Hurtigruten Singles Cruises Cruise Reviews

This was my 3rd Hurtigruten Cruise in 3 years and I loved the Nordkapp and Fram. The Nordlys was a huge disappointment in almost all categories. The cabins are small, but that is expected. Worse yet, my cabin had a ...

Sail Date February 2020

Hurtighurtig

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Eventful, adventurous, atmospheric sea voyage through the Norwegian archipelago

Already the third winter trip with one of the old, small, listed ship of the Hurtigrute. The mood on the Norwegian coast is particularly romantic at this time: every day is like Christmas day. However, violent ...

Sail Date December 2019

Sofafrosch

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Wonderful days on a wonderful ship.

The Ship is wonderful. The cabins are small but enough. The dining was extremely good. I can't say something about the excursions, because i was on tour with a broken arm and it was to dangerous for me to make ...

Sail Date November 2019

ngataringa

1 Review Written

8 Helpful Votes

Backpacker experience at premium price

Classic ship on iconic route - what could be better? A lot, as it turns out: The route does not offer much fjord experience, mostly you trundle coast-wise behind the outlying islands. Most places the time in port is ...

Sail Date August 2019

Kevgy

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Classic Voyage Bergen-Bergen

The MS Lofoten crew were brilliantly friendly and helpful and several passengers were so fond of the ship and crew that they were on a repeat voyage. Unfortunately, I was not to become so endeared to the ship. ...

Sail Date July 2019

michbowm

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Bergen- Kirkenes- Bergen

We chose this trip as an opportunity to see some Norwegian fjords and to go to North Cape. Starting in Bergen gave the opportunity to arrive by the Oslo Bergen train and leave with a rental car. Embarkation was ...

Sail Date August 2019

FleaRowe

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Amazing crew

Cabin/ship I was very disappointed with the standard of this ship. I appreciate it is the oldest in the fleet but it look tired and our cabin was cramped and basic, especially the shower. Having previously ...

Sail Date July 2019

elizabethcoatsworth

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Blessed with warm sunny days, fabulous views of the mountains

Service in restaurant: Could be poor. Twice I sat down by a window. The table was empty. I cleared the crumbs as there was no one around. Great views of the scenery and that is why I came on the cruise. I ...

Sail Date July 2019

Mcnallyb

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Awful value for money

We were travelling from Alesund to Bergen. It cost 337 Gbp for my girlfriend and I, so very expensive and our hopes were high. There was very little information before the trip, then no one to meet us at the ...

Sail Date June 2019

barbara polo

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Ferry trip disguised as a cruise

As a ferry Hurtigruten does an excellent job making on scheduled stops to ports up and down the Norway coast. However, as a cruise ship it disappoints. I booked an 11-day CRUISE on Hurtigruten Nordlys in April. ...

Sail Date April 2019

ging466

11 Reviews Written

23 Helpful Votes

Not good

So the ship is a working ferry and it desperately needs a refurbishment. Scuffed carpet, stuffing coming out of chairs in the lounge etc. Coffee machines that don't work. The ship made roughly 20+ stops but most of ...

Sail Date March 2019

amfd

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

A fortnight well spent

• Background Information We are a retired couple who have travelled a great deal; however, we’d never done a cruise being put off by the thought of thousands of people on the same vessel. A fellow traveller ...

Sail Date April 2019

enggeol

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

A classic boat on a classic voyage - a trip to the almost forgotten past

The MS Lofoten is definitely not your normal cruise ship and very much all the better for it in my view. It is probably the only ship on the seas running year round for those who would not want to be on or seen on a ...

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Sail Date April 2019

210challenge

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

What a fantastic experience

We chose this cruise because it advertised exactly what we were looking for and wanted something special to celebrate our 30th Wedding Anniversary. It surpassed all of this. Embarkation and disembarkation was a very ...

Sail Date April 2019

Dingo D

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Northern lights- excellent expedition team

We went to try and see the northern lights which luckily for us did make an appearance on at least 2 nights of our trip. Embarkation and disembarking work really well especially embarkation. The expedition team on ...

Sail Date March 2019

Ret nurse

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Advertised as Cruise but result is a ferry with too many passengers

Wanted to see the Northern lights, and Norway in winter. This ship is very badly in need of updating, not enough seating for all guests and a lot of threadbare seats. Food served at dinner was never hot , ...

Sail Date February 2019

Flodeb

1 Review Written

So perfect !

Everything was perfect... The staff was really nice, the food is so good (eat king crab !), the trip (south to north) was perfect and so beautiful (even if there was lot of cloud and didn’t see northern light..), ...

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Sail Date February 2019

PWReading

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

One of the worst cruise ship experiences we have had

The ship is less than basic as it is a ferry and working ship, but that is no excuse for sacrificing passenger facilities leaving repairs (our wardrobe door was coming off its hinges, the ladies sauna out of action ...

Sail Date February 2019

MikeS19

1 Review Written

Voyage of a lifetime

We went to enjoy a voyage on the grand old lady (MS Lofoten) of the Hurtigruten again. The combination of the ship, crew, food, fellow passengers, weather, scenery, excursions, and overall ambience would have been ...

Sail Date January 2019

Travelling Karen

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Super short cruise on one of Hurtigruten's classic ships

I only had time for the 'half cruise' but enjoyed every minute. Nordlys is showing her age a little with some frayed carpets and furnishings in public areas but is shiny, clean and comfortable. She will be refitted ...

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Sail Date January 2019

LesleyM55

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Beautiful scenery but.....

Chose Cruise as norther lights guaranteed viewing at this time of year. Whispy clouds was our view of the lights, a lot of 100% cloud cover nights, obviously nature and not fault of Hurtigruten. The ship it self ...

Sail Date January 2019

Karen Wakefield

1 Review Written

7 Helpful Votes

Not value for money

Chose this due to fantastic marketing by Hurtigruten but the reality does not live up to the marketing. The Norwegian coast is not how it's portrayed in promotional material and the towns are not quaint fishing ...

Sail Date January 2019

bradg60

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Everything we expected...and more

We took the Hurtigruten Nordnorge southbound from Kirkenes to Bergen for six nights from 02/19/2018 to 02/24/2018. Our goal? To see the Northern Lights. First off, the people at Hurtigruten in the U.S. were ...

Sail Date February 2018

Medsec2473

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Spectacular Northern Lights