Queen Margrethe officially boarded the Royal Yacht Dannebrog

On May 4, 2021, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark officially boarded the Royal Yacht Dannebrog and thereby a new royal cruise season started. The boarding took place this year from the Nyholm naval base opposite the usual place at downtown Copenhagen due to coronavirus restrictions.

The official boarding which is a yearly event that takes place on first Tuesday in May means the start of a new sailing season, which this year will lead the Queen to a Reunion Celebration in Southern Jutland, on a trip to the Faroe Islands and Greenland and on a summer trip to the municipalities of Thisted, Esbjerg and Fanø.

The tradition of the Dannebrog cruises goes back 80 years to Christian X, who was the first king to make annual cruises in Danish waters as a fixed part of his program. The King placed emphasis on using the ship as a starting point for contact with all parts of the kingdom. As a kind of sailing residence, the Dannebrog is a well-suited base for visits to virtually all regions of the country, since no place is far from the sea.