Ålesund Port in Norway. Image Credit: Tom Bayly

For years, cruise ships typically sailed to the same ports, week after week. But these days, cruise lines are venturing into new territory.

Carnival Cruise Lines has created a program called Carnival Journeys, which consists of longer trips that include stops to less-visited ports. Ships will sail between 9 and 15 days to ports like La Paz and Ixtapa, Mexico, and Caribbean stops like Tobago, Bonaire, and Grenada.

In October, Carnival will be the first major line in 30 years to sail to Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic. Cunard, Costa, and Holland America are also scheduled to sail there.

This summer, Disney Cruise Line is adding an itinerary in Norway. I’m guessing it has something to do with the movie Frozen. Starting from Copenhagen, a 9-night trip will take you along the coast and the fjords of Norway.

Norwegian Cruise Line was the first major cruise line to stop in a brand-new port: Trujillo, Honduras. Following in its footsteps are companies like Holland America and Oceania.

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