COSTA FAVOLOSA DIRECT FLIGHT FROM IZMIR TO THE HEART OF THE FJORDS CRUISE 8 NIGHTS - 27 September 2026

Day 1 – Izmir – Hamburg

We meet with our guide at Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport 3 hours before departure and, after check-in, we take our flight to Hamburg. After landing in Hamburg, we are transferred to our ship by private vehicle.

Day 2 – At Sea

We will spend the entire day cruising at sea. A perfect opportunity to enjoy this magnificent ship. You can have your breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the buffet restaurant, which offers a variety of dishes prepared fresh by special chefs to suit every palate, or in the A La Carte restaurant at your reserved table. During the day, in addition to yoga and fitness classes, you can make use of the state-of-the-art Technogym-equipped gym, which includes outdoor tennis, volleyball and basketball, or bodybuilding equipment. After dinner, if you wish, you can spend time in the ship's colorful and entertaining bars and cafes and listen to live music, or you can attend theater shows consisting of Broadway-style musicals, or try your luck in the casino. Dinner and accommodation on our ship.

Day 3 – Bergen | Bergen City Tour & Fløibanen Funicular to Mount Floyen

Our ship is docking at the former capital of Norway. Guests who wish may join the “Bergen City Tour & Fløibanen Funicular to Mount Floyen” tour organized extra by our guide. Our discovery of this beautiful city, which was a stopping point for trade and ships until 1830 and is now part of UNESCO’s World Heritage, will begin at the German Wharf and will enchant you with its beauty. On our tour, you will have the chance to go up Mt. Floien by Bergen’s famous cable car and photograph the city from a bird’s-eye view. At the end of our tour, we will have free time in Bergen city center. After this beautiful city tour on foot, we head back to our ship waiting for us at the port.

Day 4 – Hellesylt/Geiranger | Hornindal Lake & Dalsnibba National Park

We have arrived at one of Norway’s most beautiful fjords. Guests who wish may join the Hornindal Lake & Dalsnibba National Park tour organized extra by our guide. Our tour, accompanied by magnificent nature, waterfalls, and fjord views, begins early in the morning from Hellesylt. We approach Geiranger Fjord, accompanied by Hornindal, Europe’s deepest mountain lake, and wonderful mountain villages and glacial lakes. We travel to Dalsnibba National Park, which is part of UNESCO World Natural Heritage and whose summit is approximately 1500 meters high. When we reach the summit, if weather conditions permit, we enjoy the unique view. Then we climb the world-famous Eagle Road slope, travel toward a completely different scenery, witness other beauties of the Geiranger fjord, and make a photo stop at the mountain lake on the other side of the fjord’s slope. The tour ends on our ship waiting for us in Geiranger. Dinner and accommodation on our ship.

Day 5 – Alesund | Trollstigen Devil’s Road & Alesund City Tour

After breakfast on the ship, guests who wish may join the “Trollstigen Devil’s Road” tour organized extra by our guide. Without a doubt, this is one of the must-see tours in Norway, along with Flam and Geiranger / Hellesylt. Alesund is an attractive city with a population of about 40,000, built on three islands, with the “Sunnmore” mountains in the background. Fishing is the city’s main source of income. On our tour, we will see charming suburban houses and their well-kept gardens along the “Borgundfjord.” Then, following the Storfjord (big fjord), we will see the town of “Sjoholt.” Here, depending on the fjord, we will head south to Stordal Bay. The town of “Stordal” is famous for furniture manufacturing. After that, we will reach the Valldal valley, famous for strawberry production. Heading toward the upper part of the valley, we will reach Trollstigen, 850 meters above sea level. Following the Troll Road opened in 1939, we will head down the lower part of the valley and stop for a photo at Stigerora waterfall. Then we will reach upper Trollveggen and enjoy the views of Europe’s famous 1000-meter-high rock walls, the “Troll Wall.” Climbers from all over the world come here to discover different routes to reach the top. On our return journey to Alesund, along Romdalsfjord, we will see small charming towns famous for wood carving and rose painting, as well as ship and boat manufacturing. Passing the “Orskog” mountain plateau, which is also popular among Alesund residents, we continue along the fjord and return to our ship at Alesund port. Depending on our time, we will have a photo stop at Aksla hill, where you can photograph all of Alesund from a bird’s-eye view. Dinner and accommodation on the ship.

Day 6 – Flaam | Magnificent Flam Fjord & Gudvangen & Tvinde Waterfall

After breakfast on the ship, in this tour where you will feel like you are traveling through postcard landscapes, we first visit Tvindefossen, one of Norway’s most famous waterfalls, which can be translated into Turkish as the “twin waterfall.” Our later visits will be to Gudvangen, meaning “the meeting place of the gods,” and Stegastein viewpoint, with its pleasant road and magnificent scenery. During our stop at Grimsetelvi in another area offering yet another delightful view, we photograph the magnificent nature and return to Flam. At the end of the tour, before departing from our last port in Norway, you will have time for plenty of shopping in shops where you can find tax refunds, the famous very lightweight Norwegian down jackets, fish oils such as Omega-3, and a wide variety of other souvenirs. Dinner and accommodation on the ship.

Day 7 – Stavanger | Lyse Fjord Boat Tour & Stavanger Walking Tour

Our ship docks at Stavanger port in the morning. Guests who wish may join the “Lyse Fjord Boat Tour & Stavanger Walking Tour” organized extra by our guide. When we arrive at Stavanger port, to see the region’s most famous fjord and this geography better, we will begin our boat trip that will last approximately 3 hours and take us 42 km into the depths of Lysefjord, one of the most visited and beautiful places in Norway. We see Pulpit Rock, the most striking point of Lysefjord, the monoblock granite rock rising 600 meters above sea level. We see this rock from below, from sea level, from our boat. Although rocks appear as if they could fall into the sea at any moment from the large cracks visible on three sides of the rock, it will probably take thousands more years for this event to occur. Later, we will stop for a photo at a magnificent waterfall flowing into the sea from the high fjord, and you will have the chance to drink the fresh waterfall water offered by our guide. If luck is on our side during our pleasant sea journey, surprise animals will accompany us. We return to Stavanger accompanied by magnificent fjord views. After disembarking from our boat, we return to our ship after free time and a walking tour in Stavanger city.

Day 8 – At Sea

We will spend the entire day cruising at sea. A perfect opportunity to enjoy this magnificent ship. You can have your breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the buffet restaurant, which offers a variety of dishes prepared fresh by special chefs to suit every palate, or in the A La Carte restaurant at your reserved table. During the day, in addition to yoga and fitness classes, you can make use of the state-of-the-art Technogym-equipped gym, which includes outdoor tennis, volleyball and basketball, or bodybuilding equipment. After dinner, if you wish, you can spend time in the ship's colorful and entertaining bars and cafes and listen to live music, or you can attend theater shows consisting of Broadway-style musicals, or try your luck in the casino. Dinner and accommodation on our ship.

Day 9 – Hamburg- Izmir

After disembarkation procedures, we are transferred to Hamburg airport and complete our check-in procedures for our flight to Izmir.