Sunday, July 20, 2025

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises releases booking specials for 2025-2026

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has launched its “The Beauty of the Moment” spring booking campaign, offering exclusive itineraries aboard luxurious EUROPA 2 and expedition-focused HANSEATIC inspiration. Running until July 31, 2025, the campaign highlights voyages across North America, the Caribbean, Alaska, the Arctic and the Pacific. These bilingual cruises (English and German) combine cultural exploration, natural beauty, and onboard luxury.

Here’s a breakdown of the standout itineraries featuring unique, high-end travel experiences.

Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten, MS EUROPA 2, Schiff in Fahrt (ship on high seas)

Europa 2: luxury cruising with a modern twist

From the Caribbean to New York’s winter lights

This 12-day cruise begins in the southern Caribbean, visiting Curaçao and Bonaire before heading north. Highlights include island cultures and relaxed sea days before arriving in New York during the festive season – an alluring mix of tropical warmth and one of the world’s most exciting cities in winter.
Dates: November 28 – December 10, 2025
Details: hl-cruises.com/EUX2527

Pre-Christmas charm on the East Coast

This 10-day roundtrip from New York explores Boston, Baltimore, and Bermuda and features festive markets, winter shopping and a sun-drenched finale in Bermuda.
Dates: December 10 – December 20, 2025
Details: hl-cruises.com/EUX2528

Hawaii and the South Seas in winter

A 20-day voyage from Los Angeles to French Polynesia offers volcanic landscapes, coral reefs, and cultural immersion in Moorea, Bora Bora, and Tahiti – perfect for those seeking a warm, exotic escape.
Dates: January 25 – February 14, 2026
Details: hl-cruises.com/EUX2602

Hanseatic inspiration: expeditions for adventurous travellers

Arctic exploration: Greenland to Toronto

This 18-day journey crosses the Arctic Circle, featuring Zodiac tours in Disko Bay, fjord adventures in Newfoundland, cultural insights into Inuit and First Nations communities and finishes with a scenic transit of the St. Lawrence River.
Dates: September 8 – September 26, 2025
Details: hl-cruises.com/INS2512

Three regions in two weeks

This 14-day cruise begins in Halifax, travels along the U.S. East Coast, and ends with an exciting daytime passage through the Panama Canal and features a mix of nature, history and engineering marvels up close and personal.
Dates: October 25 – November 8, 2025
Details: hl-cruises.com/INS2515

Alaska’s Inside Passage: north and south routes

Two 14-day itineraries explore Alaska’s famed Inside Passage. Highlights include glacier views, wildlife sightings and stories of Indigenous communities wrapped up in expedition-style insights into Alaska’s rugged wilderness.
Southbound: July 9 – July 23, 2026
Northbound: July 23 – August 8, 2026
Details: hl-cruises.com/INS2610 | hl-cruises.com/INS2611

Northwest Passage: a 29-day Arctic odyssey

This extraordinary expedition follows the legendary Northwest Passage from Seward to Kangerlussuaq and features wildlife sightings such as polar bears and Arctic foxes.
Dates: August 6 – September 4, 2026
Details: hl-cruises.com/INS2612

Greenland, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia

This 15-day cruise offers a mix of Arctic and Atlantic landscapes, cruising past icebergs in Disko Bay, exploring Newfoundland’s forests and navigating the rarely accessible Strait of Canso.
Dates: September 15 – September 30, 2026
Details: hl-cruises.com/INS2613

Great Lakes and fall foliage

This 18-day itinerary explores North America’s Great Lakes during peak autumn colours. Highlights include the Welland Canal, St. Lawrence River alongside a mix of urban and wilderness experiences.
Dates: October 7 – October 25, 2026
Details: hl-cruises.com/INS2615

For more information on these special cruises visit Hapag-Lloyd Cruises

Fiona Harper
Fiona Harperhttp://www.fionaharper.com.au
Fiona Harper is a travel and cruise writer with more than 20 years experience. She’s most at home when at sea chasing a story or capturing photos. Through her stories and images, Fiona’s enthusiasm for all types of cruising from small yacht charter through to mega-liners encourages others to make cruising part of their holiday plans. She’s cruised to both polar regions, has crossed oceans in yachts and cruise liners and cruised around Cape Horn twice in one hectic week on assignment at the bottom of the world. Most recently Fiona has cruised the Kimberley, South Australia, New Zealand, Fiji (twice), Indonesia’s Spice Islands, West Papua & PNG, Mississippi River from Memphis to New Orleans and to Antarctica's Weddell Sea.

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