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Norwegian Christmas Cruise-12 nights

with Norwegian Christmas traditions & Christmas meals. Bergen-Kirkenes-Bergen.
Authentic Hurtigruten/Norwegian Coastal Voyage ships, with Norwegian crew:

Christmas in Bergen. Photo Rita de Lange/Fjord Travel Norway

Dec 20/21/22/23 - Bergen, evening departure

Check-in from 18:00. We recommend early arrival to Bergen, allowing you time to explore the charming Hanseatic town before the cruise departure at 22:30.

Departures and ships:

Dec 20: MS Nordlys

Dec 21: MS Richard With

Dec 22: MS Finnmarken

Dec 23: MS Trollfjord
Alesund winter. Photo Terje Borud/Innovation Norawy

Cruise - Alesund

Arrival to the Art Nouveau town of Alesund at noon. Spend 3 hours at leisure in the city before the ship sails towards the coastal cities of Molde and Kristiansund.

Alesund is located in the middle of a dramatic archipelago of islands and mountain peaks. The pier is centrally located, with easy walk to the unique, picturesque Art Noveau town, rebuilt after the dramatic fire in january 1904, ruining the entire city of wooden houses due to a strong storm, but luckily only 1 person died in the fire.

 

MS Trollfjord: Dec 24-25 in Alesund
Nidaros Cathedral Trondheim. Photo Rita de Lange/Fjord Travel Norway

Cruise - Trondheim

The Trondheim fjord and the picturesque, historic city of Trondheim. Spend 4 hours at leisure in the city - see the authentic areas of tiny wooden houses, the old bridge "Gamle Bybro", see the Nidaros Cathedral - or join the scheduled sightseeing tour.

Optional: sightseeing in Trondheim

MS Finnmarken: Dec 24-25 in Trondheim

Photo Stockshots.no/Innovation Norway

Cruise - Bodo-Lofoten Islands

Cross the Arctic Circle to Bodo, witha few hours to explore the city. Then on to the Lofoten Islands with calls at the fishing villages of Stamsund & Svolvaer.

Optional: Bodo sightseeing w/th the Saltstraumen maelstrom

 

MS Richard With: Dec 24-25 in Bodo
Twilight in Tromso. Photo Bard Loken/Destinasjon Tromso

Cruise - Vesteralen Islands-Tromso

Into a magnificent archipelago to the north, then on to the university town of Tromso, also known as the 'Paris of the North'. 4 hours at leisure in the city.

Optional dog sledding trip

 

MS Nordlys: Dec 24-25 in Tromso
North Cape. Photo Trym Ivar Bergsmo/Finnmark Tourist board  

Cruise - Honningsvag-North Cape

Main port Honningsvag, then cruise along Finnmark's barren coast, passing the Svaerholdtklubben Bird Colony and the unbelievable rock formation of Finnkjerkja. Optional: North Cape Excursion
Photo Kirkenes Snow Hotel  

Cruise Batsfjord-Kirkenes

Around the north and east coast of the barren Finnmark coast before the ship continues to the south-east to Kirkenes, the journey's turning point.

Optional land excursions:
Snow Mobile Safari

Visit the Snow Hotel & the Reindeer Park

Sightseeing to the Russian border

 

Dec 27: MS Nordlys 
Dec 28: MS Richard With

Dec 29: MS Finnmarken

Dec 30: MS Trollfjord

Southbound:

Arctic twilight. Photo Trym Ivar Bergsmo/Finnmark TB

 

 

Cruise - Kirkenes-Berlevag

Vardo, Norway's easternmost town, with the enchanting Vardohus Fortress. Cruise along the Varanger peninsula before a late evening arrival at Batsfjord.
Tromso. Photo Bard Loken/Destinasjon Tromso  

Cruise - Mehamn-Tromso

Cruise via Hammerfest, across Soroysund to Oksfjord. The course is set via Lopphavet and the ship finds quiet waters towards Skjervoy and the Arctic town of Tromso.
Lofoten Islands. Photo CH/Innovation Norway  

Cruise -Tromso-Stamsund

Through narrow Risoyrenna channel after leaving Harstad. Stokmarknes with the Norwegian Coastal Voyage Museum then on to Vesteralen and Lofoten.

Optional: Vesteralen Islands land excursion

 
Light house. Photo CH/Innovation Norway

Cruise Helgeland coast-Rorvik

The ship sails along the beautiful and fabled Helgeland Coast with the Seven Sisters mountain range and the well-known Torghatten mountain peak.
Munkholmen Island. Photo Frithjof Fure/Innovation Norway

Cruise -Trondheim-Alesund

The island of Munkholmen leads the way to Trondheim. Then passing the beautiful island of Hitra and the open sea of Hustadvika before approaching the city of Molde.

Optional: Trondheim sightseeing
Bergen hillside. Photo Oddleiv Apneseth/Bergen Tourist Board

Cruise - Alesund-Bergen

Magnificent West Norway scenery with mouths of fjords and a lush, beautiful archipelago, including the island kingdom of Oygarden, before the ship approaches Bergen. Arrival at 14:30.

 

Jan 01: MS Nordlys 

Jan 02: MS Richard With

Jan 03: MS Finnmarken

Jan 04: MS Trollfjord 

 

 

Photo: View from the hillside of Bergen, with the typical tiny, wooden houses

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