We took the entire west coast of Norway trip over seven days on the Hurtigruten MS Nordlys. It was…read morewonderful. We had booked a small cabin that was just too small for two people to be moving in at the same time. I went to the front desk to ask about an upgrade and that worked. Yes, I had to pay for the upgrade but we ended up opting for a mini-suite. This had a king size bed and a TV that was two scenes, one facing the bed and the other facing the couch. Also a nice bar area, but standard ship sized bathroom. Very comfy and worth the price paid. Meals were centralized, buffet and were excellent as to variety & quality. Our group had arranged for a beverage for each person at every lunch and dinner, so wine, beer or soft drink were included. This is a working ferry that stops many times day and night to take on or drop off pass angers, mail and/or equipment. After the first night, we never heard the docking and departure noises. The coast of Norway is vast with many settlements along it. Some are too small for anything large to dock and others just large enough. The in and out of port work is amazing to watch. Very efficient. The ship has outdoor seating areas and indoor cafes, ice cream shop, bars and gift shops. There is an optional restaurant where you seat in a separate area, order from their menu an are served away from the mass feeding in the main dining room. Crew is exceptionally nice, courteous and accommodating. There was at least one port of call where we could leave the ship for a few hours to see sights and history. We would do it again, maybe traveling from north to south on another Norway trip. Highly recommended.

This company has some housekeeping to take care of. I booked a 12 day cruise and have really mixed…read morefeelings. First of all travel in this part of the world is very expensive and I was hoping for better service. Parts of the crew like the expedition team, and most of the serving staff in the dining room were fantastic. But the reception team and housekeeping were not always pleasant. Heading north the reception team was excellent, but on the way back towards Bergen, not so much. They have an intern Sammy, who yelled at me for a solid five minutes because I was late boarding even after I apologized. I don't like spotlighting people, but I contacted the company with a complaint and so far no response. In the words of a crew member's toast,"Hurigruten is not a cruise, but a connection for the Norwegian people" I must agree. It is better to think of this boat line as a ferry and not so much a cruise expedition. They do not stop at ports for long so another reason why it's more like a ferry because you don't have much time to explore the different stops. Once I almost missed the ferry because it docked 15 minutes late which I didn't factor into the departure. time. Use it to get from point a to point B with a possible one or two night stay in the cabins, or if you want to be thrifty, just sleep in one of the lounges, but you have to expect there might be noise. Also, they need to do a better job cleaning the bathrooms in between trips because there was some mold at the base.

Worst ferry company. Take Colorline if you're going from Hirtshals to Norway. I have a car that is…read moreexplicitly under 2 meters and shorter than 5 meters. It says so in the vehicles manual and in our NAF app. When we got in line a boy with a meter stick came and measured our car and said we were over 2 meters. Mind you, we park in garages that are for cars no higher than 2 meters often. We always take Colorline and always go in as under 2 m high and under 5 meters long. Never an issue. The fjordline boy made us go back in line and pay a difference of 400 DKr and put us on a waiting list because the ferry was full!! We booked a week ago. So then we went back and asked if we could take the ferry that went 15 mins before ours. They let us, but we had to pay an extra 600 Dkr!!! We had to do it because we couldn't chance not getting on the boat we were waitlisted on. They charged us for over 2m high and 5 m long for that too. When we finally got on the ferry we were on a deck with only regular cars. There were almost no tall cars/vans. Not to mention that the ferry was half empty. I can't believe they put us through that and that we're out so much extra money. We will NEVER use Fjord Line again. I would urge you to consider heavily before choosing them over Colorline for that route.

Our ferry was canceled, no notification, no text, no email. The website says there are no messages…read moreabout delays or cancellations. We got up at 4:00 a.m. to make sure to check in early for our 6:45 a.m. departure from Kristiansand to Hirtshals. But when we got there, they said it was canceled due to weather and we were rebooked to leave at 14:30. The weather is predicted to be worse this afternoon at 14:30, so I don't know why they would delay the ferry. No one ever notified us about any of this. We were planning to only stay for the day, so 14:30 is way too late and we aren't going to Denmark now.

Beautiful rail route and a perfect way to get from Bergen to Oslo or vice versa! While the trip is…read moreconsiderably longer than flying, the route itself is a tourist attraction because it travels through some of the most pristine and scenic country in Norway. The rail also has a cafe car with some delicious pizza and cinnamon rolls. If you're heading to Bergen, I would highly suggest taking the rail instead of flying.

This is the bus terminal to board your airport shuttle to get to the airport on Platform N! If you…read morepay by card, someone at the stand will take it and give you a ticket, 115 kr per person. If you pay by cash, you buy tickets from the driver. They offer student tickets too but I'm not sure what the restrictions are. This bus terminal is located next to the train station. Before you can find platform N, there's an electronic map somewhere easily visible telling you how to get there. Basically once you pass the train station, keep walking straight and turn right somewhere. Also, it helps to just follow those with suitcases haha. Didn't take the bus here to elsewhere, but it seems to be a very organized bus terminal with everything laid out. The map is a big plus.