Memories from a beautiful voyage with Hurtigruten (The Coastal Express) in Northern Norway

The jagged and beautiful coastline in Northern Norway is amazing to experience on days with nice clear weather. So join us for a trip on the passenger ship MS Midnattsol (The Midnight Sun) as she cruises from Hammerfest city in the north and towards Tromso city in the south. On the way making stops in the coastal communities Øksfjord and Skjervøy. On this voyage you get an amazing view of fjords and mountains - something you will remember for a long time!

The first parts gives a brief view of some of the public areas on the ship. And the second part gives you an idea about how the coast looks like while sailing towards the south. I did this cruise in early August 2020. And hope to do it again with my partner soon:-)
1:23 Leaving Hammerfest
3:19 Øksfjord village
6:03 Skjervøy village

MS Midnattssol is operated by the cruise line "Hurtigruten" ("The coastal express" in English). Hurtigruten is also the popular name for the coastal route between Bergen in the south and Kirkenes in the north. This is a Norwegian public coastal route that provides daily, year-round and consistent traffic with 34 ports of call on northbound and 33 ports of call on southbound sailings. The Ministry of Transport and Communications in Norway has set minimum capacity requirements of 320 passengers, 120 berths and cargo for 150 Euro-pallets. These days it is mainly transporting tourists that want to explore the Norwegian coast, but in the far North it is still an important way of transport for small coastal communities. At the moment two cruise lines operate the route - Hurtigruten and Havila Kystruten.

From Wikipedia:
Hammerfest (Northern Sami: Hámmerfeasta) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Hammerfest is the northernmost town in the world with more than 10,000 inhabitants.
The 2,693-square-kilometre (1,040 sq mi) municipality is the 19th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hammerfest is the 98th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,448. The municipality's population density is 4.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (12/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6.5% over the last decade.

Øksfjord (Northern Sami: Ákšovuotna) is the administrative centre of Loppa Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located at the mouth of the Øksfjorden on the mainland, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Øksfjordbotn, a village at the other end of the Øksfjorden. The 0.33-square-kilometre (82-acre) village has a population (2017) of 504 which gives the village a population density of 1,527 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,950/sq mi).[1]

Øksfjord is visited by the Hurtigruten boat daily, stopping here between stops at Skjervøy and Hammerfest. Since most of Loppa municipality is inaccessible by car, Øksfjord is a major transportation hub with regular car ferry connections to the Nuvsvåg, Bergsfjord, and Sør-Tverrfjord areas. There is also a regular ferry connection from Øksfjord to the village of Hasvik on the neighboring island of Sørøya in Hasvik municipality.

Skjervøy is the administrative centre in Skjervøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Skjervøya along the Kvænangen, near the mouth of the Reisafjorden. The 1.29-square-kilometre (320-acre) village has a population (2017) of 2,460 which gives the village a population density of 1,907 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,940/sq mi).

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