saltshell Posted June 17, 2019 #201 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Thanks. Now if I can just figure out what " layers" involves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted June 17, 2019 Author #202 Share Posted June 17, 2019 18 minutes ago, saltshell said: Thanks. Now if I can just figure out what " layers" involves. Depending on the time of the year Base layer (underwear layer): wicks sweat off your skin Middle layer (insulating layer): retains body heat to protect you from the cold Outer layer (shell layer): shields you from wind and rain Here is for the cold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFox27 Posted June 17, 2019 #203 Share Posted June 17, 2019 That's exactly what we did, as depending on what you're doing the weather varies. We needed all of the layers when up the mountains but in the towns it was quite pleasant when we visited in June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturelovergirl Posted June 17, 2019 #204 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Your layers will depend on what you are doing and how the weather is... Weather is unpredictable in Norway. I was there in August two years ago. I get cold, by nature... so I was very glad to have my layers. Have good walking shoes (my choice was waterproof hiking boots... my husband chose hiking shoes) and good rain gear. Luckily I brought what I needed, and was glad for it. (You do not want to have to buy something there because you are cold or wet) When I was on a ferry or tourist boat I was also happy to wear an ear warmer headband... this kept my ears warm. I also often wore gloves on a ferry or tourist boat... again, I get cold. I feel certain, that my cruise there will include all of these clothing items when I am out on the decks and our balcony. While I was hiking, I would often start to remove my layers... because I would get warmer. The main advice is to be prepared. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ransclan Posted June 17, 2019 #205 Share Posted June 17, 2019 We are planning a Norwegian Fjord cruise for 2020 and are currently looking at a 14 day BTB on Holland America but am wondering if an eight day would be long enough to get a good feeling for the fjords? We have bee to Oslo before on a Baltic cruise and we’re mainly interested in the scenery. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturelovergirl Posted June 17, 2019 #206 Share Posted June 17, 2019 34 minutes ago, ransclan said: We are planning a Norwegian Fjord cruise for 2020 and are currently looking at a 14 day BTB on Holland America but am wondering if an eight day would be long enough to get a good feeling for the fjords? We have bee to Oslo before on a Baltic cruise and we’re mainly interested in the scenery. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I should think so- if your ports are interesting... western Norway is stunning... I love Oslo- but it is totally different landscape-wise than fjord country What are the ports on the 8day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted June 17, 2019 Author #207 Share Posted June 17, 2019 58 minutes ago, ransclan said: but am wondering if an eight day would be long enough to get a good feeling for the fjords? Yes - 8 days will be enough for the fjords - my recommendation is to find a cruise which does include the scenic sailing of Storfjord and Geiranger Fjord to Geiranger or Hellesylt as well as Sognefjord and Auerlandsfjord to Flåm. I believe Bergen is a must - other ports might be Stavanger or Ålesund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ransclan Posted June 17, 2019 #208 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Thanks so much for the information; I’m looking at cruises that include the fjords and ports you have mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dami.b Posted June 21, 2019 #209 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Hi, we are first-time cruisers and we've booked the MSC Meraviglia Norway fjords cruise from Kiel for August 10-18, 2019. One of the stops is Hellesylt/Geiranger (in at 7am out at 5pm). Would anyone have an idea if the boat would actually dock in Hellesylt or in Geiranger? We wanted to get the HoHo in Geiranger but have no clue if we'll need to take the ferry from Hellesylt to Geiranger or if the cruise ship will take us there and if it does, roughly around what time. Any advice is welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conelectric Posted June 22, 2019 #210 Share Posted June 22, 2019 What temperatures can I expect in July for 2 weeks cruising the fjords? Difficult in deciding what to pack. Thanks lenny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Cruising Posted June 22, 2019 #211 Share Posted June 22, 2019 The answer is layers - temperatures could be from 10C to 25C, can be sunny, cloudy, damp, showery, heavy rain, windy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted June 22, 2019 Author #212 Share Posted June 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Conelectric said: What temperatures can I expect in July for 2 weeks cruising the fjords? Difficult in deciding what to pack. Depends on where i Norway - examples min / Max Bergen 54° / 65° F Tromsø July 50° / 63° F Honningsvåg 48° / 55° F ... and be prepared for rainy weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdisney Posted June 23, 2019 #213 Share Posted June 23, 2019 HAL eliminated Flamm and Geiringer from next summers cruises, apparently due to new environmental regulations. Have the other cruise lines made these changes as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chechya Posted June 23, 2019 #214 Share Posted June 23, 2019 11 minutes ago, dcdisney said: HAL eliminated Flamm and Geiringer from next summers cruises, apparently due to new environmental regulations. Have the other cruise lines made these changes as well? We’re booked on Celebrity at the end of June for next year and those two ports are included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdisney Posted June 23, 2019 #215 Share Posted June 23, 2019 It looks like there may be changes for all lines in Flam and Geiringer for 2020 depending on their emissions. http://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/happy-days-for-norway-but-green-legislation-could-be-a-spoiler.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted June 23, 2019 #216 Share Posted June 23, 2019 8 hours ago, dcdisney said: HAL eliminated Flamm and Geiringer from next summers cruises, apparently due to new environmental regulations. Have the other cruise lines made these changes as well? We're doing 14 Day Voyage of the Midnight Sun on the Nieuw Statendam 5 Jul 2020 and Flamm is included in the itinerary. Unless it's changed since we booked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted June 23, 2019 #217 Share Posted June 23, 2019 8 hours ago, dcdisney said: It looks like there may be changes for all lines in Flam and Geiringer for 2020 depending on their emissions. http://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/happy-days-for-norway-but-green-legislation-could-be-a-spoiler.html Some very good info here. A lot of places seem to be over run by tourists in Europe, there are other post on this same problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdisney Posted June 23, 2019 #218 Share Posted June 23, 2019 I'm cruising in April and just got the email about changed ports yesterday. It's only partially changed on the cruise website right now. The map is correct but the wording of the itinerary hasn't changed yet on the main page and then on my planner the map is wrong but the wording and excursion booking has switched to the new ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfish Posted June 23, 2019 #219 Share Posted June 23, 2019 46 minutes ago, dcdisney said: I'm cruising in April and just got the email about changed ports yesterday. It's only partially changed on the cruise website right now. The map is correct but the wording of the itinerary hasn't changed yet on the main page and then on my planner the map is wrong but the wording and excursion booking has switched to the new ports. Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted June 24, 2019 Author #220 Share Posted June 24, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 9:23 PM, dami.b said: Hi, we are first-time cruisers and we've booked the MSC Meraviglia Norway fjords cruise from Kiel for August 10-18, 2019. One of the stops is Hellesylt/Geiranger (in at 7am out at 5pm). Would anyone have an idea if the boat would actually dock in Hellesylt or in Geiranger? We wanted to get the HoHo in Geiranger but have no clue if we'll need to take the ferry from Hellesylt to Geiranger or if the cruise ship will take us there and if it does, roughly around what time. Any advice is welcome. August 14 MSC Meraviglia will arrive in Hellesylt at 07:00 and depart for Geiranger at 14:00 - arrival Geiranger 15:30 and depart at 17:00. If your preference is Geiranger you can take a ferry from Hellesylt to Geiranger . The ferry will depart 08:00 from Hellesylt ferjekai (Stranda) and arrive 09:09 at Geiranger HBkai (Stranda) - link to time table and ticket information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dami.b Posted June 24, 2019 #221 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Just now, hallasm said: August 14 MSC Meraviglia will arrive in Hellesylt at 07:00 and depart for Geiranger at 14:00 - arrival Geiranger 15:30 and depart at 17:00. If your preference is Geiranger you can take a ferry from Hellesylt to Geiranger . The ferry will depart 08:00 from Hellesylt ferjekai (Stranda) and arrive 09:09 at Geiranger HBkai (Stranda) - link to time table and ticket information Thanks, Hallasm, could you please let me know where your information comes from? I'm completely lost now - between the moment I posted and the moment my post and your answer appeared here, I had contacted the Geiranger Fjordservice Bilettkontor who told me that on that date MSC will be in Geiranger from 7AM to 2PM and will use the sea walk, and after goes to Hellesylt from 3:30PM to 5PM, and I had also contacted MSC who took a long time to respond but just today emailed me to tell me that "the debarkation will be operated by tender (special boat) from the pier - HELLESYLT PIER /GEIRANGER PIER - address : GEIRANGERFJORD CRUISE PORT - 6216 Geiranger. Thus you'll stop only in Geiranger." See? It's a complete mess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gnome12 Posted June 24, 2019 #222 Share Posted June 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, dami.b said: Thanks, Hallasm, could you please let me know where your information comes from? I'm completely lost now - between the moment I posted and the moment my post and your answer appeared here, I had contacted the Geiranger Fjordservice Bilettkontor who told me that on that date MSC will be in Geiranger from 7AM to 2PM and will use the sea walk, and after goes to Hellesylt from 3:30PM to 5PM, and I had also contacted MSC who took a long time to respond but just today emailed me to tell me that "the debarkation will be operated by tender (special boat) from the pier - HELLESYLT PIER /GEIRANGER PIER - address : GEIRANGERFJORD CRUISE PORT - 6216 Geiranger. Thus you'll stop only in Geiranger." See? It's a complete mess! My understanding of this, from my (now cancelled) cruise and Rick Steves, is that Hellesylt is a technical stop; it is only used to offload passengers, or, in your case, to pick up passengers that are taking an overland excursion between the 2. No one else gets on/off at Hellesylt. Basically, the port stop is Geiranger until 2 pm, and you can choose to either cruise to Hellesyt (and enjoy the fjord scenery which you might have missed before your 7 am arrival in Geiranger), or take an excursion that will take you overland to Hellesylt to reboard your ship. It might have to be a ship sponsored excursion because of the pickup; on my cruise - where most excursions were to be included - it was an extra cost option. The overland tour gives you a chance to see the fjords from above, which is a different perspective. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLGW60 Posted June 24, 2019 #223 Share Posted June 24, 2019 4 minutes ago, gnome12 said: My understanding of this, from my (now cancelled) cruise and Rick Steves, is that Hellesylt is a technical stop; it is only used to offload passengers, or, in your case, to pick up passengers that are taking an overland excursion between the 2. No one else gets on/off at Hellesylt. Basically, the port stop is Geiranger until 2 pm, and you can choose to either cruise to Hellesyt (and enjoy the fjord scenery which you might have missed before your 7 am arrival in Geiranger), or take an excursion that will take you overland to Hellesylt to reboard your ship. It might have to be a ship sponsored excursion because of the pickup; on my cruise - where most excursions were to be included - it was an extra cost option. The overland tour gives you a chance to see the fjords from above, which is a different perspective. This is my understanding as well. In 2020 we are taking a cruise with Carnival and our first stop will be in Hellesylt. Only passengers with a booked shore excursion at this port will be allowed to disembark. I think the ship stays there a couple of hours before proceeding to Geiranger. I am now trying to decide whether or not to take an overland tour from Hellesylt and ending in Geiranger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted June 24, 2019 Author #224 Share Posted June 24, 2019 1 hour ago, dami.b said: Thanks, Hallasm, could you please let me know where your information comes from? Sorry - my mistake - I got the two ports swapped. Information from from the official Hellesylt / Geiranger Cruise Port web site Link to Cruises ship arrivals Technically this is the same port at two different location. So alternatively take the ferry from Geiranger to Hellesylt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dami.b Posted June 24, 2019 #225 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Just now, hallasm said: Sorry - my mistake - I got the two ports swapped. Information from from the official Hellesylt / Geiranger Cruise Port web site Link to Cruises ship arrivals Technically this is the same port at two different location. So alternatively take the ferry from Geiranger to Hellesylt OK, thanks a lot, this is also what the guy from the Fjordservice quoted. So this means that we have to back on the ship by 13:30 to sail from Geiranger to Hellesylt, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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