Schedules Review the sailing schedule carefully. Depending on the time of the year the boat may dock in Ålesund all day, alternatively it may only dock for a short while at Ålesund then progress to visit into the Geirangerfjord to Geiranger for a short stop, before returning to Ålesund. Round Voyage & Voyage North - Day 2 - Variant 2 - Hurtigruten operate this June to August. Havila operate it May to August. Arrive Ålesund @ 09:45, Depart @ 10:00 Arrive Geiranger @ 14:25,

Ålesund is a busy town - with a great viewing point if you have the energy and time.

Torvik is only applicable to Port to Port travellers.

Schedules Round Voyage & Voyage North - Day 2 - Arrive @ 05:15, Depart @ 05:30 Round Voyage & Voyage South - Day 12 / Day 6 - Arrive @ 05:45, Depart @ 06:00 Climate Midnight Sun - Not applicable Polar Night - Not applicable Here is a good link to the Norwegian weather service. https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/1-166893/Norway/Vestland/Kinn/Måløy Observations - other than Excursions The 15min stop northbound, and 15min stop southbound doesn't provide a long enough oppo

Florø is only applicable to Port to Port travellers.

Schedules Round Voyage & Voyage North - Day 1 - Depart @ 20:30 Round Voyage & Voyage South - Day 12 / Day 6 - Arrive @ 14:45 Climate Midnight Sun - Not applicable Polar Night - Not applicable Here is a good link to the Norwegian weather service. https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/1-92416/Norway/Vestland/Bergen/Bergen Observations - other than Excursions Not exactly a port stop but as the route starts and finishes in Bergen - it's likely that you will spend some time he

Tromso should be recognized as a premier destination for Northern Lights enthusiasts, often overshadowed by its Icelandic rival.

I'm writing a brief summary of each port on the Norwegian Coastal Route, stop times, polar night and midnight sun - where applicable, weather, and what you can do at the port if you aren't going on an excursion.

Exploring Kirkenes

The cranes, known locally and affectionally as Samson and Goliath - in that order. The first, Goliath, was completed in July 1969. Samson was completed in May 1974. I've only ever known the cityscape as having the two cranes.

Overview of cycling in France along the Velo France Routes and into Belgium and Netherlands along the Meuse Cycle Route