Grand Scandinavia

Over 20 days, Scandinavia moves from sea air and city harbors to Sami lands and the high Arctic. You cruise across the Baltic to Helsinki, follow the scent of fresh bread, dark Finnish liquorice and smoked reindeer through the harbor market. In Stockholm, ABBA’s melodies fill the museum, while the Vasa Galleon’s preserved timbers, cannon and carved ornaments show the scale and ambition of a 17th-century warship that sank on its maiden voyage. In Copenhagen, you'll stand by the harbor with Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid, her bronze gaze fixed on the water. Oslo takes you deeper into history, with Viking ships, royal palaces and harbor-facing ramparts. Farther north, Lapland stretches across the home territories of the nomadic Sami community before you visit Trine Lyrek’s farm and meet her Arctic dogsled racing Alta huskies. At North Cape, travel in search of the midnight sun and raise a glass of champagne with local caviar beside towering sea cliffs in the lingering glow of the far north.