Sarah Bretz, ContributorNorwegian Cruise Line has opened bookings for more 2026 spring and summer voyages, with port-intensive sailings in northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Greek Isles. Also open for sale are bucket-list itineraries in the South Pacific, summer voyages in the western Caribbean, journeys to Canada and New England in the fall, and more.
Norwegian Cruise Line will be offering more seven-day itineraries throughout Europe in 2026, with many sailings that include limited or no sea days. There will be a total of 22 overnight calls in Europe in 2026. There will also be 11 unique embarkation ports — including Helsinki, which is a brand-new homeport for NCL.
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. On select nine-day cruises from Helsinki, the itinerary includes an overnight stay in Copenhagen.
Norwegian Sky will commence her second full Europe season on April 19th with four unique open-jaw sailings to the Northern Capitals, embarking in Le Havre, France and Copenhagen. The vessel will then offer a series of 10 and 11-day British Isles cruises from May through September.
Those looking to take advantage of the long hours of summer daylight in Iceland can embark on one of Norwegian Star‘s 10 or 11-day Extraordinary Journeys between May and September, embarking in Reykjavik, Iceland or Southampton, England. With these open-jaw cruises, guests can choose to extend their vacation on land pre or post-cruise — or both. During the May 21st voyage, NCL will cruise to Leirvik (Stord), Norway for the first time, and revisit the port on select 10-day cruises. Star‘s 11-day Iceland sailings will include an overnight stay in Reykjavik.
Mediterranean and Greek Isles
Beginning April 2026 and running through October 2026, Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, Norwegian Viva, will operate nine and 10-day western Mediterranean and Greek Isles cruises. Select Greek Isles voyages will include an overnight stay in Istanbul, Turkey. These unique open-jaw sailings will provide more embarkation and disembarkation ports for guests to choose from, including Barcelona, Ravenna (Venice), Istanbul, and Civitavecchia (Rome).
Among the new seven-day western Mediterranean sailings are:
- Norwegian Epic: Sailing a variety of open-jaw voyages to and from Barcelona, Spain and Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy between May 2026 and October 2026, with calls to Nice/Monaco (Villefranche) and Marseille, France; as well as Messina, Salerno and late-night departures from Livorno, Italy, offering between 10 to 17 hours in port to enjoy a longer shore excursion day trip into a nearby town such as Florence or Pisa, Italy.
- Norwegian Dawn: These port-intensive open-jaw cruises between April 2026 and October 2026 offer no sea days and embark and disembark in Barcelona, Spain and Lisbon, Portugal. Ports of call include late departures from Palma de Mallorca and Ibiza, Spain allowing more time for guests to enjoy popular beach clubs on these Mediterranean islands; as well as visits to Portimao, Portugal; Gibraltar; and more.
- Norwegian Gem: On May 10, 2026, the ship will start her Europe season with a sailing from Barcelona, Spain where NCL will make its debut in Palamós, Spain, known for scenic hiking paths and beautiful beaches, during the ship’s voyage. Norwegian Gem will also call for the first time in Salerno, Italy and Nice/Monaco (Villefranche), France. Following this sailing, the ship will then embark on a series of cruises to and from Venice (Ravenna) and Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy with no sea days calling to Greece; Montenegro; and Croatia, where guests can fully enjoy Dubrovnik, Croatia as select itineraries offer a departure late into the evening.
Norwegian Pearl‘s seven-day Greek Isles voyages from May through October allows passengers to island-hop through Greece. Varied itineraries include late departures in Santorini and Mykonos, as well as Dubrovnik, Croatia. Embarkation and disembarkation ports for these sailings alternate between Ravenna (the port for Venice) and Piraeus (the port for Athens).
Western Caribbean
Norwegian Escape will offer seven-day roundtrip sailings to the western Caribbean from New Orleans between April 12, 2026 and May 10, 2026. Following will be seven-day roundtrip sailings from Miami from May 24th to August 9th. Both itineraries will visit Cozumel and Costa Maya, Mexico; Roatán, Honduras; and Harvest Caye — NCL’s private destination in Belize.
Canada & New England
To kick off her fall 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 the August 28th sailing, the ship will call to Boston for the first time.
South Pacific
From April 22nd through July 3rd and September 17th through November 17th, Norwegian Spirit will offer a variety of open-jaw South Pacific sailings between 11 and 13 days long. Embarkation ports will include Sydney, Papeete, Honolulu, and Lautoka, the latter of which is a brand new embarkation port for Norwegian Spirit.
Those looking for a unique cruising experience that explores both Alaska and Hawaii can embark on NCL’s “Fire and Ice” itinerary. The 16-day itinerary will be offered four times starting July 15th and running through September 1st. Embarkation takes place in Honolulu or Vancouver, and includes visits to Kahului, Hilo, and Nawiliwili, Hawaii as well as Ketchikan and Skagway in Alaska.
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