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27.08.2024 - 19:46 / travelandleisure.com / David J.Herrera
Norwegian Cruise Line will launch trips from Finland in 2026, inaugurating a brand-new homeport for the company.
Starting in June 2026, the cruise line will launch trips across the Baltic on the Norwegian Sun from both Copenhagen and — for the first time — Helsinki, according to the company. These voyages will stretch from seven to 10 days and stop in a port nearly every day, including in Norway, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, and Sweden.
The cruise line will also include an overnight stay in Copenhagen on select nine-day trips from Helsinki.
“At NCL, we take pride in offering our guests various options to plan where they want to vacation,” David J. Herrera, the president of Norwegian Cruise Line, said in a statement. “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.”
Norwegian will sail the Baltic from June 2026 through October 2026.
The Norwegian Sun was built in 2001 and refurbished in 2021, and can accommodate 1,878 passengers. The ship features a pair of outdoor pools, game shows like “Deal or No Deal” and “Wheel of Fortune,” and more.
In addition to Helsinki, Norwegian will sail a robust summer 2026 European season, including 22 overnight stops and 11 different embarkation ports across 10 different countries. The cruise line will also stop at several new ports, including Portree on the Isle of Skye in Scotland and Palamós in Spain.
Helsinki isn’t the first new homeport Norwegian will launch from in 2026. Starting in April 2026, the company plans to become the first cruise line to sail from Philadelphia in years, heading to Bermuda, Canada, and New England.
Norwegian was named one of Travel + Leisure readers’ favorite mega-ship ocean cruise lines for this year, which looks at everything from cabins and facilities to food, service, itineraries, and more.
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