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Yes, it's a big loss for Copenhagen and Denmark - the building turns 400 years old here in 2024. Right now the mood is for a rebuild including the dragon spire, but it's too early to say if that will happen.

Since OP is from Cyprus your situation might be different from his. You’ll not need a Turkey visa but I strongly believe you’ll need a multiple entry visa for Schengen. If you do not have the correct visa the risk is that you must disembark in the last Schengen port before Turkey end then travel to the Schengen port after the port in Turkey - might be expensive. You need to check with the authorities issuing your visa.

You can safely book Stromma - reputable Swedish company.

Cruising offers a blend of convenience, variety, and luxury. You unpack once and wake up in a new destination each day. There's also a wide range of activities onboard to suit everyone's interests, from entertainment and dining to relaxation. Plus, it allows you to visit multiple destinations without the hassle of coordinating travel between them.

My plan for Stavanger is to walk around the old town with the beautiful houses and narrow streets. Old Stavanger (‘Øvre Strandgate’). ‘Nedre Strandgate’ 17 and 19 houses the Stavanger Maritime museum. The Norwegian Canning Museum is also located in the area From there to Bryggen and ‘Skagenkaj’ and ‘Øvre Holmegate’ (Fargegaten) and Valberget viewpoint. The Norwegian Petroleum Museum is also located in the area Visit Stavanger Town Center, The Cathedral, City Park and Breiavatnet.

It is too cold to sit on the balcony in the evening. If the itineary includes the deep fjords, my recommendation is to enjoy the view from the upper decks, as the view from a balcony is limited to one side. For that matter, I always have a balcony cabin - also on Norway's fjord cruise.

I would suggest a contactless card - it will work everywhere. Alternatively, a chip card. ApplePay is also a good solution.

Assuming you mean Sandnes and Stavanger! It is 15 km from the pier in Sandnes to Stavanger. For HAL there is one deep fjord into Olden that is a fine port of call. Flåm and Geiranger are two of the most iconic deep fjords - in fact cruises will be severely limited to those two destinations from 2026 - Bergen is also a very nice city - Celebrity is clearly better thepan HAL.

For those of you who are considering booking flights that include SAS. Until now, SAS has been a member of Star Alliance, but from 1 September 2024, SAS will switch to SkyTeam.

Thanks for updating the itineraries. Honestly, the only interesting port in the HAL cruise is Oslo - and partly Stavanger - other ports are small towns without many options and no deep fjords. Celebrity has significantly more interesting ports and three deep fjords - I would definitely choose Celebrity - also a much newer ship and a 'real' 14 days itinerary.

Still twice in the itinerary? Also note that cruises to Flåm and Geiranger Will be limited from 2026 due to emission restrictions.

sorry to be a bit critical - but correct spelling will help with better guidance. Kristiansund - or Kristiansand? Stabanger - might be Stavanger? And is Beiranger Geiranger? Is Geiranger twice in the Celebrity itinerary? I know that some Norwegian ports has a ‘strange spelling’! anyway Celebrity is in my view the best option, however August is a bit late for an Arctic Circle cruise where you’ll have Midnight Sun I June/July. The cruise does include three deep fjords to Olden, Flåm and Geiranger the HAL has several very small ports like Eidfjord, Nordfjordeid, Jondal, Kristiansund (Sand?) and Skjolden. Also two 7 days Cruise with some sea days.

More realistic with an hour but it's a steep descent.

Thank you - enjoy your Arctic Circle cruise.

Enjoy the midnight sun and the North Cape. be prepared that it may be somewhat colder north of the arctic circle.