Norway - Hurtigruten Coastal Express (MS Nordnorge) - November 2023
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- The full return voyage from Bergen to Kirkenes aboard MS Nordnorge from 15th to 26th November 2023. I have tried to include as many ports as possible when docking times and lighting permitted. Excursions to Nordkapp and The Snow Hotel at Kirkenes are also included to give an idea as to what is available during the trip. It was not possible to film some landmarks such as the Arctic Circle globe and Trollfjord due to the vessel passing them in almost darkness.
Absolutely wonderful video, great music. And you are just adorable. Thank you.
Thanks so much. Never been called adorable before! 🤭
Brings back memories. I did this route from Bergen and back in September of 2002 on the Nordlys. Have my certificate proving I crossed the Arctic Circle, remember the ice water down my back.
Was very special trip Gerry - that ice though…..🥶
Great video! Brought back memories, we went up with ms trollfjord to
Kirkenes, spent a few nights at the snow hotel and came back down on ms Lofoten…in rough weather, that was some blast! We are going back in November coming for a new round trip with ms Havila Pollux!
Amazing journey - glad you liked the video. Would have loved to stay at the Snow Hotel - very jealous. Hoping to fly to Tromso next year but a return journey on the Hurtigruten is on my radar aw well. Enjoy your trip!
What a gorgeous video. The scenery is stunning and nicely filmed, edited. You've captured some very atmospheric nighttime scenes also, quite enchanting!
Thanks for your kind comments. Took a long time to edit as you correctly suggested. I had no choice but to include some night scenes as it was dark just after 3pm! It was a wonderful journey - try and do if if you haven’t already done so.
That's where the memories come flooding back.
In January 2022 we were traveling with the MS Nordlys. The lighting moods were very similar and we initially thought the clips were our own.
You were lucky with the weather on the southbound route, unfortunately we were less so. And the trip to the Nordkapp was canceled due to the weather.
But that motivated us to take another trip to Northern Norway with our caravan. And that was absolutely amazing.
In June 2023 we also traveled with the MS Nordnorge from Stokmarknes to Svolvær...
We always like to look at travel reports from other Norway enthusiasts if they are well done.
And this film was well made!
Many greetings from Germany.
Hi
Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm glad you finally made it to Nordkapp - it was a bit wild when we were there! Travelling that far north in a caravan sounds awesome.
The whole cruise was a wonderful experience visiting places we could never have expected to go. As you say, the colours were amazing - I particularly liked the sea fog in the Barents Sea. We were fortunate to see the aurora on four occasions which was a bonus. It took quite a while to edit the video but as always I wish I had taken more footage!
We hope to go back next year and possibly stay a few days in Tromso. If you have produced a video of your trip, please send me a link so I can view it.
Enjoy your travels in Norway!
Regards
Brian and Tina
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Hello Brian, hello Tina,
We have now been to the Nordkapp twice with our small caravan.
Once planned in September 22nd and once rather unexpectedly in June 23rd.😉
Our adventures can be seen in several parts on our CZcams channel (On the Road with Mathias) if you are interested. However, only in German, but the films and pictures should speak for themselves.
We want to go again in the fall and spend a few days in Tromsø.
I also know the problem with non-existent or unusable film material. We're not professionals, but it's still great.
Seeing the Northern Lights is truly wonderful and we want to experience more of it. There is always luck involved. But the unique lighting atmospheres in the far north are just as wonderful.
We wish you many more exciting trips, no matter where you want to go.
Hopefully we will enjoy Norway and Sweden a few more times.
Kind regards Mathias and Carla
(how good that Google can translate it so beautifully)
Absolutely beautiful video
Thanks Joanne, I’m glad you enjoyed it. Wonderful journey, so different from a normal cruise.
Lovely voyage 😊 I got off in Svolvær to spend time on the Lofoten Islands but would love to do the whole journey someday!
Thanks for watching Victoria. I would like to visit Lofoten sometime - the short time we had there was a good taster! The journey from there to Kirkenes was awesome- the snow covered fjords contrasting with the pale Arctic skies was a sight to behold. You must do the whole journey!!
Hi David!
Very informative video of the BKB voyage! It was great meeting you on this cruise and learning so much about the ship and the ports! I hope to do this cruise again! 😊🇳🇴
Glad you enjoyed it. I would like to do this again, perhaps in the spring to see some of the sights we missed in the darkness!
I hear you! I bought boots with built in flip outs 👍
Well done video! I'm scheduled for B-K-B in November 24 so this was so interesting.
Thanks Trish. You are in for an amazing journey - invest in some crampons, you won’t regret it 😊
I love your burgundy colored hat in the early part of the video. Would like to order one if you have any tips where...or what it's called?
Hi Trish - sounds like you are organised! Don’t forget a neck fleece, most people had them. That hat - we bought it several years ago in Mountain Warehouse. It has a fleece lining so is very warm. Not sure what it is called, may be worth popping into one of their shops. If they do not stock it, Trespass may be worth a look. Some of the hats on MW website look similar but difficult to judge without seeing it. Good luck.
This looks awesome!!! I’m planning on going this November, where did you catch the “best” northern lights sighting? Tromso or near batsfjord?
Hi Pamela - you are in for an amazing trip! You could catch the lights anywhere - the bridge announces over the tannoy when they are visible. You get some light pollution in Tromso but they are clearly visible as you can see in the video. We saw them twice between Hammerfest and Kirkenes. Firstly at Mehamn on the way up and at Batsfjord on the way back. The display near Batsfjord was spectacular - it started near Vardo at 15:30 and continued until we left Batsfjord at 20:30 so this was the best area without doubt. If you have never seen them before, they appear to be milky white to the naked eye. You will only see the greens, reds and purples through a camera. You will need to wrap up warm! 🥶 If you need any further help, do let me know.
Lovely. Well done. What monthdid you go?
Many thanks Kathleen. Our journey was from 15 - 26 November. We reached Kirkenes on 21 November, the first “day” of their Polar Night.