Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has opened for sale additional cruises for its 2026 spring/summer season in Europe. The line will deploy eight ships for the season. Guests can also embark on 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, and more.
NCL is offering more seven-day itineraries throughout Europe with many voyages that include limited or no sea days. Select seven- to 14-day sailings also offer overnight stays in Reykjavik, Copenhagen, Istanbul and beyond. There are a total of 22 overnights in Europe this season, where cruisers can choose to enjoy late-night dinners and nightlife on shore. There are 11 embarkation ports offering voyages across 10 European countries including Helsinki, a new homeport for NCL. Among the newly launched Europe cruises, NCL will call to Portree, Scotland; Leirvik (Stord), Norway; and Palamós, Spain for the very first time.
Here are additional highlights from the 225 new sailings:
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 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, where guests can explore the history of the city, visit the entertainment district of Nyhavn or stroll down Stroget, one of the longest pedestrian shopping streets in Europe.
Norwegian Sky will commence its second full Europe season on April 19, 2026 with four seven-day open-jaw sailings to the Northern Capitals embarking in Le Havre and Copenhagen, offering an overnight stay in Hamburg and visiting Zeebrugge, Tilbury and Ijmuiden. 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 on its May 17, 2026 sailing.
Norwegian Star will offer 10- or 11-day "Extraordinary Journeys" between May and September 2026 embarking in Reykjavik or Southampton. 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 for the very first time, and revisit the port on select 10-day cruises. Norwegian Star’s 11-day Iceland sailings also offer an overnight stay in Reykjavik.
Mediterranean and Greek Isles
Beginning April 2026 and through October 2026, NCL’s newest ship, Norwegian Viva, will offer nine- and 10-day Western Mediterranean and Greek Isles voyages. A selection of the Greek Isles voyages will also include an overnight stay in Istanbul. The itineraries visit popular towns in Türkiye, Malta, Italy, Greece, Montenegro and Croatia. These open-jaw cruises provide travelers more embarkation and disembarkation port options including Barcelona, Venice (Ravenna), Istanbul and Rome (Civitavecchia).
Norwegian Epic will offer a variety of open-jaw voyages to and from Barcelona and Rome between May 2026 and October 2026, with calls to Nice/Monaco (Villefranche) and Marseille, as well as Messina and late-night departures from Livorno, offering between 10 to 17 hours in port.
Norwegian Dawn’s port-intensive open-jaw cruises between April 2026 and October 2026 offer no sea days and embark and disembark in Barcelona and Lisbon. Ports of call include late departures from Palma de Mallorca and Ibiza, as well as visits to Portimao, Gibraltar, and more.
On May 10, 2026, Norwegian Gem will start its Europe season with a sailing from Barcelona where NCL will make its debut in Palamós, known for scenic hiking paths and beaches. The ship will also call for the first time in Salerno and Nice/Monaco. Following this sailing, the ship will embark on a series of cruises to and from Venice and Rome with no sea days calling to Greece, Montenegro and Croatia.
Norwegian Pearl will offer seven-day Greek Isles voyages from May 2026 through October 2026. Cruisers have the option to choose from varied itineraries with late departures in Santorini and Mykonos, as well as Dubrovnik. Embarkation and disembarking ports for these voyages alternate between Venice and Athens (Piraeus).
Western Caribbean, and Canada & New England
Norwegian Escape will offer seven-day round-trip sailings to the Western Caribbean from New Orleans between April 12, 2026 through May 10, 2026, followed by seven-day round-trip sailings from Miami between May 24, 2026 and August 9, 2026. Both itineraries will visit Cozumel and Costa Maya, Roatán (Bay Islands) and Harvest Caye, NCL’s 75-acre resort-style destination in Southern Belize.
To kick off its fall season, Norwegian Escape will offer a selection of seven-day round-trip Canada & New England voyages from New York City between August 2026 and October 2026. During its August 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, Saint John, New Brunswick and Halifax to enjoy the fall foliage.
Immersive Voyages With Norwegian Spirit
From April 22, 2026 through July 3, 2026 and September 17, 2026 through November 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 Hawaiian islands. Embarkation ports include Sydney, Papeete, Honolulu and Lautoka, a new embarkation port for the ship.
Travelers looking to explore Alaska and Hawaii can book the line’s “Fire and Ice” voyages. Norwegian Spirit will offer four unique 16-day sailings starting July 15, 2026 through September 1, 2026. The voyages offer embarkation in Honolulu or Vancouver and visit bucket-list destinations such as Kahului (Maui), Hilo and Nawiliwili (Kauai), as well as the towns of Ketchikan, Skagway and Juneau.
For more information, visit www.ncl.com.
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