FOR ITS 2026 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SPRING/SUMMER SEASON
SYDNEY (23 August, 2024) – Norwegian Cruise Line® (NCL), the innovator in global cruise travel, has opened for sale 225 additional cruises for its 2026 northern hemisphere spring/summer season with more than 180 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 holiday; in addition to bucket-list itineraries through the South Pacific, warm weather voyages in the northern hemisphere summer season through the Western Caribbean, journeys to Canada and New England for the northern hemisphere autumn season, among other fascinating destinations.
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 guests 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 guests the opportunity to begin and end their holiday 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. “From immersive voyages to cruises that begin and end in a new destination, we make it so our guests can maximize their experience and vacation with ease with us from start to finish. We strive to offer the best service all around.”
“Europe remains a favourite destination for Australian/New Zealand cruisers, and with the launch of our 2026 Europe collection we’re delighted to offer travellers the opportunity to experience even more of Europe,” said Ben Angell, Vice President and Managing Director, NCL APAC. “From undiscovered gems in Lithuania and Norway to Mediterranean hotspots and a full Baltic season including our first departure from Helsinki, guests can design their dream European escape from a choice of eight ships, 11 departure ports and over 180 itineraries, 44 of which are being offered for the first time. Whether they prefer to create longer voyages with back-to-back sailings or combine a week at sea with a pre- or post-cruise land tour in cities such as Istanbul, Barcelona and Lisbon there’s a perfect itinerary to suit.”
Additional highlights from the new season and overall 225 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 19 April, 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 September 2026 where NCL will make its debut in Portree, Scotland on its 17 May, 2026 sailing.
Travellers looking to take advantage of the long hours of northern hemisphere 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 holiday on land pre- or post-cruise. During the 21 May, 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 harbour, travellers 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 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 travellers 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 holiday with loved ones on land.
Amongst the new seven-day Western Mediterranean sailings are:
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 holiday choices.
WESTERN CARIBBEAN, AND CANADA & NEW ENGLAND
Norwegian Escape® will offer guests seven-day roundtrip sailings to the Western Caribbean from New Orleans between 12 April, 2026 through 10 May, 2026, followed by seven-day roundtrip sailings from Miami between 24 May, 2026 and 9 August, 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 northern hemisphere autumn 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 28 August, 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 autumn foliage and bask in the cool northern hemisphere autumn weather.
IMMERSIVE VOYAGES WITH NORWEGIAN SPIRIT®
From 22 April, 2026 through 3 July, 2026 and 17 September, 2026 through 17 November, 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 travellers 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 15 July, 2026 through 1 September, 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 more information or to book a cruise with NCL, please contact a travel professional; call NCL in Australia on 1300 255 200 or in New Zealand on 0800 969 283; or visit www.ncl.com.
