Trip 24 - Norwegian Fjords

 4th to 14th January 2026

A photo from our last trip 

A short 10 day cruise in the hope of seeing the Northern Lights, something we've always wanted to see. We decided the easiest way was to take a cruise on a smallish cruise liner, so we booked with Fred Olsen, who we've been with before. They've only got, I think, 3 ships, they are smaller (maximum 1300 passengers plus crew), we've been on the Bollette before, this one is the Borealis, it's sister ship with almost the same layout.

We quite like their programmes, they offer daily lectures covering information on the ports of call, georgraphy, geology and cultural as well as general subjects, which we quite like. There's a bit of ballroom dancing on a small floor which suits us and there's a couple of formal nights where you can dress up if you like so posh frocks and dinner suits will be packed.

We've booked a cabin with a window but low in the ship and central in case of rough seas (there will be less roll there) and near to a staircase for quick exit to a deck should the aurora make an appearance. We've asked for a phone call at any time of the night should there be a light show, as we don't want to miss it.

There are only three ports of call, but we are staying in Narvik, high up in Norway in the Arctic Circle overnight so we have two days to increase our chances of seeing the aurora. We're taking a train ride and, at night an aurora hunting trip inland so we are keeping our fingers crossed.

This time we are travelling with my sister Denise and husband Paul, so that'll be really good to have company and a great opportunity to catch up with them.

We depart Portsmouth on 4th January and return on 14th, leaving our car there for quick arrival and return.

The map below has place markers showing the places we will stay at as we go with lines showing our route. Click on each place marker to see details.

Below are links to the blog posts we will make on the way. Click on each one to read where we've been, what we saw and what we did. Happy reading!

Here's a map of our route showing places we're visiting. To see it properly you'll need to click on the little square in the top right corner which will take it to full screen. It opens a new tab and you'll be able to browse round, zoom in and click on each marker to show more details.

And here's blog posts of our journey:

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