Into the Midnight Sun
June 23 to July 7, 2027
London, the Scottish islands, Arctic Norway, the fjords and Bergen to finish. Fourteen nights covering a lot of ground – and a lot of latitude.
Viking Into the Midnight Sun
This includes Business Class airfare through Viking based on current package pricing at time of quote.
Your Penthouse Veranda gives you significantly more space than a standard Veranda stateroom, a private balcony, priority shore excursion reservations, priority restaurant reservations, a welcome bottle of champagne, a stocked mini-bar, binoculars and upgraded stateroom amenities. On an itinerary where the scenery starts the moment the ship moves – and doesn't really stop – having that balcony is worth it.
Priority excursion access matters here too. Some of the smaller, more interesting options sell out fast and Viking travelers are not shy about booking early.
Included in Your Cruise Fare
One of the things that sets Viking apart is how much is already in the fare before you add anything.
Optional excursions, spa treatments, upgraded beverages and personal spending are separate unless Viking specifically lists them as included in your final booking documents.
Your Sailing at a Glance
London (Greenwich), England
You board in Greenwich, one of London's most historically loaded neighborhoods. This is where the Royal Observatory sits, where Greenwich Mean Time was established and where the Prime Meridian line runs through the courtyard floor – the kind of thing that sounds like a trivia fact until you're actually standing on it. The Cutty Sark, one of the last surviving tea clippers in the world, is right here too.
Today is about getting on board, unpacking and learning where everything is before the ship heads north. No agenda needed.
London (Greenwich), England
A full day in port before the ship sails. Greenwich is walkable and genuinely interesting on its own, but you're also a short train or boat ride from central London if you want it.
Royal Greenwich by Foot
A walking tour focused on Greenwich's maritime and royal history – the Observatory, the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, the riverside setting. It covers a lot of ground without turning into a march.
Tower of London
The Tower has been a royal palace, a prison, an armory and an execution site. The Crown Jewels are here, including the Imperial State Crown and the Cullinan Diamond. It's one of the most visited sites in Britain for a reason – it earns it.
Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower of London
This is the Tower's centuries-old nightly locking ceremony, performed every evening without exception since at least the 1340s. It's ticketed, after-hours and a lot more atmospheric than the daytime visit. Good pick if you want something that feels genuinely different.
Sail the North Sea
First sea day as the ship moves north toward Scotland. This is a good moment to settle into the rhythm of the sailing before the port days kick in.
Good options today: book a treatment at the Nordic Spa, walk the Promenade Deck, try Mamsen's for Norwegian-style open-faced sandwiches and waffles, attend a destination talk before Edinburgh or simply take your time over lunch. Sea days are underrated and this one sets up a strong run of ports ahead.
Edinburgh (Rosyth), Scotland
Edinburgh is one of the best city stops on this itinerary. The castle sits on volcanic rock above the city, the Royal Mile runs downhill from it and the whole place has a density of history that makes it easy to fill a day. The city is also just genuinely good-looking – it photographs well and it walks well.
National Museum of Scotland & Edinburgh Highlights
A panoramic city overview followed by time at the National Museum of Scotland, which covers Scottish history, culture, science and design across multiple floors. Good orientation if you want context before deciding how to spend additional time.
The Forth Bridge & Panoramic Edinburgh
Focuses on sweeping city views and the Forth Bridge – a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the great Victorian engineering achievements. The cantilever railway bridge stretches over a mile across the Firth of Forth and has been in continuous use since 1890.
Edinburgh Castle
The castle has been a royal residence, a military garrison and a national symbol. Inside you'll find the Scottish Crown Jewels, the Stone of Destiny and St. Margaret's Chapel – the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh. The views over the city from the ramparts are hard to beat.
Royal Yacht Britannia & Edinburgh Castle
Britannia served the Royal Family for 44 years and visited 135 countries before being retired in 1997. Pairing it with the castle gives you royal history across two very different settings – one very ancient, one very recent.
Orkney Islands (Kirkwall), Scotland
Orkney feels nothing like Edinburgh. The landscape opens wide, the pace drops and the history gets significantly older. Viking notes that Orkney's Neolithic sites predate Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids – and standing at Skara Brae or the Ring of Brodgar, that timeline starts to feel real. Kirkwall itself is a small, walkable town with a 12th-century cathedral that has been in continuous use since the 1130s.
Highlights of Historic Orkney
A drive through rolling Orkney countryside into the Heart of Neolithic Orkney – the ceremonial landscape around Stenness and Brodgar – plus time in a seaside village. Good pacing for a Sunday in a place that rewards slowing down.
Orkney's Stone Age
Deeper focus on Orkney's ancient and Viking-era history. If the Neolithic sites are the main draw for you, this one gives you more time with them and more context around what you're looking at.
Sites of the South Isles with a Taste of Orkney
A broader look at the islands – wartime history from the Italian Chapel and Churchill Barriers, local food and the geology that shaped the coastline. Good choice if you want range rather than depth on any single era.
Shetland Islands (Lerwick), Scotland
Shetland is about as far north as you get in the British Isles – closer to Bergen than to London, with a coastline that makes that geography obvious. The islands have strong Norse roots, rugged moorland, dramatic sea cliffs and wildlife that hasn't been convinced to move elsewhere. And yes, the ponies are real, they are small and they are not remotely embarrassed about it.
Shetland Panorama & Ponies
A scenic island drive through open moorland and coastal roads, with time focused on Shetland's most famous residents. The landscape alone is worth the ride.
Ancient Civilizations of Shetland
A panoramic drive through Lerwick and into the southern part of the island, covering the layers of Pictish, Norse and later history that shaped the islands. Good pick if the archaeology and cultural history interest you more than the wildlife angle.
Shetland Seabirds Experience by Boat
Out on the water with an experienced skipper and guide to look for puffins, gannets and other seabirds along the coastal cliffs. If wildlife is on your list, this is the one to choose – you're not going to get a better chance on this itinerary.
Sail the Norwegian Sea
Scotland is behind you and the ship is moving north toward Arctic Norway. The landscape outside starts to change even on sea days – longer daylight, different light quality and the water taking on a different character.
Good day for spa time, specialty dining, a walk on the Promenade Deck or attending whatever enrichment programming Viking has scheduled. If you haven't booked Manfredi's or The Chef's Table yet, now is a good time.
Sail the Norwegian Sea
Second Norwegian Sea day before Honningsvåg. The ship is well above the Arctic Circle by this point and the midnight sun is in full effect – meaning actual daylight at midnight, which is disorienting in the best way.
Book any spa appointments you want for today early. Sea days fill. This is also a good day for the Nordic Spa thermal area, enrichment lectures or just watching the light do very strange and beautiful things outside.
Honningsvåg, Norway
Honningsvåg is one of Norway's northernmost towns, sitting on Magerøya Island with the Barents Sea on the other side. The draw here is North Cape – Nordkapp – a flat-topped basalt headland that rises 1,000 feet above the Arctic Ocean and represents one of Europe's most dramatic far-northern viewpoints. In midsummer, the sun doesn't set here at all.
Drive to North Cape
Up to Nordkapp for time at the plateau – the globe monument, the panoramic view over the Arctic Ocean and the very specific feeling of being at the edge of the European continent.
The North Cape & King Crab
Nordkapp plus a king crab experience – caught locally in the Barents Sea, cooked and served on site. It adds something distinctly regional to the iconic viewpoint and makes for a more memorable day overall.
Traditional Sami Camp
Time with the Sami people – the indigenous inhabitants of northern Scandinavia – including reindeer and insight into a way of life that has existed in this region for thousands of years. Strong choice if you want something cultural instead of another viewpoint-focused tour.
Tromsø, Norway
Tromsø sits on an island in northern Norway and punches well above its size. It's been a base for polar expeditions since the 19th century – Roald Amundsen left from here – and it has museums, a lively restaurant scene, mountain views and the Arctic Cathedral, which is one of the more striking modern buildings you'll see anywhere. In summer, the city has an energy that's a little surprising at this latitude.
Panoramic Tromsø
Covers the island setting, the bridge connecting the city to the mainland, key landmarks and natural scenery. Good overview before exploring on your own.
Tromsø on Foot
Street-level exploration through Tromsø's center, with time at key sights and the kind of city context you only get walking. Better pick if you want to feel the city rather than survey it.
Portals to the Arctic
Combines the Polar Museum – which covers Arctic exploration and Tromsø's role in it – with Tromsø Museum and a cable car ride up Mount Storsteinen for views over the city, the fjord and the surrounding peaks. History and scenery in one well-paced excursion.
Arctic Cathedral Private Concert
A Privileged Access evening organ concert inside the Arctic Cathedral. The building's angular aluminum facade is already extraordinary from the outside – inside, during a private concert, it's a different experience entirely. This is the kind of moment that ends up being the story from the trip.
Lofoten (Leknes), Norway
Lofoten is one of the most visually striking places in Norway – and Norway has a very high bar. Jagged peaks drop straight into the sea, red and yellow rorbu fishing cabins line the harbors and the water is that specific shade of blue-green that makes people check their camera settings. The islands have been a center of Norwegian cod fishing for over a thousand years and that history is still visible everywhere you look.
Scenic Lofoten & Seafood Visitor Center
A drive through the islands' coastal scenery with a stop at a seafood visitor center focused on Lofoten's fishing heritage. The mountains are the backdrop the entire time.
Lofoten Viking Experience
A visit to a reconstructed Viking longhouse with focus on the Norse history of the region. Lofoten was well-settled during the Viking Age and this excursion connects the landscape to the people who lived in it.
Sea Eagle Safari by RIB
Out on the water in a rigid inflatable boat searching for white-tailed sea eagles – one of Europe's largest birds of prey – along the coastal cliffs and fjords. More wind, more movement and a perspective on the islands that you can't get from shore.
Sail the Norwegian Sea
Sea day between Lofoten and Geiranger. Good moment to decompress before the fjord stretch that closes out the itinerary.
Spend it however you want – spa, Promenade Deck, a long lunch at the World Café, specialty dining dinner or just watching the coastline from the balcony while the light does its thing. Coffee and no schedule is wildly underrated.
Geiranger, Norway
Geiranger is a UNESCO World Heritage fjord and the scenic centerpiece of the itinerary. The cliffs rise sharply on both sides, multiple waterfalls drop hundreds of feet into the water below – including the Seven Sisters, a cascade of seven separate streams, and the Suitor across the fjord – and the roads above switchback up to viewpoints that make the whole thing look like something that shouldn't be real. It is.
Eagle's Bend Overlook & Panoramic Drive
Up the winding mountain road to Eagle's Bend for a full view over Geirangerfjord – the water, the village far below, the waterfalls and the cliffs. This is the classic viewpoint and it earns the reputation.
Scenic Mountain Drive & Dalsnibba
Continues higher than the standard overlook to Dalsnibba, at 4,900 feet the highest paved viewpoint in Norway. The fjord looks different from up here – smaller, more contained – and the surrounding mountain scenery is on a completely different scale.
Geirangerfjord by RIB Boat
Down at water level, moving through the fjord close to the cliffs and waterfalls. The Seven Sisters look very different from a small boat directly below them than they do from a mountain road above. Great complement to the overlook excursion if you want both perspectives.
Bergen, Norway
Bergen is a strong final port. Bryggen – the old wharf district – is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with timbered Hanseatic buildings dating to the 14th century, narrow alleyways between the structures and a harbor lined with colorful facades that have become one of Norway's most photographed stretches. The city has good food, a fish market on the waterfront and a cable car up Mount Fløyen for views over the city and the surrounding fjords.
Panoramic Bergen
Main sights by coach with a panoramic overview of the city, a walk through Bryggen and time at the harbor. Good overview if you want structure before exploring on your own.
Bergen on Foot
A guided walk through Bergen's historic center with time at Bryggen, Torget fish market and key landmarks. Better choice if you want to experience the city at street level with context.
A Snapshot of Bergen
A broader city experience that includes elevated views over Bergen alongside close-up time in Bryggen and the historic center. Good fit for first-time visitors who want to cover both the street-level and aerial perspectives in one outing.
Flightseeing Over Dramatic Fjords
A seaplane flight over Bergen's fjord and mountain landscape. This is the splurge option and the one that answers the question "what does all of this look like from above?" Worth looking at if scenic flights are your thing.
Bergen, Norway – Disembark
You disembark in Bergen. If you want to add time in Norway before heading home – Bergen is a very easy city to spend another day or two in – or if you need help with the cleanest flight plan out, I can take care of both.
Important Quote Notes
The $36,194 total for 2 guests in a PV1 with Business Class airfare is based on current availability and pricing at time of quote.
Pricing, promotions, air schedules, stateroom availability and excursion options can change until the reservation is deposited and confirmed. Viking may adjust shore excursions before sailing.
Optional shore excursions are not included unless specifically listed or added to your booking.
Travel insurance is strongly recommended. Adding it at deposit gives you the best access to available coverage options.
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