Published on
October 30, 2025
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection is ready to take Greece and Northern Europe vacations on the Evrima and Ilma yachts for summer 2027. In addition to the 50 unique cruises set to begin in April, customers in October will also be able to reserve them starting today. These cruises enable travellers to take in the rich culture, history, and beauty Europe is famous for.
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s well-earned reputation in luxury nautical travel is emphasised again with the European Mediterranean cruises on the Avon and Ilma yachts. Elegant cities alone are captivating enough to pair with a collection of stunning and rather undiscovered architecture. The sailors will be able to abandon the ships to wander and discover the customs and other parts of these cities. Europe and its attractions will be completely open to them, inclusive of the popular locations and the more concealed that Europe has to offer.
The melding of renowned and undiscovered locations
Among the highlights of the summer season of 2023 is the addition of 12 new ports of call across France, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Spain, and Italy. The brand’s intention to boutique the approach to sea travel is clear in the combination of primary and secondary ports. These new additions will strengthen the collection’s Mediterranean and Northern European reach and will diversify travel offerings in the region.
In France, the picturesque port of La Rochelle is now on the itinerary, where guests can relax in the finely maintained medieval town and luxuriate in the amazing harbor. In Croatia, Zadar offers the sunset dinner cruise where guests get to enjoy the magical panorama of the Sea Organ, the world’s only musical instrument played by the sea.
Expansion of Northern Europe: New Ports in Denmark, Norway, and Germany
The sailing routes of Northern Europe will also include new destinations. On specific sailings, the warm, art-city of Aarhus in Denmark will be included. In addition, the lovely German spa town of Travemünde will be included on Baltic and North Sea voyages, and offers cruisers smooth sailing on the picturesque northern European shore.
The Baltic Sea and North Sea Trips will now also include Gothenburg, Sweden and Tallinn, Estonia, further expanding the study of Scandinavian and Eastern European port cities. These ports have historical and cultural sites, as well as beautiful, unspoiled nature, which enhances the understanding of Northern Europe.
Spanish Coastal Highlights: The Cultural Wealth of Northern Spain
The summer of 2027 will also mark the beginning of the trips to the northern part of Spain, which will showcase this region’s rich cultural heritage. The cities of the Iberian Peninsula itineraries will include San Sebastián, which boasts of its world-renowned restaurants and remarkable beaches, and the charming Cantabrian coastal city of Santander. Guests will immerse themselves in Spain’s rich medieval history and maritime legacy in the Galician city of A Coruña.
The combination of stunning coastal scenery, cultural diversity, and historic heritage of the visited territories will allow the travelers to appreciate the delightful Spanish coastal towns, coastal walking trails, and traditional Spanish ceremonies and experience the luxury and unrivaled services offered on board the yachts.
Bushy topiary isn’t new; it goes back centuries, gracing the gardens of fantastically wealthy aristocrats who would have employed the best horticulturalists. Today, static sculptures of box trees are usually carved more whimsically, and star, trumpet, and goblet shapes sit unevenly in parched suburban backyards. Their postures are stiff and weary, and sunlight and wind gnaw and scrape the pleated leaves—firm and bright in the spring and brown and ragged by August.
Carved topiary softens the edges of stark gardens, and it has a character all its own, for, like a lopsided top hat, the abstraction of a midge hatching from a chubby slug is charmingly wonky. It whisks away the monotony of parched spells with a suggestion of the playful. Drifting hand prunes it into star, trumpet, and goblet motifs and leans small sculptures of triangular blocks around the base, whispering of perky islands with foam, lapping their edges.
The quiet magic is a result of Bundu’s draughty garden. It has been 24 years since I first saw it on the way back from a wedding in the wild and it has blown into a furry, sheltering curtain, softening the edges of runaway winds and pastry-esque clouds. Now I see it, drenched in straggly golden sunlight, with streams of rainbow satin tossing from its fringes and soft guardian sylphs circling in long, languorous sweeps with the air, twinkling like crystals in a tidepool.
You have a chance to slip from the work and weave fragmented stories into a new pattern, spike and whisper, like twin coral branches, and a shivering shadowing to the top of the subhead to see, and gentle squeeze shadows, like satin, in the air. Filling the stacks with dizzying churns, palms lowered like turtles tipped upside down, ready to slip fins into the cushion of soft. “You’ll wake up on a new horizon. This will all be yours to spear into.”
Planning Your Ritz-Carlton Yacht Experience for 2027: Booking Procedures.
Guests can now reserve their spot for the exclusive Mediterranean and Northern Europe itineraries for 2027. Interested and prospective travelers can plan their dream vacations by visiting the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection website. Detailed itineraries with booking and departure schedules can be found at www.ritzcarlton.com/yacht-collection.
Including Evrima and Ilma, luxury travel to Europe’s most exquisite and culturally enriching destinations is at hand. Explore Barcelona, Venice, and Rome, or embark to newer hidden gems waiting to unveil unprecedented adventures.
Conclusion: A Revitalized Era For European Cruising.
An unmatched approach to Mediterranean and Northern Europe travel is set for July. 2027 Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection summer itineraries redefine luxury by adding more port stops with extended onshore durations, promising additional curated cultural activities. These voyages outline the most unforgettable travel experiences for the modern world.
