Ocean Discovery – Rotterdam (Amsterdam), Alesund & Trondheim

About this cruise

Somewhere around day five the ship stops being transport and starts being home. This 14-night sailing from Dover on October 13, 2028 visits Rotterdam, Ålesund and Trondheim, with additional stops along the Northern Europe & Scandinavia. The pace alternates neatly: port day, sea day, port day, sea day. 7 stops with a breather between each one. From Bergen's coloured waterfront to the fjords beyond, this is Scandinavia doing what it does best. Most ports give you about 11 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, Nieuw Statendam has 12 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. 14 nights is long enough to build a routine on board: favourite restaurant, favourite deck chair, favourite people. It starts to feel like a floating village. Being shoulder season helps: golden light, comfortable weather, and shorter queues at the popular spots. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 14-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.