Cruise itinerary
43-Night Europe Cruise from Southampton
43 nights · Europe · 28 ports of call
43-night Europe cruise aboard EXPLORA IV, departing Southampton and calling at At Sea, Mandal, Bergen, Flåm, Nordfjordeid and Copenhagen and 21 more.
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At a glance
- Ship
- EXPLORA IV
- Cruise line
- Explora Journeys
- Duration
- 43 nights
- Region
- Europe · Northern Europe
- Departs
- Southampton
- Returns
- New York, New York
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Where this voyage takes you
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day1
Southampton
Depart 18:00
England's principal cruise homeport on the south coast, with deep docks that once launched the great ocean liners. Many transatlantic and Northern European sailings begin here, an hour or so by rail from London and close to the New Forest.
- Ocean liner heritage
- Gateway to London
- Tudor old town
- Day2
At Sea
- Day3
Mandal
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 16:00
Norway's southernmost town, a tidy harbour of white wooden houses set among smooth coastal rocks where the Mandal river meets the sea. It is known for its long sandy beach, summer artists and a sheltered old town of narrow lanes.
- Sjøsanden beach
- white wooden town
- Mandal river
- Day4
Bergen
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 19:00
A historic port on Norway's western fjord coast, ringed by seven mountains and once the country's largest city. Bergen is known for the colourful wooden Hanseatic warehouses of Bryggen, the Fløibanen funicular, and its lively fish market.
- Bryggen wharf
- Fløibanen funicular
- Fish Market
- Day5
Flåm
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
- Day6
Nordfjordeid
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
A small village at the head of the Eidsfjord in western Norway, where green farmland meets steep mountain walls. It serves as a quiet gateway to the glaciers of Jostedalsbreen and the painted churches and waterfalls of the inner Nordfjord.
- Eidsfjord setting
- Jostedalsbreen glacier
- inner Nordfjord
- Day7
At Sea
- Day8
Copenhagen
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 20:00
Denmark's harbour capital and a major Baltic cruise base. Ships berth near the colourful Nyhavn waterfront, the Little Mermaid statue and the Tivoli Gardens, in a flat, cycle-friendly city known for design and New Nordic cooking.
- Nyhavn harbour
- Tivoli Gardens
- Little Mermaid
- Day9
Rønne
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
The main town of Bornholm, a Danish island in the Baltic Sea. Its harbour is lined with half-timbered houses, and the island is known for round medieval churches, smokehouses, and a long stretch of fine sandy coast.
- Round churches
- Smoked herring
- Half-timbered harbour
- Day10
Gothenburg
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 19:00
- Day11
Oslo
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 22:00
Norway's capital, set at the head of a long fjord ringed by forested hills. The waterfront pairs the sail-like Opera House with museums of Viking ships and Munch's art, and the sculpture-filled Vigeland Park lies a short way inland.
- Opera House
- Vigeland Park
- Viking ships
- Day12
At Sea
- Day13
Hamburg
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 23:00
Germany's largest port, set on the Elbe with more bridges than Venice and Amsterdam combined. The brick warehouses of the Speicherstadt and the wave-roofed Elbphilharmonie line the water, while the Reeperbahn nightlife district lies in St. Pauli nearby.
- Speicherstadt
- Elbphilharmonie
- Reeperbahn
- Day14
At Sea
- Day15
Southampton
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 19:00
England's principal cruise homeport on the south coast, with deep docks that once launched the great ocean liners. Many transatlantic and Northern European sailings begin here, an hour or so by rail from London and close to the New Forest.
- Ocean liner heritage
- Gateway to London
- Tudor old town
- Day16
At Sea
- Day17
Belfast
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
The capital of Northern Ireland, set where the River Lagan meets the sea. The city that built the Titanic now centres its waterfront on a striking museum to the ship, with Victorian halls and the green Antrim coast within reach.
- Titanic Belfast
- City Hall
- Giant's Causeway
- Day18
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 16:00
The main town of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, set around a natural harbour in a Gaelic-speaking heartland. Harris Tweed is woven across the island, and the ancient Callanish standing stones rise on the moorland a short drive away.
- Callanish Stones
- Harris Tweed
- Lews Castle
- Day19
At Sea
- Day20
Akureyri
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 19:00
A town at the head of a long fjord in northern Iceland, the country's largest settlement outside the capital region. Snow-capped mountains rise on either side, with botanic gardens, whale-watching boats and the lava fields near Lake Mývatn within reach.
- Eyjafjörður fjord
- Goðafoss waterfall
- Lake Mývatn
- Day21
Isafjørdur
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 19:00
A small town at the head of a deep fjord in Iceland's remote Westfjords, ringed by steep flat-topped mountains. Ísafjörður is known for its preserved timber houses, access to nearby seabird cliffs and Arctic-fox country, and dramatic fjord scenery.
- Old timber houses
- Westfjords mountains
- Seabird cliffs
- Day22
Reykjavík
Arrive 09:00
Iceland's northerly capital, the launch point for sailings around the island's volcanic coast. The Hallgrímskirkja church rises above its low-rise centre, with the Blue Lagoon, geysers and waterfalls of the Golden Circle reachable on day trips.
- Hallgrímskirkja
- Blue Lagoon
- Golden Circle
- Day23
Reykjavík
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 18:00
Iceland's northerly capital, the launch point for sailings around the island's volcanic coast. The Hallgrímskirkja church rises above its low-rise centre, with the Blue Lagoon, geysers and waterfalls of the Golden Circle reachable on day trips.
- Hallgrímskirkja
- Blue Lagoon
- Golden Circle
- Day24
At Sea
- Day25
Cruising Prince Christian Sound
Arrive 12:00 · Depart 13:00
- Day26
Paamiut (Fredrikshaab)
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 20:00
A small fishing town on the southwest coast of Greenland, set among rocky islands south of the Arctic Circle. Brightly painted houses cluster by the harbour, with a turf-and-timber church and the open tundra and fjords stretching beyond.
- Colourful harbour
- Tundra hikes
- Greenlandic church
- Day27
Qaqortoq (Julianehaab)
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 20:00
The largest town in southern Greenland, a cluster of colourful wooden houses around a sheltered harbour below rocky hills. Icebergs drift in the surrounding fjords, and the old colonial quarter, fountain square and nearby hot spring at Uunartoq draw visitors ashore.
- Colourful harbour
- Colonial square
- Surrounding fjords
- Day28
At Sea
- Day29
At Sea
- Day30
Saint-John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
The capital of Newfoundland, one of North America's oldest cities, set on a sheltered harbour on Canada's Atlantic edge. Steep streets of brightly painted rowhouses climb from the waterfront toward Signal Hill, overlooking the open sea.
- Signal Hill
- Jellybean Row houses
- Cape Spear
- Day31
Saint Pierre
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 15:00
The capital of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, a small French archipelago off Newfoundland and the last remnant of France in North America. Its harbour town has pastel houses, French shops and cafés, and a windswept Atlantic setting steeped in fishing and rum-running history.
- French colonial town
- Île aux Marins
- harbour waterfront
- Day32
At Sea
- Day33
Quebec City, Québec
Arrive 18:00
The walled capital of Québec on a bluff above the St. Lawrence River, the only fortified city north of Mexico. Cobbled Old Québec, the landmark Château Frontenac, and the historic Petit-Champlain quarter give it a distinctly French character.
- Château Frontenac
- Old Québec walls
- Petit-Champlain
- Day34
Quebec City, Québec
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 19:00
The walled capital of Québec on a bluff above the St. Lawrence River, the only fortified city north of Mexico. Cobbled Old Québec, the landmark Château Frontenac, and the historic Petit-Champlain quarter give it a distinctly French character.
- Château Frontenac
- Old Québec walls
- Petit-Champlain
- Day35
La Baie, Québec
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 16:00
- Day36
Sept-Iles, Québec
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 18:00
An industrial port on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Québec, Canada, gateway to the wild Côte-Nord. Boreal forest and salmon rivers surround it, with the Mingan Archipelago's eroded limestone monoliths offshore to the east.
- Mingan monoliths
- Gulf of St. Lawrence
- Boreal forest
- Day37
At Sea
- Day38
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 16:00
A former coal and steel town on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, set along a sheltered harbour. It is a gateway to the scenic Cabot Trail and the island's Gaelic heritage, marked by the world's largest fiddle standing on the waterfront.
- Cabot Trail
- Big Fiddle
- Cape Breton
- Day39
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 21:00
The largest city in Atlantic Canada, built around one of the world's great natural harbours in Nova Scotia. A star-shaped hilltop Citadel overlooks the waterfront boardwalk, and the city holds strong ties to the Titanic and the age of sail.
- Halifax Citadel
- Harbourfront boardwalk
- Titanic graves
- Day40
At Sea
- Day41
Boston, Massachusetts
Arrive 09:00
A historic New England port city in Massachusetts, central to the American Revolution. Boston is known for the Freedom Trail linking colonial landmarks, the Italian North End, Fenway Park, and the cobbled streets of Beacon Hill.
- Freedom Trail
- Fenway Park
- North End
- Day42
Boston, Massachusetts
Depart 02:00
A historic New England port city in Massachusetts, central to the American Revolution. Boston is known for the Freedom Trail linking colonial landmarks, the Italian North End, Fenway Park, and the cobbled streets of Beacon Hill.
- Freedom Trail
- Fenway Park
- North End
- Day43
New York, New York
Arrive 09:00
Cruise ships berth on Manhattan's West Side or across the harbour in Brooklyn and Bayonne, putting the full sweep of New York within reach. The Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Times Square and the museums of Fifth Avenue are all part of a day ashore.
- Statue of Liberty
- Central Park
- Times Square
- Day44
New York, New York
Arrive 09:00
Cruise ships berth on Manhattan's West Side or across the harbour in Brooklyn and Bayonne, putting the full sweep of New York within reach. The Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Times Square and the museums of Fifth Avenue are all part of a day ashore.
- Statue of Liberty
- Central Park
- Times Square
Upcoming departures
- 13 Aug 2027
Upcoming sailings of this itinerary — a NestCruise advisor confirms current availability and your fare.
43-Night Europe Cruise from Southampton FAQ
Which ports does this cruise visit?
This 43-night Europe cruise calls at Southampton, At Sea, Mandal, Bergen, Flåm, Nordfjordeid, Copenhagen, Rønne, Gothenburg, Oslo, Hamburg, Belfast, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Akureyri, Isafjørdur, Reykjavík, Cruising Prince Christian Sound, Paamiut (Fredrikshaab), Qaqortoq (Julianehaab), Saint-John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saint Pierre, Quebec City, Québec, La Baie, Québec, Sept-Iles, Québec, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Boston, Massachusetts and New York, New York.
How many days are spent at sea?
13 days are spent at sea; the rest are in port.
Where does this cruise depart from?
It departs from Southampton and ends in New York, New York.
How long is this cruise?
43 nights aboard EXPLORA IV.
When does this itinerary sail?
Upcoming departures include 13 Aug 2027. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.