Timeline 2025 voyage

May 24, 2025:
Safety drill for the sailors, Vågen in the port of Stavanger. I collaboration with Viking Life Saving Equipment.
Launch of SOS Children’s Villages Fundraising Campaign “Broken Dreams – A Light of Hope”, in the port of Stavanger.
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June 30, 2025: ​
The vessel is moved to the Margarinlinjen (Margarine Line) in the Port of Stavanger.​

July 3, 2025: ​
Photography of the sailors on board Restauration. Brass band. Restauration docked at Fiskepiren 1, 4013 Stavanger. 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Press conference and gift presentation by the ship's side, Fiskepiren 1. 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Restauration Crossings200 Sailaway event, at Fiskepiren AS in the Port of Stavanger. 6:00 pm – 01:00 am. More info here.
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July 4, 2025:

​Stavanger:
– 11:00 am Ceremony at Stavanger Cathedral / Domkirken
– 11:40 am The Restauration Friends Association commemorates and lights a candle at Mary Ellen McNish’s footprints in the innermost part of the Vågen harbor in the center of Stavanger.
– 12:00 pm Commemoration in Vågen (“main” port/harbour, nearby the Cathredal / Domkirken, downtown Stavanger)
See the detailed program on the organizer Stavanger Municipality's website. (For any questions, please contact the municipality.)
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– 12:51 pm Restauration Crossings200 voyage starts, follows the Royal Barge and then the Royal Yacht out through Byfjorden. On land: sale of quality products related to Restauration in stalls along Strandkaien.
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– 2:00 pm The Restauration Friends Association commemorates and lights a candle at the children’s graves at Musegata 54/56. Everyone is encouraged to stop by and light a candle whenever it suits them on July 4th.
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- 3:30 pm – approx. 10:15 pm: Join the boats Rygerkongen and Restauration for the community celebration on Kvitsøy, and as escort boats from Dusavik in Randaberg to Kvitsøy. More info here.

- 6:25 pm (18:25) The classic movie The Emigrants (1971), starring Liv Ullmann — the official patron of the voyage — will be shown in a cinema in Stavanger. (Also playing on July 5 and 6, alongside the new Emigrants film from 2021.) More info here.

See also the Crossings200 overview.

Randaberg:
– 2:00 pm Arrival at Dusavik, BR Industrier AS, (at the dock at Tangen 7, 4072 Randaberg). For invited guests.
– 4:00 pm Restauration sails towards Kvitsøy
– 4:30 pm Farewell gathering beside Tungenes Lighthouse, art exhibition opening at 3:30 pm. (Tungenesveien 217, 4071 Randaberg). More info here.
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Kvitsøy (island):
– 5:30 pm Arrival Kvitsøy
– 6:00 pm -> Evening meal, music ... More info here.
– 9:30 pm Return to Stavanger from Kvitsøy with the vessel Rygerkongen

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July 6, 2025: (weather contingency)
Restauration Crossings200 voyage departs Kvitsøy, Norway, and sets course for New York City.
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July 12, 2025:
Restauration Crossings200 voyage arrival Falmouth, Great Britain. (Departure: July 17.)

July 22, 2025:
RestaurationCrossings200, La Coruna, Spain​ (1 day - stop for maintenance and supplies)
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July 29, 2025:
Restauration Crossings200 voyage arrival Funchal, Madeira​. (Departure: August 7.)

September 3, 2025: 
Restauration arrival at Saint Martin / St. Marten, Lagoon Marina. (Departure: September 7.)

September 10, 2025: 
Restauration arrival at Saint John / St. John (U. S. Virgin Island), Cruz Bay. (Departure: the same day, September 10.)

September 23, 2025: 
Restauration arrival at Wilmington, North Carolina, Bridge Tender Marina. (Departure: September 24.)

September 28, 2025: 
Restauration arrival at Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Departure: October 3.)

October 4, 2025: 
Restauration arrival at New Jersey, Jersey City, Newport Marina.
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October 9, 2025:

‍‍Restauration​ Crossings200 voyage arrival New York City:
– Statue of Liberty, New York City​
(Join us on board an escort boat when the vessel Restauration arrives in New York on October 9. Info and tickets.)
– South Street Seaport Museum, Manhattan, New York​ (see poster with information, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway welcomes the Restauration. And the Crossings200 webpage). 11:00 am - 2:00 pm.
You can also find more information on the Facebook page of the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York.
– Chelsea Piers Marina, Manhattan, New York​ City.

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Return Voyage:

New York City -> Stavanger.

October 2025 – December 2025:
‍Following the New York visit, Restauration returned to Stavanger.
For updates on the return voyage, see the News section for November and December 2025, and Restauration's Facebook page for posts from late October through December 9, 2025, when the vessel arrived back in Stavanger, Norway.

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