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11 Ways to Keep Your Cruise Adventure Exciting That You Can Enjoy Your Experience

Some might say: “I don't like cruises, that’s only for the elderly”, thinking about old stereotypes. These people likely haven't experienced the true essence of a cruise. Trust us, it's not about sunbathing by the pool all day, waiting to arrive at the next destination. A cruise ship is a floating city, where every day there are exciting programs and a festive atmosphere throughout. So, buckle up for these 11 awesome cruise activities:

 

  1. Culinary Courses: Some cruise ships offer culinary workshops where you can unleash your inner chef at onboard culinary labs. If you want to improve your culinary skills, it’s perfect for you. Or maybe you would like to impress your partner with newfound skills and he will be so happy to pay for the next cruise, is it smart?

 

  1. Spa & Relaxation: Cruise and relaxation go hand in hand. Treat yourself to massages, SPA treatments and more. Don’t forget that you'll receive a discount, and on some cruise ships, SPA treatments in designated areas are included in your package.

 

  1. Open Sea Climbing: Enjoy climbing in the open sea. Many cruise ships are equipped with impressive rock walls and panoramic elevators with breathtaking ocean views.

 

  1. Dance Lessons: Perhaps it’s the most classic activity, which is available onboard cruise liners. Choose from a variety of dance styles: salsa, cha-cha, waltz, and more. By the time you disembark, you'll be ready to debut as a true dancer.

 

  1. Cocktail Workshops: Learn to craft the perfect cocktail for you and enjoy your creation at the end of the workshop, all without spending a dime.

 

  1. Spectacular Shows: Fill your sailing days with Broadway-style shows, aquatic performances, or ice skating shows. Just enjoy unique spectacles, including parades, various performances of traveling musicians, acrobats at any time of day and anywhere on the ship.

 

  1. Sports Tournaments: engage in friendly soccer or volleyball tournaments, keeping active and happy while cruising. A bit of healthy competition is always beneficial; you grow up and improve your skills. At Berkeley University, on the course the Science of Happiness, a study has shown that the level of happiness also depends on sports activity. You will definitely be happier after this physical activity. Plus, you can be slim after eating delicious dishes from the cruise ship's restaurants.

 

  1. Casino Fun: Whether you're feeling lucky or simply want to spend some money, the casino is the perfect place to spend your days onboard. Who knows, you might even cover all your cruise expenses with a big win.

 

  1. Boutique Shopping: Onboard boutiques are perfect places to spend the money you haven’t spent in the casino. If traditional shopping isn't your style, you can explore boutiques for unique items or invest in valuable artworks. 

 

  1. Waterslides: Experience the thrill of waterslides. One of the most popular attractions, especially it’s well-known among young cruise passengers. Adventure seekers can also try freefall slides. Those who love thrills will definitely appreciate it.

 

  1. Bumper Cars: You can ride bumper cars onboard. Not all ships have this kind of attraction. But where they have, the attraction is considered relatively short, so plan your time accordingly.

 

 

So, whether you're seeking relaxation, adventure, or simply a good time, there's something amazing for everyone on a cruise vacation!

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Hamburg Itinerary Northern Europe
from $2,605
price per person Taxes included
Costa Favolosa | Jul 31, 2025
Duration: 12 nights
Departure from: Hamburg
Itinerary:
1. Hamburg,
2. navigation,
3. Lerwick,
4. navigation,
5. Reykjavik,
6. Grundafjord,
7. Akureyri,
8. Akureyri,
9. Seydisfjordur,
10. navigation,
11. Bergen,
12. navigation,
13. Hamburg
Amsterdam Itinerary Northern Europe
from $7,271
price per person Taxes included
Viking Longship Vali | Jul 31, 2025
Duration: 14 nights
Departure from: Amsterdam
Itinerary:
1. Amsterdam,
2. Kinderdijk,
3. Koln,
4. Koblenz,
5. miltenberg,
6. Wurzburg,
7. Mühlhausen/Thüringen,
8. Norimberga,
9. ratisbona,
10. navigation,
11. Melk,
12. Vienna,
13. Vienna,
14. Budapest,
15. Budapest
Reykjavik Itinerary Northern Europe
from $12,823
price per person Taxes included
SH Vega | Jul 31, 2025
Duration: 10 nights
Departure from: Reykjavik
Itinerary:
1. Reykjavik,
2. Dynjandi,
4. Scoresbysund,
5. Ittoqqortoormiit,
6. Kong Oscar Fjord,
8. Isafjordur,
11. Reykjavik
Budapest Itinerary Northern Europe
from $7,271
price per person Taxes included
Viking Longship Tir | Jul 31, 2025
Duration: 14 nights
Departure from: Budapest
Itinerary:
1. Budapest,
2. Budapest,
3. Vienna,
4. Vienna,
5. Melk,
6. navigation,
7. ratisbona,
8. Norimberga,
9. Mühlhausen/Thüringen,
10. Wurzburg,
11. Wertheim,
12. Koblenz,
13. Koln,
14. Kinderdijk,
15. Amsterdam
Budapest Itinerary Northern Europe
from $6,169
price per person Taxes included
Emerald Sun | Aug 2, 2025
Duration: 14 nights
Departure from: Budapest
Itinerary:
1. Budapest,
2. Budapest,
3. Bratislava,
4. Vienna,
5. Durnstein,
6. Passau,
7. navigation,
8. Norimberga,
9. Mühlhausen/Thüringen,
10. Wurzburg,
11. Wertheim,
12. Koblenz,
13. Koln,
14. Amsterdam,
15. Amsterdam
Basel Itinerary Northern Europe
from $3,381
price per person Taxes included
Emerald Destiny | Aug 2, 2025
Duration: 7 nights
Departure from: Basel
Itinerary:
1. Basel,
2. Strasbourg,
3. Kehl,
4. Heidelberg,
5. Koblenz,
6. Koln,
7. Amsterdam,
8. Amsterdam
Southampton Itinerary Northern Europe
from $2,076
price per person Taxes included
Norwegian Prima | Aug 3, 2025
Duration: 11 nights
Departure from: Southampton
Itinerary:
1. Southampton,
2. Zeebrugge,
3. Amsterdam,
4. navigation,
5. Bergen,
6. Geiranger,
7. Alesund,
8. navigation,
9. Akureyri,
10. Isafjordur,
11. Reykjavik,
12. Reykjavik
Southampton Itinerary Northern Europe
from $2,963
price per person Taxes included
Duration: 9 nights
Departure from: Southampton
Itinerary:
1. Southampton,
2. navigation,
3. Bilbao,
4. navigation,
5. Cadiz,
6. Lisbon,
7. Vigo,
8. La Coruna,
9. navigation,
10. Southampton
Reykjavik Itinerary Northern Europe
from $7,998
price per person Taxes included
Le Bellot | Aug 4, 2025
Duration: 7 nights
Departure from: Reykjavik
Itinerary:
1. Reykjavik,
2. Heimaey,
3. Grundarfjordur,
4. Grimsey,
5. Akureyri,
6. Isafjordur,
7. Reykjavik,
8. Reykjavik
London Itinerary Northern Europe
from $9,695
price per person Taxes included
Viking Jupiter | Aug 4, 2025
Duration: 14 nights
Departure from: London
Itinerary:
1. London,
2. navigation,
3. Dover,
4. navigation,
5. Dublin,
6. Holyhead,
7. Liverpool,
8. Belfast,
9. navigation,
10. Kirkwall,
11. Edinburgh,
12. navigation,
13. Lerwick,
14. Bergen,
15. Bergen
Amsterdam Itinerary Northern Europe
from $3,381
price per person Taxes included
Emerald Sky | Aug 4, 2025
Duration: 7 nights
Departure from: Amsterdam
Itinerary:
1. Amsterdam,
2. Amsterdam,
3. navigation,
4. Koblenz,
5. Heidelberg,
6. Kehl,
7. Strasbourg,
8. Basel
Leith Itinerary Northern Europe
from $4,770
price per person Taxes included
Star Legend | Aug 5, 2025
Duration: 9 nights
Departure from: Leith
Itinerary:
1. Leith,
2. navigation,
3. Ullapool,
4. Oban,
5. Belfast,
6. Dublin,
7. navigation,
8. navigation,
9. Amsterdam,
10. Amsterdam
Rotterdam Itinerary Northern Europe
from $5,454
price per person Taxes included
Zuiderdam | Aug 5, 2025
Duration: 18 nights
Departure from: Rotterdam
Itinerary:
1. Rotterdam,
2. navigation,
4. Greenock,
5. Belfast,
6. navigation,
7. Djupivogur,
8. Reykjavik,
9. Reykjavik,
10. Grundarfjordur,
11. navigation,
12. navigation,
13. Qaqortoq,
14. navigation,
15. Saint John's,
16. Saint John's,
17. navigation,
18. navigation,
19. Boston
Reykjavik Itinerary Northern Europe
from $2,426
price per person Taxes included
Scarlet Lady | Aug 6, 2025
Duration: 11 nights
Departure from: Reykjavik
Itinerary:
1. Reykjavik,
3. Reykjavik,
5. Isafjordur,
7. Akureyri,
8. navigation,
9. navigation,
10. Lerwick,
12. navigation,
13. Amsterdam,
14. Amsterdam,
15. navigation,
16. Portsmouth
Prague Itinerary Northern Europe
from $5,089
price per person Taxes included
Viking Longship Idi | Aug 6, 2025
Duration: 11 nights
Departure from: Prague
Itinerary:
1. Prague,
2. Prague,
3. Norimberga,
4. Mühlhausen/Thüringen,
5. Wurzburg,
6. Mannheim,
7. Magonza,
8. Cochem,
9. navigation,
10. Reims,
11. Paris,
12. Paris
Copenaghen Itinerary Northern Europe
from $6,302
price per person Taxes included
Crystal Serenity | Aug 6, 2025
Duration: 8 nights
Departure from: Copenaghen
Itinerary:
1. Copenaghen,
2. Copenaghen,
3. Arendal,
4. Sandnes,
5. Kirkwall,
6. Lerwick,
7. Torshavn,
9. Reykjavik
Paris Itinerary Northern Europe
from $5,089
price per person Taxes included
Duration: 11 nights
Departure from: Paris
Itinerary:
1. Paris,
2. Paris,
3. Reims,
4. navigation,
5. Cochem,
6. Koblenz,
7. Mannheim,
8. Wurzburg,
9. Mühlhausen/Thüringen,
10. Norimberga,
11. Prague,
12. Prague
Southampton Itinerary Northern Europe
from $12,688
price per person Taxes included
Seven Seas Voyager | Aug 7, 2025
Duration: 12 nights
Departure from: Southampton
Itinerary:
1. Southampton,
2. navigation,
3. Thessaloniki,
4. Copenaghen,
5. Warnemünde,
6. Warnemünde,
7. Ronne,
8. Gdynia,
9. Klaipeda,
10. navigation,
11. Tallinn,
12. Stockholm,
13. Stockholm
Amsterdam Itinerary Northern Europe
from $5,089
price per person Taxes included
Duration: 9 nights
Departure from: Amsterdam
Itinerary:
1. Amsterdam,
2. Amsterdam,
3. Hoorn,
4. Rotterdam,
5. Kinderdijk,
6. Oberwesel,
7. Nimega,
8. Maastricht,
9. Antwerp,
10. Antwerp
Southampton Itinerary Northern Europe
from $847
price per person Taxes included
Aurora | Aug 7, 2025
Duration: 7 nights
Departure from: Southampton
Itinerary:
1. Southampton,
3. La Coruna,
4. Gijon,
5. Bilbao,
6. La Rochelle,
8. Southampton
Zurich Itinerary Northern Europe
from $10,653
price per person Taxes included
Scenic Crystal | Aug 7, 2025
Duration: 18 nights
Departure from: Zurich
Itinerary:
1. Zurich,
2. Zurich,
3. Bern,
4. Montreux,
5. Basel,
6. Strasbourg,
7. Kehl,
8. Mannheim,
9. Rudesheim,
10. Cochem,
11. Bernkastel-Kues,
12. navigation,
13. Koblenz,
14. Dusseldorf,
15. Arnhem,
16. Antwerp,
17. Veere,
18. Utrecht,
19. navigation
Reykjavik Itinerary Northern Europe
from $1,843
price per person Taxes included
Celebrity Silhouette | Aug 8, 2025
Duration: 7 nights
Departure from: Reykjavik
Itinerary:
1. Reykjavik,
2. navigation,
3. Seydisfjordur,
4. navigation,
5. Akureyri,
6. Akureyri,
7. Isafjordur,
8. Reykjavik
Dublin Itinerary Northern Europe
from $5,939
price per person Taxes included
Le Bellot | Aug 9, 2025
Duration: 8 nights
Departure from: Dublin
Itinerary:
1. Dublin,
2. Youghal,
3. Ballycotton,
4. Kinsale,
5. Baltimore, County Cork,
6. Skomer Island,
7. Fishguard,
8. navigation,
9. Dublin
Amsterdam Itinerary Northern Europe
from $3,381
price per person Taxes included
Emerald Destiny | Aug 9, 2025
Duration: 7 nights
Departure from: Amsterdam
Itinerary:
1. Amsterdam,
2. Amsterdam,
3. navigation,
4. Koblenz,
5. Heidelberg,
6. Kehl,
7. Strasbourg,
8. Basel
Budapest Itinerary Northern Europe
from $7,271
price per person Taxes included
Viking Longship Magni | Aug 10, 2025
Duration: 14 nights
Departure from: Budapest
Itinerary:
1. Budapest,
2. Budapest,
3. Vienna,
4. Vienna,
5. Melk,
6. navigation,
7. ratisbona,
8. Norimberga,
9. Mühlhausen/Thüringen,
10. Wurzburg,
11. Wertheim,
12. Koblenz,
13. Koln,
14. Kinderdijk,
15. Amsterdam
Amsterdam Itinerary Northern Europe
from $6,169
price per person Taxes included
Emerald Luna | Aug 10, 2025
Duration: 14 nights
Departure from: Amsterdam
Itinerary:
1. Amsterdam,
2. Amsterdam,
3. Koln,
4. Rudesheim,
5. miltenberg,
6. Wurzburg,
7. Mühlhausen/Thüringen,
8. Norimberga,
9. Regensburg,
10. navigation,
11. Melk,
12. Vienna,
13. Bratislava,
14. Budapest,
15. navigation
Reykjavik Itinerary Northern Europe
from $12,823
price per person Taxes included
SH Vega | Aug 10, 2025
Duration: 10 nights
Departure from: Reykjavik
Itinerary:
1. Reykjavik,
2. Dynjandi,
4. Scoresbysund,
5. Ittoqqortoormiit,
6. Kong Oscar Fjord,
8. Isafjordur,
11. Reykjavik
Reykjavik Itinerary Northern Europe
from $11,513
price per person Taxes included
Sirena | Aug 11, 2025
Duration: 32 nights
Departure from: Reykjavik
Itinerary:
1. Reykjavik,
2. Isafjordur,
3. navigation,
4. navigation,
5. Nuuk,
6. Paamiut,
7. Qaqortoq,
8. navigation,
9. navigation,
10. navigation,
11. Torshavn,
12. Scrabster,
13. Aberdeen,
14. Edinburgh,
15. Edinburgh,
16. Edinburgh,
17. Kirkwall,
18. Lerwick,
19. Alesund,
20. navigation,
21. navigation,
22. Longyearbyen,
23. navigation,
24. Honningsvåg,
25. Alta,
26. Harstad,
27. Bodoe,
28. Trondheim,
29. Måløy,
30. navigation,
31. Zeebrugge,
32. Amsterdam,
33. Amsterdam
Amsterdam Itinerary Northern Europe
from $7,271
price per person Taxes included
Viking Longship Ve | Aug 12, 2025
Duration: 14 nights
Departure from: Amsterdam
Itinerary:
1. Amsterdam,
2. Kinderdijk,
3. Koln,
4. Koblenz,
5. miltenberg,
6. Wurzburg,
7. Mühlhausen/Thüringen,
8. Norimberga,
9. ratisbona,
10. navigation,
11. Melk,
12. Vienna,
13. Vienna,
14. Budapest,
15. Budapest
Le Havre Itinerary Northern Europe
from $18,967
price per person Taxes included
Seven Seas Mariner | Aug 12, 2025
Duration: 18 nights
Departure from: Le Havre
Itinerary:
1. Le Havre,
2. Calais,
3. Antwerp,
4. Antwerp,
5. Amsterdam,
6. navigation,
7. Copenaghen,
8. Copenaghen,
9. navigation,
10. Ronne,
11. Gdynia,
12. Klaipeda,
13. Riga,
14. Stockholm,
15. Stockholm,
16. Visby,
17. navigation,
18. Oslo,
19. Oslo
302 cruises