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Apologies about the spelling - I was hastily copying text from the P&O website.

The itinerary we're swaying towards has stops in Stavanger, Olden, Hellesylt and Haugesund. 

Thank you so much for the very helpful information. It's much appreciated.

10 hours ago, kitkat343 said:

Geiranger has a sea walk, which means that one ship can avoid the tender, and the other ships tender.  

 

I'm a little confused by your last post - are you comparing these itineraries to the original one?  Do you lose Geiranger, or was that always just a sail-bye?

 

I've not been to Alesund, but it is much beloved on this forum.  

Sorry, I should've explained it better.

The first itinerary is the same as the one I mentioned in my original post and it includes Geiranger. I think we're swaying towards that itinerary, as it seems to cover a few of the bigger fjords.

Thank you again for replying! 

Sorry, I also just noticed that Iona has two slightly different Norwegian itineraries: one features Stavanger, Olden and Haugesand (with sail-bys in Innvikfjorden, Nordfjord, Sunnylvsfjorden and Storfjroden); the other features Stavanger, Olden, Ålesund and Haugesund (with sail-bys in Nordfjord and Innvikfjorden).

Is one itinerary any better than the other? The second one has fewer sail-bys, but maybe Alesund is a must-see destination?

Thank you!

Thank you both so much for your replies and the really useful information.

As a complete newbie to cruises, I'd never heard of tender ports! From a quick search, it doesn't look like any of the ports on our itinerary are tender ports, so hopefully we'll avoid the step test 🙂

It sounds like we'll be able to find a few toddler-friendly excursions on some of the ports, which is great to know. Thanks again!

Hi everyone, we're first time cruisers hoping to go on a Norwegian Fjords cruise on P&O's Iona next July with our two year old daughter. We'd really appreciate some feedback on the cruise's itinerary and whether there are any toddler-friendly excursions we could do on some of the stops.

We know it's unlikely that we can hike to see a glacier etc. with a toddler in tow, but maybe things like the Loen Skylift and/or the Geiranger Skywalk would be possible.

I'll copy the cruise itinerary below. Any feedback/advice would be gratefully received, thank you so much!

6 July - leave Southampton

7 July - at sea

8 July - Stavanger arrive in the morning and leave in the afternoon

9 July - Olden arrive in the morning and leave in the early evening

9 July - Innvikfjorden (cruise-by) early evening

9 July - Nordfjord (cruise-by) early evening

10 July - Hellesylt arrive early morning and leave in the afternoon

10 July - Geirangerfjord

10 July - Sunnylvsfjorden (cruise-by)

10 July - Storfjorden (cruise-by)

11 July - Haugesund arrive in the morning and leave in the afternoon

12 July - at sea

13 July - arrive back at Southampton