Arctic Meridian – Tromsø & Honningsvåg

About this cruise

Clear the calendar from June 11, 2027. This one's 14 nights from Dover, and the route visits Rotterdam, Ålesund and Trondheim, with additional stops along the Northern Europe & Scandinavia. By the time you're a week in, you'll have completely stopped checking your phone. The itinerary clusters several port calls together. Fast-paced for a few days, then the sea days hit and you can catch your breath. The route threads through 3 countries along the Northern Europe & Scandinavia coast: Netherlands, Norway and United Kingdom. You get around 9 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Nieuw Statendam has 12 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. Longer sailings have a different energy. People relax into it, stop rushing, and start actually talking to each other. A June departure puts you in the best summer conditions: long days, warm nights, plenty of sun. Good route, good ship, good timing. It all lines up.