Help deciding itinerary- Norwegain Fjords

[Mountaineer0313]

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Southampton, England Departs at 5:00 PM
2	Cruising Day at sea
3	Haugesund, Norway From 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
4	Flam, Norway From 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
5	Molde, Norway From 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
6	Stavanger, Norway From 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
7	Cruising Day at sea
8	Southampton, England Arrives at 5:30 AM

 

Southampton, England Departs at 5:00 PM
2	Cruising Day at sea
3	Stavanger, Norway From 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
4	Flam, Norway From 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
5	Alesund, Norway From 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
6	Bergen, Norway From 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
7	Cruising Day at sea
8	Southampton, England Arrives at 5:30 AM

 

Southampton, England Departs at 5:00 PM
2	Cruising Day at sea
3	Bergen, Norway From 11:59 AM - 7:00 PM
4	Olden, Norway From 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
5	Flam, Norway From 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
6	Cruising Day at sea
7	Bruges/Zeebruge (Brussels), Belgium From 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
8	Southampton, England Arrives at 5:30 AM

 

I have never been to Europe and certainly not Norway, so I have no idea the pros or cons of the slight differences in ports on these 3. It will be myself and my husband, we're 41 and 36 currently.

Edited May 4, 2023 by Mountaineer0313
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[hallasm]

Which of the three options depends on what you are interested in.

Option one has a deep fjord to Flåm. Haugesund and Molde are not the most interesting cities.

Option two has Flåm too and three good coastal cities. Bergen and Ålesund are two interesting cities. Stavanger in both options - also quite good,

Option 3 is actually also good - only three Norwegian ports but two deep fjords to Olden and Flåm as well as Bergen, which has many good sights. I cannot comment on Bruges in Belgium.

I don't want to choose option one, but two and three are good options.

Edited May 4, 2023 by hallasm

[Mountaineer0313]

2 hours ago, hallasm said:

Which of the three options depends on what you are interested in.

Option one has a deep fjord to Flåm. Haugesund and Molde are not the most interesting cities.

Option two has Flåm too and three good coastal cities. Bergen and Ålesund are two interesting cities. Stavanger in both options - also quite good,

Option 3 is actually also good - only three Norwegian ports but two deep fjords to Olden and Flåm as well as Bergen, which has many good sights. I cannot comment on Bruges in Belgium.

I don't want to choose option one, but two and three are good options.

we like to eat good food and seeing beautiful scenery, but we’re not necessarily into hiking or anything like that. I love museums, my husband could care less about history lol

[Harters]

11 hours ago, Mountaineer0313 said:

I love museums, my husband could care less about history lol

One of you will love, and the other hate the Canning Museum at Stavanger.

 

I thought it very quirky and worth visiting, while we were wandering round "Old Stavanger".

 

I've not been to Bruges but I know the general area quite well. You could spend a nice day exploring the coastal area from Zeebrugge using the "Coastal Tram" (Kusttram in Dutch/Flemish). It runs from just north of the town, south through Niewpoort to De Panne (near the border with France). You can buy a day ticket so, effectively, you can use the tram as a "hop on, hop off" service.

https://www.belgiancoast.co.uk/en/inspiration/coastal-tram

 

The Belgian coastal towns are good for seafood. Depending on when you're going, it may be mussel season. There's usually a variety of preparations, generally served in a big bowl, with fries, seafood sauce and mayo.