Step aboard Hurtigruten - And step into adventure!
Their exciting, upscale voyages to some of the world's most exotic reaches are legendary. With over 116 years of experience navigating the waters of Norway, Europe, Greenland and Antarctica, Hurtigruten is THE choice for providing an unparalleled vacation experience in some of the world's most untamed lands.
Choose either the 12-day voyage, Bergen – Kirkens Classic Roundtrip Voyage, or the 7-day, North or Southbound Voyage. Experience the natural, unspoiled beauty of Norway’s coastline with an authentic Hurtigruten voyage. Calling at more than 30 ports – many not accessible to other ships – Hurtigruten take you closer to the heart of Norway on what some call the "World’s Most Beautiful Voyage". Daily departures are available; all at reasonable prices in several cabin categories.
Join Brad and Sandy Shea on their 7-day, May 26 voyage
northward up the Norwegian coastline.
Call Brad at 585-244-8300 for more information including value prices.
Day 1: Bergen Bergen is the bustling capital of Norway's fjord region. If you arrive a few hours before departure, stroll around the old wooden buildings in the Bryggen Wharf, a remnant of Bergen's days as a leading port of the medieval Hanseatic League. In travel's early days, it was easier to get from Bergen to the Continent by sea than it was to get to Oslo - a fact apparent in the city's European-style architecture and culture. You board the Norwegian Coastal Voyage this evening.
Day 2: Maloy-Torvik-Alesund-Molde-Kristiansund When you awake, the ship will be crossing the stretch of open sea known as Stadthavet, heading for Torvik. Farther on, you'll stop in the beautiful Art Nouveau town of Alesund. Between April 15 and September 14, all northbound ships also call at Geiranger in the Geirangerfjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to see the beautiful Brudesloret, Friaren, and Seven Sisters waterfalls. After a call at Molde - a favorite vacation spot of the famous Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen - the ship will carefully navigate the Hustadvika, a belt of islets and skerries, before docking at Kristiansund. Optional shore excursions are available.
Day 3: Trondheim-Rorvik The ship arrives early this morning in ancient Trondheim, where you'll have time to explore this jewel of a city, Norway's first capital. Walk the charming streets, sit by the peaceful harbor or cross the old city bridge to see the restored wooden buildings in Bakklandet and the great Gothic cathedral of Nidaros, where new kings of Norway once received their official blessing. From Trondheim, the ship sails on to Rorvik. Optional shore excursions are available.
Day 4: Ornes-Bodo-Stamsund-Svolvaer Today, you'll cross the Arctic Circle. Spectacular sights lie ahead, such as islands and skerries of majestic rock formations, their origins the stuff of legend. After Bodo, the ship heads out to open sea for the Lofoten Islands, with their picturesque cabins on stilts and weathered wooden racks of drying cod. In the evening, you'll navigate the narrow Raftsund Strait, passing the looming crags of the Trollfjord. Optional shore excursions are available.
Day 5: Harstad-Finnsnes-Tromso-Skjervoy This morning, you'll pass medieval Trondenes church before calling at Harstad for breakfast. Afterward, you'll sail across the Vagsfjord, past the great island of Senja, with its diverse countryside of farmland, pine trees, and plunging peaks. Later you'll stop at Tromso, the "Paris of the North". In the 19th century, Russian, Dutch, British, and German ships called here before heading off on Arctic expeditions for hunting whales, walruses, and seals. Optional shore excursions are available.
Days 6-7: Hammerfest-Havoysund-Honningsvag-Kjollefjord-Mehamn-Berlevag-Kirkenes Finnmark's landscape, austere in its beauty, teems with wildlife. Watch for rookeries of puffins and gannets along the cliffs, and pods of orca hunting for herring. After calling at Honningsvag, the capital of the North Cape, the ship heads east toward the pretty fishing villages of Kjollefjord, Mehamn, and Berlevag. On the seventh day, you'll arrive at Kirkenes, the journey's northern terminus and turning point. Optional shore excursions are available for both days.
