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Oslo, Norway: February 9 - 11, 2025
On February 9 we took the train back to Oslo. The train stopped at every small ski area and town to pick up and drop off passengers many...

Cecilia Clark
Mar 24, 20255 min read


Bergen, Norway: February 8, 2025
We left Hurtigruten's Trollfjord and walked less than a mile to the Clarion Hotel Admiral where we stayed for one night before catching a...

Cecilia Clark
Mar 20, 20254 min read


Molde, Norway: February 7, 2025
Molde has been a city since 1742 but because of its history of unfortunate town fires followed by German bombings in 1940, most buildings...

Cecilia Clark
Mar 19, 20251 min read


Lødingen & Rørvik, Norway: February 5 & 6, 2025
As the ship headed toward Lødingen for the noon arrival, the skies were very gray and it was soon snowing. Once docked, conveniently, the...

Cecilia Clark
Mar 17, 20253 min read


Alta, Norway: February 4, 2025
Today, we visited a beautiful hotel that I will never/would never check into. We went to the Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel. The hotel...

Cecilia Clark
Mar 15, 20253 min read


Honningsvåg, Norway: February 3, 2025
Honningsvåg is Norway's northernmost city in the county of Finnmark. Finnmark is Norway's northernmost and easternmost county bordering...

Cecilia Clark
Mar 14, 20252 min read


Tromsø, Norway: February 2, 2025
Today we are in port all day (8:00 am to 6:00 pm) which allows for longer excursions and time away from the ship. We went dogsledding in...

Cecilia Clark
Mar 13, 20253 min read


Svolvær and Stokmarknes, Norway: February 1, 2025
Svolvær Port at 9:01 am Beautiful pre-dawn light at about 8:00 am as the ship approached Svolvær. The ship eased toward port and our 9:00...

Cecilia Clark
Mar 12, 20253 min read


Brønnøysund, Norway: January 31, 2025
The ship arrived in port at 10:00 am. It is getting colder as we go north. Brønnøysund sits exactly halfway along the Norwegian coast. It...

Cecilia Clark
Mar 9, 20251 min read


Ålesund, Norway: January 30, 2025
Ålesund is a pretty port town on the west coast of Norway burned to the ground in 1904. About 10,000 people lost their homes. In...

Cecilia Clark
Mar 9, 20251 min read


Haugesund, Norway: January 29, 2025
View of Haugesund from the bridge The ship arrived in Haugesund at 7:00 am and departed at 10:00 am. The port is on a small island...

Cecilia Clark
Mar 3, 20251 min read


Kristiansand, Norway: January 28, 2025
Kristiansand, our first port, is the southernmost city in Norway. Several islands connected by bridges form the city/municipality which...

Cecilia Clark
Mar 3, 20252 min read


Oslo, Norway: January 26 - 27, 2025
Edvard Munch's "The Scream" We are in Norway for a Hurtigruten coastal cruise to the North Cape which will begin tomorrow. All our...

Cecilia Clark
Mar 2, 20254 min read
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