NCL unveils details of 2026 European...

Itineraries include overnight stays in Reykjavik, Copenhagen and Istanbul

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) will sail from 11 ports with cruises covering 10 European countries in 2026, adding more port-rich week-long itineraries with no sea days.

The cruise line has included a total of 22 overnight port stops in 225 cruises visiting 150 ports of call.

NCL will make debut calls into Portree in Scotland, Leirvik in Norway and Palamos in Spain, and Helsinki will become a new homeport for the season.

Selected seven-to-14-day sailings will offer overnight stays in cities such as Reykjavik, Copenhagen and Istanbul.

Norwegian Star is to run open-jaw departures from Southampton and Reykjavik with 10- and 11-day itineraries between May and September 2026, allowing passengers to add pre- or post-cruise stays.

The northern Europe schedule also sees Norwegian Sun run Baltic sailings from Copenhagen or Helsinki between June and October 2026 with daily visits to towns in Norway, Germany, Poland, Lithuania and Sweden.

Norwegian Sky will start its second full Europe season on 19 April 2026 with four seven-day open-jaw sailings from Le Havre and Copenhagen, offering an overnight stay in Hamburg and visiting Zeebruge for Bruges, Tilbury for London and Ijmuiden for Amsterdam.

The ship will then operate a series of 10- and 11-day British Isles cruises between May and September, including a first call into Portree on its 17 May sailing.

NCL will deploy new ship Norwegian Viva on nine- and 10-day western Mediterranean and Greek islands voyages from four ports.

Norwegian Epic returns to sail from Barcelona and Rome (Civitavecchia) between May and October 2026.

Norwegian Dawn (pictured) will operate from Barcelona and Lisbon while Norwegian Gem will run a series of cruises to and from Venice (Ravenna) and Civitavecchia after starting its European season 10 May 2026 from Barcelona, and Norwegian Pearl will run seven-day Greek islands voyages from Ravenna and Athens (Piraeus).

NCL president David Herrera said: “We take pride in offering our guests various options to plan where they want to vacation. 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.”

To partner with NCL, email Rebecca Ransom, Business Development Manager Middle East, rransom@ncl.com, call/WhatsApp: +44 7961 300 729; for more information, visit www.ncl.com

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