St Pete Cruiser Posted May 24 #1 Share Posted May 24 Holland America Lines Nieuw Statendam docked in Harstad, Norway, on its Maiden call. With more and more of the long fjords unavailable to ships with objectionable funnel emissions, ports like Harstad will gain more cruise ship calls. We found it to be a very pleasant entrance from the sea with numerous turns and beautiful scenery. The city, about 20k population, features a dock adjacent to the city. A local and regional bus terminal is right there as well. A trail along the water to a historic church and a former *** prison camp for Soviet captured in WWII are among the features. 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatmad Posted May 24 #2 Share Posted May 24 Great information! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted May 24 #3 Share Posted May 24 (edited) 1 hour ago, St Pete Cruiser said: With more and more of the long fjords unavailable to ships with objectionable funnel emissions, ports like Harstad will gain more cruise ship calls. We have some “new” ports on out Best of Norway cruise on the Rotterdam in August: Gothenberg, Sweden (we will also be in Copenhagen, Denmark 🤷♀️) and Mandal which is about 30 miles from Kristiansand. I hope our experience in Mandal equals your experience in Harstad. We still haven’t decided what to do there. Edited May 24 by 0106 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted May 24 #4 Share Posted May 24 Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted May 24 #5 Share Posted May 24 We loved the long scenic cruise down the deep fjords. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swin26 Posted May 24 #6 Share Posted May 24 Thanks. We will be there on the Rotterdam in a few weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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