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Exploring Kristiansund
Schedules Round Voyage & Voyage North - Day 3 - Arrive @ 02:45, Depart @ 03:00 Round Voyage & Voyage South - Day 11 / Day 5 - Arrive @ 16:30, Depart @ 17:30 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/1-201405/Norway/Møre%20og%20Romsdal/Kristiansund/Kristiansund Observations - other than Excursions The port stop at Kristiansund is just 60mins, which is too sh

RetiredCormac
1 day ago1 min read


Exploring Molde
Schedules Round Voyage & Voyage North - Day 2 - Arrive @ 22:35, Depart @ 23:05 Round Voyage & Voyage South - Day 11 / Day 5 - Arrive @ 21:15, Depart @ 21:45 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/2-3145581/Norway/Vestland/Gulen/Molde Observations - other than Excursions The 30min stop northbound, and 30min stop southbound doesn't provide a long enough op

RetiredCormac
2 days ago1 min read


Exploring Honningsvåg
Exploring Kirkenes

RetiredCormac
Sep 27, 20251 min read


Exploring Øksfjord
Schedules Round Voyage & Voyage North - Day 6 - Arrive @ 01:50, Depart @ 02:00 Round Voyage & Voyage South - Day 8 / Day 2 - Arrive @ 15:50, Depart @ 16:05 Climate Midnight Sun - 15 May to 29 July. Polar Night - 23 November to 18 January. Here is a good link to the Norwegian weather service. https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/1-317301/Norway/Finnmark/Loppa/Øksfjord Observations - other than Excursions The 10min stop northbound, and 15min stop southbound doesn't provide

RetiredCormac
Sep 24, 20251 min read


Exploring Sortland
Schedules Round Voyage & Voyage North - Day 5 - Arrive @ 02:55, Depart @ 03:10 Round Voyage & Voyage South - Day 9 / Day 3 - Arrive @ 12:30, Depart @ 13:00 Climate Midnight Sun - 23 May - 23 July Polar Night - 30 November - 12 January Here is a good link to the Norwegian weather service. https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/1-285703/Norway/Nordland/Sortland/Sortland Observations - other than Excursions The 15min stop northbound, and 30min stop southbound doesn't provide

RetiredCormac
Sep 18, 20251 min read


Exploring Stokmarknes
Schedules Round Voyage & Voyage North - Day 5 - Arrive @ 01:30, Depart @ 01:40 Round Voyage & Voyage South - Day 9 / Day 3 - Arrive @ 14:15, Depart @ 15:15 Climate Midnight Sun - 24 May - 21 July Polar Night - 6 December - 8 January Here is a good link to the Norwegian weather service. https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/1-285245/Norway/Nordland/Hadsel/Stokmarknes Observations - other than Excursions With the 60mins southbound available - we have taken two different wal

RetiredCormac
Sep 17, 20251 min read


Exploring Trondheim
Schedules Round Voyage & Voyage North - Day 3 - Arrive @ 09:45, Depart @ 12:45 Round Voyage & Voyage South - Day 11 / Day 5 - Arrive @ 06:30, Depart @ 09:30 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/1-211102/Norway/Trøndelag/Trondheim/Trondheim Observations - other than Excursions Ideally timed for before or after a hearty breakfast. We chose to explore on

RetiredCormac
Sep 7, 20251 min read


Exploring Hjørundfjord
Quiet and peaceful.

RetiredCormac
Sep 4, 20251 min read


Exploring Geiranger
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,

RetiredCormac
Sep 3, 20251 min read


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

RetiredCormac
Sep 2, 20252 min read


Exploring Torvik
Torvik is only applicable to Port to Port travellers.

RetiredCormac
Sep 1, 20251 min read


Exploring Måløy
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

RetiredCormac
Aug 31, 20251 min read


Exploring Florø
Florø is only applicable to Port to Port travellers.

RetiredCormac
Aug 30, 20251 min read


Exploring Bergen
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

RetiredCormac
Aug 29, 20252 min read


Norwegian Coast Route - Port Visits
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.

RetiredCormac
Aug 28, 20252 min read


Exploring Kirkenes
Exploring Kirkenes

RetiredCormac
Aug 21, 20252 min read
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