Basalt & Fjord – Alesund & Reykjavik

About this cruise

Long enough to properly switch off but not so long you need to reorganise your entire life. This 10-night sailing from Copenhagen on May 20, 2028 visits Skagen, Stavanger and Andalsnes, with additional stops along the Northern Europe & Scandinavia. The trip wraps in Reykjavik, so you won't retrace your steps. Expect a run of consecutive ports, 9 stops total, with the busiest days packed close together. The sea days around them feel earned. The route threads through 3 countries along the Northern Europe & Scandinavia coast: Denmark, Norway and Iceland. Keep an eye out for Stavanger: Oil wealth meets old-town cobblestones. Roughly 9 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. There are 13 restaurants on Caribbean Princess, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 10 nights. With more nights comes more time for the ship's rhythm to kick in: morning coffee in the same spot, evening shows, late-night conversations on deck. Copenhagen itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And May is a good time to go. Mild weather, things starting to bloom, and fewer people than summer. That's 10 nights well spent.