Rare gnome12 Posted December 13, 2023 #1 Share Posted December 13, 2023 I will be on the Dawn next June. I am booked on the Næroyfjord cruise in the morning, and want to take the Flåm Railway after the return. We are due to be in Flåm until 6pm. Is a 5:05pm return from the railway doable, or should I go for the earlier trip, which might be tight to make after the morning cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Port Power Posted December 15, 2023 #2 Share Posted December 15, 2023 On 12/13/2023 at 12:55 PM, gnome12 said: I will be on the Dawn next June. I am booked on the Næroyfjord cruise in the morning, and want to take the Flåm Railway after the return. We are due to be in Flåm until 6pm. Is a 5:05pm return from the railway doable, or should I go for the earlier trip, which might be tight to make after the morning cruise? If the ship’s departure time is 6:00pm, all aboard is 5:30pm. Twenty-five minutes to walk to the ship sounds okay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gnome12 Posted December 15, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted December 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Port Power said: If the ship’s departure time is 6:00pm, all aboard is 5:30pm. Twenty-five minutes to walk to the ship sounds okay. When will we find out if we are docking at the seawalk or tendering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Port Power Posted December 15, 2023 #4 Share Posted December 15, 2023 I don’t know exactly. However, if your cruise is at Flåm on June 11th, so is Celebrity Apex. With over 3,300 passengers, I would guess it gets the seawalk! Last tender back is what? Say 5.15pm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gnome12 Posted December 15, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted December 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Port Power said: I don’t know exactly. However, if your cruise is at Flåm on June 11th, so is Celebrity Apex. With over 3,300 passengers, I would guess it gets the seawalk! Last tender back is what? Say 5.15pm? No. I will be there June 26th. Other ship in port is Cunard's Queen Anne with almost 3,000 passengers. I think that I confused Flåm with Geiranger, which I think is the port with the seawalk. Does anyone know whether there is docking for only one ship at Flåm, or for more? The port information says a maximum of 3 ships in port per day, but doesn't talk about docking vs tendering. If the tender is 5:15 I should be fine; the tender dock is closer to the train station than the cruise pier. However, I have only done one previous ocean cruise on a very small ship, so I don't have a handle on the timing for tenders on SS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Port Power Posted December 15, 2023 #6 Share Posted December 15, 2023 How about you see if there’s a roll call on a SS ship in Flåm well before yours? Someone on the spot might be able to help. However, I realise Norway cruises don’t commence until spring and it might be too late for you to book the train. I was there on Dawn in August, and we definitely tendered. (I checked photos.) It was only 10 minutes or so, though. The tender jetty was near shops, with a 10 minute walk to the train station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gnome12 Posted December 15, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted December 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Port Power said: How about you see if there’s a roll call on a SS ship in Flåm well before yours? Someone on the spot might be able to help. However, I realise Norway cruises don’t commence until spring and it might be too late for you to book the train. I was there on Dawn in August, and we definitely tendered. (I checked photos.) It was only 10 minutes or so, though. The tender jetty was near shops, with a 10 minute walk to the train station. Thanks for your help. I have actually booked both the 13:30 and the 14:55 trains. (I can cancel for full refund up to 24 hours in advance.) If/when I get better information I will cancel one or the other. The 13:30 should be doable after the Næroyfjord cruise, but it might be tight without much chance to have something to eat for lunch. If it seems doable, I think I would prefer the 14:55. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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