraries through the South
Pacific, warm weather summer voyages through the Western Caribbean, journeys to Canada and New England for the fall season,
among other fascinating destinations.
As part of NCL's guest-centric itinerary planning, the Brand is
offering more seven-day itineraries throughout Europe with many voyages that include limited
or no sea days, allowing guests to fully immerse themselves into
each destination. Select seven-to-14-day sailings also offer
overnight stays in Reykjavik,
Iceland; Copenhagen,
Denmark; Istanbul, Turkey
and more. There are a total of 22 overnights in Europe this season, where cruisers can choose
to enjoy late night dinners and nightlife on shore. With 11 unique
embarkation ports offering voyages across 10 different European
countries, including Helsinki -
a brand-new homeport for NCL – the company is providing
travelers the opportunity to begin and end their vacation in the
destination that best fulfils their European travel desires. Among
the newly open for sale Europe
cruises, NCL will call to Portree, Scotland; Leirvik (Stord), Norway; and Palamós, Spain for the very first time.
"At NCL, we take pride in offering our guests various options to
plan where they want to vacation," said David J. Herrera, President of Norwegian Cruise
Line. "Whether they choose our seven-day sailings, longer immersive
voyages, or cruises that begin and end in a new destination, we
make it so our guests can vacation with ease with us from start to
finish. From transportation, air programming and so much more, we
strive to offer the best service all around."
Additional highlights from the 225 new and available sailings
include:
NORTHERN EUROPE
From June through October 2026,
Norwegian Sun will offer a full Baltic season with seven- to 10-day sailings
where guests can embark in Copenhagen,
Denmark or Helsinki, and
visit a port nearly every day including towns in Norway, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Sweden and more. On select nine-day voyages
from Helsinki, Norwegian Sun's
itinerary includes an overnight stay in Copenhagen, Denmark where guests can explore
the history of the city, visit the famous entertainment district of
Nyhavn; or stroll down Stroget, one of the longest pedestrian
shopping streets in Europe.
Norwegian Sky® will commence her second full
Europe season on April 19, 2026 with four unique seven-day
open-jaw sailings to the Northern Capitals embarking in
Le Havre, France and Copenhagen, Denmark, offering an overnight
stay in Hamburg, Germany and
visiting Zeebruge, Belgium;
Tilbury, United Kingdom; and Ijmuiden, Netherlands. The vessel will then cruise a
series of 10- and 11-day British Isles voyages from May
through Sept. 2026 where NCL will
make its debut in Portree, Scotland on its May 17,
2026 sailing.
Travelers looking to take advantage of the long hours of summer
daylight in Iceland can embark on
one of Norwegian Star's® 10- or 11-day
Extraordinary Journeys between May and September 2026 embarking in Reykjavik, Iceland or Southampton, UK. With these open-jaw sailings,
guests can choose to extend their vacation on land pre- or
post-cruise. During the May 21, 2026
voyage, NCL will cruise to Leirvik (Stord), Norway for the very first time, and revisit
the port on select 10-day cruises. Known for its attractive harbor,
travelers can explore Leirvik's Sunnhordlandstunet, an open-air
museum featuring several historical courtyards, and much more.
Norwegian Star's 11-day Iceland
sailings also offer a unique opportunity – an overnight stay in
Reykjavik, Iceland – providing
more time in destination to explore nature's wonders.
MEDITERRANEAN AND GREEK ISLES
Beginning April 2026 and through
October 2026, NCL's newest ship,
Norwegian Viva®, will cruise nine and 10-day
Western Mediterranean and Greek Isles voyages. To further
provide guests with more port time, a selection of the Greek Isles
voyages will also include an overnight stay in Istanbul, Turkey for guests to discover the
city late into the night. Perfect for those searching for a warm
European escape, the itineraries visit popular towns in
Turkey, Malta, Italy,
Greece, Montenegro and Croatia. These unique open-jaw cruises provide
travelers more embarkation and disembarkation port options to
choose from including Barcelona,
Spain; Venice (Ravenna), Italy; Istanbul,
Turkey; and Rome
(Civitavecchia), Italy, allowing
them the opportunity to continue their vacation with loved ones on
land.
Amongst the new seven-day Western Mediterranean sailings
are:
- Norwegian Epic®: Sailing a variety of
open-jaw voyages to and from Barcelona,
Spain and Rome
(Civitavecchia), Italy between
May 2026 and October 2026, with calls to Nice/Monaco (Villefranche) and Marseille, France; as well as Messina, Salerno and late-night departures
from Livorno, Italy, offering
between 10 to 17 hours in port to enjoy a longer shore excursion
day trip into a nearby town such as Florence or Pisa,
Italy.
- Norwegian Dawn®: These port-intensive
open-jaw cruises between April 2026
and October 2026 offer no sea days
and embark and disembark in Barcelona,
Spain and Lisbon, Portugal.
Ports of call include late departures from Palma de Mallorca and Ibiza, Spain allowing more time for guests to enjoy
popular beach clubs on these Mediterranean islands; as well as
visits to Portimao, Portugal;
Gibraltar; and more.
- Norwegian Gem®: On May
10, 2026, the ship will start her Europe season with a sailing from Barcelona, Spain where NCL will make its debut
in Palamós, Spain, known for
scenic hiking paths and beautiful beaches, during the ship's
voyage. Norwegian Gem will also call for the first time in Salerno,
Italy and Nice/Monaco (Villefranche), France. Following this sailing, the ship will
then embark on a series of cruises to and from Venice (Ravenna) and Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy with no sea days calling to Greece; Montenegro; and Croatia, where guests can fully enjoy
Dubrovnik, Croatia as select
itineraries offer a departure late into the evening.
Norwegian Pearl's® seven-day Greek
Isles voyages from May 2026
through October 2026 is the ideal
cruise for guests looking to island hop through picturesque
Greece. Cruisers have the option
to choose from varied itineraries with late departures in Santorini
and Mykonos, Greece; as well as
Dubrovnik, Croatia; to fully
immerse themselves in the destination to enjoy a beautiful sunset,
indulge in a lively evening dinner, and more. Embarkation and
disembarking ports for these voyages alternate between Venice (Ravenna), Italy and Athens (Piraeus), Greece providing guests greater vacation
choices.
WESTERN CARIBBEAN, AND
CANADA & NEW ENGLAND
Norwegian Escape® will offer guests seven-day
roundtrip sailings to the Western
Caribbean from New
Orleans between April 12, 2026
through May 10, 2026, followed by
seven-day roundtrip sailings from Miami between May 24,
2026 and Aug. 9, 2026. Both
itineraries will visit Cozumel and
Costa Maya, Mexico; Roatán (Bay
Islands), Honduras; and Harvest
Caye, NCL's 75-acre resort-style destination in Southern Belize.
To kick off her fall season, Norwegian Escape will offer
a selection of seven-day roundtrip Canada & New England voyages from
New York City between August 2026 and October
2026. During her Aug. 28, 2026
sailing, the ship will call to Boston for the very first time, making it the
first Breakaway Plus class ship to visit the city. The itinerary
takes guests through a journey to Portland, Maine; Saint John, New Brunswick and Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada; to enjoy the fall foliage and bask in
the cool fall weather.
IMMERSIVE VOYAGES WITH NORWEGIAN SPIRIT®
From April 22, 2026 through
July 3, 2026 and Sept. 17, 2026 through Nov. 17, 2026, Norwegian
Spirit® will offer a variety of open-jaw South
Pacific sailings between 11- and 13-day voyages calling to
New Caledonia; Fiji; Samoa Islands; French Polynesia and the Hawaii islands. Guests have a variety of
embarkation ports to choose from including Sydney; Papeete, French Polynesia; Honolulu; and Lautoka, Fiji – a brand new embarkation port for
Norwegian Spirit.
For travelers looking for a once-in-a-lifetime cruising
experience to explore Alaska and
Hawaii, affectionately named NCL's
"Fire and Ice" voyages, Norwegian Spirit will offer four
unique 16-day sailings starting July 15,
2026 through Sept. 1, 2026.
The voyages offer embarkation in Honolulu or Vancouver, Canada and visit bucket-list
destinations such as the dreamlike and warm-weather islands of
Kahului (Maui), Hilo
and Nawiliwili (Kauai),
Hawaii; as well as the majestic
and cool-weather towns of Ketchikan, Skagway and Juneau,
Alaska.
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For full details about the Company's spring and summer 2026
worldwide itineraries and its award-winning 19-ship fleet, or to
book a cruise, please contact a travel professional, call
888-NCL-CRUISE (625-2784) or visit www.ncl.com.
About Norwegian Cruise Line
As the innovator in global cruise travel, Norwegian Cruise
Line® has been breaking the boundaries of
traditional cruising for 57 years. Most notably, the cruise line
revolutionized the industry by offering guests the freedom and
flexibility to design their ideal vacation on their preferred
schedule with no assigned dining and entertainment times and no
formal dress codes. Today, its fleet of 19 contemporary ships sail
to 450 of the world's most desirable destinations, including Great
Stirrup Cay, the company's private island in the Bahamas and its resort destination Harvest
Caye in Belize. Norwegian Cruise
Line not only provides superior guest service from land to sea, but
also offers a wide variety of award-winning entertainment and
dining options as well as a range of accommodations across the
fleet, including solo-traveler staterooms, club balcony suites, and
The Haven by Norwegian®, the company's
ship-within-a-ship concept. For additional information or to book a
cruise, contact a travel professional, call 888-NCL-CRUISE
(625-2784) or visit www.ncl.com. For the latest news and exclusive
content, visit the NCL Newsroom and follow Norwegian Cruise Line on
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Norwegian Cruise Line is a wholly owned subsidiary of Norwegian
Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH). To learn more, visit
www.nclhltd.com.
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