Expeditions
The 12 expeditions of Götheborg
Welcome to the logbook of the Götheborg, the world’s largest operational wooden sailing ship. This page documents all of 12 adventures, cultural exchange, and crew story across centuries.
2005 - 2007
2007
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China
2008
West Coast tour
Shortly after the homecoming from China, Götheborg of Sweden went on a successful tour along the Swedish west coast. Many wanted to see the ship in real life and the journey became a triumph.
2009
Baltic Sea Tour
The summer after the homecoming from China, Götheborg of Sweden went on a Baltic Sea Tour, with several stopovers along the Swedish South and East Coast. A total of 164,000 persons boarded the ship during this tour.
2010
Scandinavian Tour
During the summer of 2009, Götheborg of Sweden visited a number of harbours in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Several of the stopovers were characterized by historical features.
2012
Summer tour
The summer of 2010 offered a number of unforgettable moments. The greatest of these, however, was when all the Swedish governors and their guests celebrated the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel’s wedding aboard Götheborg of Sweden together with the Royal family.
2013
European tour
In the summer of 2012, Götheborg of Sweden visited three ports in the Netherlands, France and Germany. During the tour, the ship was the main attraction at several large maritime festivals and about 40,000 people visited the ship during the stopovers.
2015
European tour
For the second summer in a row, Götheborg of Sweden headed out on a European Tour. During the four-month-long tour, the ship visited nine countries and fifteen cities around Europe. Among other events, the ship took part in the Tall Ships Race 2013 and the French maritime festival Lármada De Rouen, one of the largest maritime festivals in the world that are visited by over ten million people.
2015
European tour
In the summer of 2015, Götheborg of Sweden headed out on a three-and-a-half-months long tour, European Tour 2015. The tour lasted from early June to late September and included the completely unique Vänern Tour 2015. The ship visited a total of fourteen cities in five countries and had over 200,000 visitors on board.
2021
Vänern tour
In the summer of 2015, Götheborg of Sweden became the largest sailing ship that ever sailed in Lake Vänern during the three-week tour Vänern Tour. The tour was a huge success with an amazing reception in the five cities that the ship visited. In total, 46,000 people got on board to visit the ship and the quayside was transformed into a festival.
2022 - 2023
Stockholm tour
The 13th of August was a day to remember. For the first time since 2015 the ship headed out on an expedition; this year to Stockholm and back. This was an important part of the upcoming Asia Expedition. The ship had not left its home port for six years and a "test sail" was needed before heading out on the long sail to Asia.
2023
Asia Expedition
In 2022 Götheborg of Sweden completed a very successful expedition around Europe, making twelve different portstops. More than 50,000 people visited the ship, and close to 500 people experienced what it is like sailing on an 18th century ship while sailing as deckhands between the various ports.
European tour
After staying the winter in Barcelona, the ship again in 2023 sailed in Europe. After leaving Barcelona the 20th of March, she visited Sète, Gibraltar, Jersey, Rotterdam and Hamburg, before returning to her home port Gothenburg the 2nd of June to officially start the celebrations of the city's 400-year jubilee. In total the ship visited nineteen ports during the 2022/2023 expedition, and more than 90,000 visitors were welcomed on board.