DAY 01 ISTANBUL AIRPORT – HAMBURG – KIEL
Following our meeting at the Istanbul Airport International Terminal at 04:30, we complete our check-in procedures and depart for Hamburg at 07:00 with Turkish Airlines flight TK1661. After our arrival in Hamburg at 09:10 local time, we transfer to our ship located at the port of Kiel. After the check-in and luggage procedures for our ship MSC EURIBIA, we settle into our cabins and have some free time. Our guide will hold a meeting to introduce the ship and our tours after boarding, and you can enjoy the ship until dinner. Our ship will depart from the port at 19:00. Dinner and overnight stay on board.
DAY 02 COPENHAGEN
Our ship will dock at the port of Copenhagen at 08:00. After breakfast, we depart for the “Copenhagen City Tour & Canal Tour” organized by our guide. Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is located on Zealand, the country's largest island. Amalienborg Palace, located in the city center, is famous as the place where the royal family still resides today. Copenhagen, the city with the highest living standards in Europe, also hosts a very colorful nightlife. During our tour of Copenhagen, defined as one of the five most livable cities in the world, we will first see the city's symbol, the 'Little Mermaid', followed by Amalienborg, Christiansborg and Rosenborg Palaces, the Gefion Fountain, Tivoli Gardens, the autonomous hippie district, and 'Christiania'. Afterwards, we will blend into the magnificent old and new of Copenhagen with our boat tour that will last approximately 1 hour in Nyhavn (New Harbor), the center of Copenhagen, where we will descend into the heart of the city. Return to our ship after the tour. Our ship will depart from the port at 18:00. Dinner and overnight stay on board.
DAY 03 CRUISING AT SEA
On this day spent cruising at sea, our ship will offer you many alternatives. Those who wish can take advantage of the ship's indoor and outdoor pools, jacuzzis, and sunbathing areas. Those who wish can shop at duty-free stores, try their luck at the casino, or benefit from the various music and entertainment performances held in dozens of bars. Different dining alternatives also await you throughout the day.
DAY 04 HELLESYLT/GEIRANGER
Our ship will dock at the port of Hellesylt at 09:00. After a technical stop, we arrive at the port of Geiranger at 12:00. After breakfast, we will drink our coffee accompanied by the magnificent fjord view. Then, the enjoyment of Geiranger and its surroundings is ours, accompanied by our private bus and guide waiting for us at the port. First defined as the postal route to the north, Geiranger is now a tourism center. We will greet the Hellesylt fjord by taking two ferry trips accompanied by the scenery. Then, our first stop will be to see the Pregnant Stone and the stone bridge dating back to the 1800s. Then we go to Lake Hornindal, the deepest lake in Europe, and take a break there. After setting off again, our next stop is Stryn, one of the most vibrant cities in the region. We take a shopping and coffee-snack break in Stryn, where the royal family comes especially for fishing. After the break we will take at the foothills of Lake Djupvatnet, we will stop at the Flydal viewing platform and photograph the Geiranger Fjord this time. After our tour, we return to our ship. Dinner and overnight stay on board. Our ship will depart from the port at 21:00.
DAY 05 ALESUND
Our ship will dock at the port of Alesund at 07:00. After breakfast, we depart for the "Trollstigen and Alesund Panoramic Tour" organized by our guide. The bus will take you from the meeting point through the beautiful area outside Ålesund to the land of trolls. This part of Møre og Romsdal is especially known for its furniture industry. The road from Sjøholt along the Storfjord will take you through Stordal and its Rose Church (built in 1789) to Valldal, famous for its delicious strawberries. The next stop will be at the breathtakingly beautiful Gudbrandsjuvet, a 5m narrow and 20-25m deep gorge. You can walk across a bridge from one side of the gorge to the other. From here, the bus will go to the Trollstigen plateau through the Reinheimen National Park. Enjoy the magnificent view of the Troll Road (Trollstigen), the King, Queen and Bishop mountains, and the Stigfossen waterfall. While descending the Troll Road, the driver will safely drive the bus through 11 sharp turns. At the bottom of the Troll Road, there will be an extra photo stop where you can take the best photos of Stigfossen. Next is a visit to the Troll Wall / Trollveggen, the highest vertical rock face in Europe. After this stop, it is time to return to Ålesund. Then we will return to Alesund and take the Alesund panoramic city tour. After our tour, we return to our ship. Our ship will depart from the port at 17:00. Dinner and overnight stay on board.
DAY 06 FLÅM
Our ship will dock at the port of Flam at 07:00. After breakfast, we depart for the “Magnificent Flam Fjord & Gudvangen & Tvinde Waterfall Tour” organized by our guide. In this tour, where you will feel like you are traveling within postcard sceneries, we first visit Tvindefossen, one of Norway's most famous waterfalls, which we can translate into English as the “twin waterfall”. Our subsequent visits will be Gudvangen, which means “meeting place of the gods”, and the Stegastein viewpoint with its pleasant road and magnificent view. During our break at Grimsetelvi in a different region, which also offers another very pleasant view, we photograph the magnificent nature and return to Flam. At the end of the tour, before leaving our last port in Norway, you will have plenty of time to shop in stores where you can find famous Norwegian light goose-down jackets, fish oils such as Omega-3, and a wide variety of other souvenirs, where you can also get tax refunds. Dinner and overnight stay on board. Our ship will depart from the port at 18:00.
DAY 07 CRUISING AT SEA
On this day spent cruising at sea, our ship will offer you many alternatives. Those who wish can take advantage of the ship's indoor and outdoor pools, jacuzzis, and sunbathing areas. Those who wish can shop at duty-free stores, try their luck at the casino, or benefit from the various music and entertainment performances held in dozens of bars. Different dining alternatives also await you throughout the day.
DAY 08 KIEL/HAMBURG – ISTANBUL AIRPORT
Our ship will dock at the port of Kiel at 09:00. After our breakfast, we complete our ship disembarkation procedures and depart for the “Hamburg City Tour” with our vehicle waiting for us. Located in the north of Germany, at the southern tip of the Jutland Peninsula, which separates the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, Hamburg is located at the intersection of the Elbe, Alster, and Bille Rivers. The city center is established around the Binnenalster and Aussenalster Lakes. The city has 2,302 bridges connecting water channels. The Port of Hamburg, extending inland from the North Sea, is the 2nd largest port in Europe. It is one of the most important international trade centers. Hamburg, which has many parks within the city, is one of the world's top five “Green Cities”. In our tour, we will see the Hamburg Philharmonic Concert Hall, St. Michaelis Church, one of the most famous churches in Northern Germany, Binnen and Aussenalster lakes, the Elbe river, St Pauli, also known as the Red Light district, Reeperbahn, Fish Market, the Port area, and the City Hall, which is one of the most interesting points with its magnificent architecture. After the free time given for shopping and dining, we depart for the airport. After our check-in procedures, we depart for Istanbul at 18:25 with Turkish Airlines flight TK1664. Arrival at Istanbul Airport at 22:40 local time. End of our tour.
