Soaring mountains blanketed in forests and snowcapped peaks rise on either side of Ilma as the superyacht navigates Norway’s majestic fjords, including the UNESCO-listed Geirangerfjord. Along one you’ll find the historic waterfront of Bergen, also protected by UNESCO, and along another the massive Nidaros Cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece in Trondheim. An entirely new landscape of glacial fjords awaits in Iceland.
| Cruise Region : Northern Europe |
| Company Category : Premium |
| Company name : The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection |
| Ship name : ILMA |
| Journey Start Date : Thu 07 Aug 2025 |
| Journey End Date : Sun 17 Aug 2025 |
| Port start : Oslo / Norway |
| Port end : Reykjavik / Iceland |
| Count Nights : 10 nights |
| Day | Port | Date | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oslo / Norway | Thu 07 Aug | 19:00 | |
| 2 | Day at sea / Sea | Fri 08 Aug | ||
| 3 | Mons / Belgium | Sat 09 Aug | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| 4 | Olesunn / Norway | Sun 10 Aug | 08:00 | 21:00 |
| 5 | Geiranger / Norway | Mon 11 Aug | 08:00 | 16:00 |
| 6 | Trondheim / Norway | Tue 12 Aug | 12:00 | 21:00 |
| 7 | Kristiansand / Norway | Wed 13 Aug | 08:00 | 17:00 |
| 8 | Day at sea / Sea | Thu 14 Aug | ||
| 9 | Day at sea / Sea | Fri 15 Aug | ||
| 10 | Isafjordur / Iceland | Sat 16 Aug | 08:00 | 15:00 |
| 11 | Reykjavik / Iceland | Sun 17 Aug | 07:00 |
Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. Founded in the year 1040 as Ánslo, and established as a trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada, the city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence, and with Sweden from 1814 to 1905 it functioned as a co-official capital. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in the king's honour. It was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. The city's name was spelled Kristiania between 1877 and 1897 by state and municipal authorities. In 1925 the city was renamed Oslo.
Geiranger is a small tourist village in Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county in the western part of Norway. It lies in Stranda at the head of the Geirangerfjorden, which is a branch of the large Storfjorden. The nearest city is Ålesund. Geiranger is home to some of the most spectacular scenery in the world, and has been named the best travel destination in Scandinavia by Lonely Planet. Since 2005, the Geirangerfjord area has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Seven Sisters waterfall is located just west of Geiranger, directly across another waterfall called "The Suitor." Norwegian County Road 63 passes through the village. Geiranger Church is the main church for the village and surrounding area.
Geiranger is under constant threat from the mountain Åkerneset which could erode into the fjord. A collapse could cause a tsunami that could destroy downtown Geiranger.
Kristiansand, historically Christianssand and Christiansand, is a city and municipality in Norway. It is the fifth largest city in Norway and the municipality is the sixth largest in Norway, with a population of 88,598 as of June 2016. In addition to the city itself, Statistics Norway counts four other densely populated areas in the municipality: Skålevik in Flekkerøy with a population of 3,526 in the Vågsbygd borough, Strai with a population of 1,636 in the Grim borough, Justvik with a population of 1,803 in the Lund borough, and Tveit with a population of 1,396 (as of January 2012) in the Oddernes borough. Kristiansand is divided into five boroughs: Grim, which is located northwest in Kristiansand with a population of 15,000; Kvadraturen, which is the centre and downtown Kristiansand with a population of 5,200; Lund, the second largest borough; Oddernes, a borough located in the west; and Vågsbygd, the largest borough with a population of 36,000, located in the southwest.
Isafjörður, meaning ice fjord or fjord of ice, ice in plural genitive) is a town in the northwest of Iceland.
The oldest part of Ísafjörður with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or eyri, in Skutulsfjörður, a fjord which meets the waters of the larger fjord Ísafjarðardjúp. With a population of about 2,600, Ísafjörður is the largest settlement in the peninsula of Vestfirðir (Westfjords) and the administration centre of the Ísafjarðarbær municipality, which includes – besides Ísafjörður – the nearby villages of Hnífsdalur, Flateyri, Suðureyri, and Þingeyri.
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxa Bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a population of around 123,300 (and over 216,940 in the Capital Region), it is the heart of Iceland's cultural, economic and governmental activity, and is a popular tourist destination.
Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to Ingólfr Arnarson, was established in AD 874. Until the 19th century, there was no urban development in the city location. The city was founded in 1786 as an official trading town and grew steadily over the following decades, as it transformed into a regional and later national centre of commerce, population, and governmental activities. It is among the cleanest, greenest, and safest cities in the world.
