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.​
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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 5, 2025: (weather contingency)
Restauration Crossings200 voyage skipper sets course for New York City Weather contingency
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July 10, 2025: (estimated)
Restauration Crossings200 voyage arrival Falmouth, England
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July 25, 2025: (estimated)
Restauration Crossings200 voyage arrival Funchal, Madeira​

August/September, 2025: (estimated/plan – weather and wind determine the sailing route and ports of call)
Bahamas (Staniel Cay)
Wilmington
Atlantic City
New Jersey (Liberty Marina)

October 9, 2025:
Restauration​ Crossings200 voyage:
– Statue of Liberty, New York City​
– South Street Seaport Museum, Manhattan, New York​
– Chelsea piers marina, Manhattan, New York​
(The information will be updated.)

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