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11 Day Classic Norwegian
Voyage
| The Classic Norwegian Discovery voyage combines many highlights of the Classic
Roundtrip Voyage with freedom to add an extension to your voyage including Trondheim and Oslo plus
the impressive scenic rail journey between these two fascinating Norwegian cities. Program begins
in 2011. |
Day 1 - Bergen
Bergen is the bustling capital of Norway's fjord
district. If you arrive a few hours before your Norwegian cruise's departure, stroll around the old
wooden buildings in the Bryggen Wharf, remnants of its Hanseatic past. 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
this city's architecture and culture. You begin your Norway travel expedition this evening as you
embark on your Norwegian cruise.
This is also the embarkation port for the 7-day Northbound voyage. |
Day 2 Maloy-Torvik-Alesund-Molde-Kristiansund
Wake up to the
breathtaking beauty of Norway as your ship crosses the open Stadthavet and heads for Torvik. Along
the way your Norway travel will be enhanced with a stop in the beautiful Art Nouveau town of
Alesund. (Between April 15 and September 14, all ships call at Geiranger in the Geirangerfjord, a
UNESCO World Heritage site, to see the beautiful Brudesloret, Friaren, and the Seven Sisters
waterfalls.)
After a call at Molde with its magnificent view of the Romsdal Alps, your ship will carefully navigate
the Hustadvika, a belt of islets and skerries, before docking at Kristiansund. Many 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. Did you know that the first Viking
sale of goods from "the new found land" took place here about 1000 AD? Or that timber from Liev
Eriksson's Vinland estate was sold to a Bremen merchant?
You'll have plenty of time to discover Trondheim's secrets as you walk its charming streets, sit by the
peaceful harbor, or cross the old city bridge to see the restored wooden buildings in Bakklandet.
Don't miss the great gothic cathedral of Nidaros, where the new kings of old Norway once received their
official blessing. Once you sail again it's on to Rorvik, where the southbound and northbound coastal
ships meet. A number of enriching optional shore excursions are available. |
Day 4 Ornes-Bodo-Stamsund-Svolvaer
Today you'll cross the Arctic
Circle. Of course you can't actually see the line, but on your portside, the globe on the island of
Vikingen serves as a marker.
Prepare yourself for spectacular sites ahead including islands and skerries filled with majestic rock
formations, whose origins are 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 with drying cod.
In the evening, your Norwegian cruise takes you through 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
the 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, British, Dutch,
and German ships stopped 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 is austere in its beauty, teeming 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.
This is the end of the trip and the disembarkation point for the 7-day Northbound voyage. |
Day 7 Kirkenes-Vardo-Batsfjord-Berlevag
This is where the 6-day
Southbound voyage begins.
After a few hours docked at Kirkenes, the ship will depart upon the southbound half of her voyage,
calling during the day at ports passed at night on the trip northward.
Crossing Varangerfjord, Norway's only east-facing fjord and a fabled bird-watching site, you'll arrive
in Vardo, the easternmost point of the country. Next the ship will round the Varanger peninsula, where
archaeologists excavated a community believed to date from 9000 BC.
In the evening, the ship calls at Batsfjord, which also boasts the remains of a Stone Age settlement,
and Berlevag. Look out for the Tanahorn mountain, which long ago was a Sami sacrifice site. |
Day 8 Honningsvag-Havoysund-
Hammerfest-Oksfjord-Skjervoy-Tromso
The ship arrives at Honningsvag in the early
morning. After calling at Havoysund, she will stop for 1 1/2 hours in Hammerfest, the world's most
northerly town. Despite its remote location, it was the first Norwegian town to have electric
street lighting and its own power station.
Your Norwegian cruise continues south to Oksfjord, whose glacier calves directly into the sea. After
crossing open water, you will stop at the old trading post of Skjervoy. You'll dock in Tromso just in
time to savor its nightlife.
Optional shore excursions are available. |
Day 9 Harstad-Risoyhamn-Sortland-
Stokmarknes-Svolvaer-Stamsund
The island groups of Lofoten and Vesteralen have some of
the most stunning scenery you will see during this Norway travel adventure.
Before your arrival, you'll see the captain skillfully maneuver the ship through the shallow waters of
the Risoyrenna Channel, where sand banks are visible through the green water on both sides of the
channel. The ship will negotiate the narrow Raftsund Strait leading into the breathtaking Trollfjord,
before arriving in Svolvaer and Stamsund. Later, the ship heads east across Vestfjord toward Bodo.
Optional shore excursions are available. |
Day 10 Ornes-Nesna-Sandnessjoen- Bronnoysund-Rorvik
From Ornes,
you'll travel through crystalline waters, filled with spawning cod from January to April, and go by
lush agricultural fields.
Nearly every towering peak you'll see is associated with a local legend. Crossing the Arctic Circle
once again, you'll pass the idyllic island of Sandnessjoen. On the approach to Bronnoysund, which you
reach this afternoon, you'll spy the mythical Seven Sisters Mountains.
Make sure you're on deck when the ship departs Bronnoysund-you'll be impressed by the captain's steady
hand! Today's last port of call will be Rorvik. |
Day 11 Trondheim
Arrive in Trondheim early, with time to visit
Norway's largest medieval church, Nidaros Cathedral, and the restored Archbishop's Residence.
We recommend you extend your stay in Trondheim |
RECOMMENDED EXTENSION
3 days Trondheim – Oslo
Extend your stay for one night to explore more of Trondheim before boarding the train for an
unforgettable journey through truly stunning scenery on this wonderful scenic rail journey to Oslo.
Stay for 2 nights in Oslo to discover Norway’s lively capital city before flying home.
DAY 11 Transfer from the ship to a centrally located hotel in Trondheim where you will
stay one night. In the afternoon explore this medieval city, where most attractions are within walking
distance of
your hotel.
DAY 12–13 Leave Trondheim in the morning by train for Oslo. Arrive in Oslo
mid–afternoon for a two night stay with time to discover this lively capital city.
DAY 14 Free time to explore Oslo, depending on
your return flight.
Please call for details. |
| 11 day voyage Classic Norwegian Discovery |
Low season |
$ 1,480.00 |
| Bergen - Kirkines - Trondheim |
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Mid season |
$ 1,770.00 |
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High Season |
$ 2,749.00 |
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