DAY 01: ISTANBUL AIRPORT – HAMBURG – KIEL
Following our meeting at Istanbul Airport International Departures Terminal at 04:30, we complete our check-in procedures and depart for Hamburg at 07:00 with Turkish Airlines flight TK1661. Upon our arrival in Hamburg at local time 09:10, transfer to our ship located in the port of Kiel. After check-in and luggage procedures for our ship MSC EURIBIA, settling into the cabins and then free time. Our guide will organize a meeting introducing the ship and our tours after boarding, and afterwards, you can enjoy the ship until dinner time. Our ship will depart from the port at 19:00. Dinner and overnight on board.
DAY 02: COPENHAGEN
Our ship will dock at the port of Copenhagen at 08:00 in the morning. Free time for personal activities after morning breakfast. Guests who wish may join the optional “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 center of the city, is famous as the place where the royal family still resides today. Copenhagen, Europe's city with the highest living standards, also boasts a very colorful nightlife. Defined as one of the top five best cities to live in the world, our tour inside Copenhagen will first include the city's symbol 'The Little Mermaid', Amalienborg, Christiansborg and Rosenborg Palaces, Gefion Fountain, Tivoli Gardens, the Autonomous Hippie Neighborhood and 'Christiania' among the sights. Then, with our boat tour lasting about 1 hour in Nyhavn (New Port), the center of Copenhagen, where we will descend into the heart of the city, we will blend into the magnificent old and new of Copenhagen. Return to the ship after the tour. Our ship will leave the port at 18:00. Dinner and overnight 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 make use of the ship's indoor and outdoor pools, jacuzzis, and sunbathing areas. Those who want can shop at duty-free shops, try their luck at the casino, or enjoy various music and entertainment performed in dozens of bars. Different dining alternatives will also await you all day long.
DAY 4: HELLESYLT/GEIRANGER
Our ship will dock at the port of Hellesylt at 09:00 in the morning. Arrival at the port of Geiranger at 12:00 after a technical stop. After morning breakfast, we will drink our coffee accompanied by magnificent fjord views. Then, accompanied by our private bus and guide waiting for us at the port, the enjoyment of Geiranger and its surroundings is ours. First defined as the postal route heading north, Geiranger is now a tourism center. We will greet the Hellesylt fjord by taking two ferry journeys amidst the landscapes. Then, our first stop will be to see the Pregnant Stone and the stone bridge dating from the 1800s. Afterwards, we go to Lake Hornindal, the deepest lake in Europe, and take a break there. After hitting the road again, our next stop is Stryn, one of the most lively cities in the region. Shopping and coffee-snack break in Stryn, where the royal family especially comes to fish. Then, after a break we will give around the foothills of Lake Djupvatnet, we will stop at the Flydal viewpoint and photograph the Geiranger fjord this time. After our tour, we return to our ship. Dinner and overnight on board. Our ship will leave the port at 21:00.
DAY 05: ÅLESUND
Our ship will dock at the port of Ålesund at 07:00 in the morning. Free time for personal activities after morning breakfast. Picture-postcard Ålesund, established at the top of Norway's Western Fjord region, spreads across several islands with the Sunnmøre Mountains in the background and extends towards the Atlantic. Although a fire burned down most of the town in the early 20th century, Ålesund was rebuilt with complete Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) elegance. Guests who wish may join the optional "Trollstigen and Ålesund Panoramic Tour" organized by our guide. The bus will take you from the meeting point through the beautiful area outside Ålesund into the realm of trolls. This part of Møre og Romsdal is particularly famous for its furniture industry. The road extending from Sjøholt along Storfjord will take you via 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 5 m narrow and 20-25 m deep gorge. You can walk across a bridge from one side of the gorge to the other. From here, the bus will go from Reinheimen National Park to the Trollstigen plateau. Enjoy the magnificent view of the Troll Road (Trollstigen), King, Queen, and Bishop mountains, as well as the Stigfossen waterfall. While driving down the Troll Road, the driver will safely drive the bus through 11 hairpin turns. At the lower part 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 head back to Ålesund. Afterwards, we will return to Ålesund and take the Ålesund panoramic city tour. After our tour, we return to our ship. Our ship will leave the port at 17:00. Dinner and overnight on board.
DAY 06: FLÅM
Our ship will dock at the port of Flåm at 07:00 in the morning. Free time for personal activities after morning breakfast. Guests who wish may join the optional “Magnificent Flåm Fjord & Gudvangen & Tvinde Waterfall Tour” organized by our guide. After breakfast on the ship, in this tour where you will feel like you are traveling amidst postcard landscapes, we first visit Tvindefossen, one of Norway's most famous waterfalls, which we can translate into Turkish 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 offering yet another very pleasant view, we photograph the magnificent nature and return to Flåm. 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 also get tax refunds, find famous Norwegian lightweight down jackets, fish oils like Omega-3, and a wide variety of other souvenirs. Dinner and overnight on board. Our ship will leave 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 make use of the ship's indoor and outdoor pools, jacuzzis, and sunbathing areas. Those who want can shop at duty-free shops, try their luck at the casino, or enjoy various music and entertainment performed in dozens of bars. Different dining alternatives will also await you all day long.
DAY 8: KIEL/HAMBURG – ISTANBUL AIRPORT
Our ship will dock at the port of Kiel at 09:00. After our morning breakfast, we carry out our ship disembarkation procedures and depart for Hamburg Airport with the vehicle waiting for us. Departure for the “Hamburg City Tour” optionally organized by our guide for guests who wish. Located in northern Germany at the southern end of the Jutland Peninsula, which separates the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, Hamburg is situated 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 its water channels. Extending inwards from the North Sea, the Port of Hamburg is Europe's 2nd largest port. 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”. During our tour, 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, Port area, and the City Hall, which has a magnificent architecture as one of the most interesting points, will be seen. 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 local time 22:40. End of our tour
