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Fjords & Waterfalls

Northern Europe Cruise

Few destinations anywhere are as compelling as Norway in the spring. The days grow longer, and nature reclaims the land from a long winter.

Date	Arr	Dep	Destination
May 2009
Sun 24	07:30	16:30	Southampton
Mon 25	08:00	14:00	Zeebrugge (for Bruges)
Wed 27	08:00	18:00	Bergen, Hordaland
Thu 28	07:30	12:00	Flam, Sognefjord
Thu 28	14:00	18:00	Gudvangen, Sogn og Fjordane
Fri 29	08:30	17:00	Eidfjord, Hardangerfjord
Sat 30	08:00	17:00	Flekkefjord
June 2009
Mon 01	07:30	16:30	Southampton

Grade	Cabin	Brochure Price	Prices From
PS	Premier Suite	£5,472	£3,024
MS	Marquee Suite	£4,707	£2,603
SS	Superior Suite	£4,187	£2,317
BS	Balcony Suite	£3,772	£2,089
DS	Deluxe Suite	£3,402	£1,886
JS	Junior Suite	£3,142	£1,743
A	Superior Outside	£2,727	£1,514
BC	Balcony cabin	£2,642	£1,468
B	Superior Outside	£2,532	£1,407
BD	Wheelchair Adapted	£2,532	£1,407
C	Superior Outside	£2,467	£1,371
D	Outside	£2,207	£1,228
F	Outside	£2,032	£1,132
G	Outside	£1,922	£1,072
H	Inside	£1,772	£989
I	Inside	£1,662	£929
J	Sup Single Balcony	£4,492	£2,485
K	Single Balcony Cabin	£4,142	£2,293
L	Outside Single	£3,687	£2,042
MO	Outside single	£3,422	£1,897
N	Inside Single	£2,857	£1,586

Exploring The Hardangerfjord (Tour A)

BERGEN, NORWAY

Our excursion to the Hardangerfjord – one of Norway’s most popular fjords, with beautiful fruit orchards lining the sides and reflections of the magnificent mountains on the crystal clear water – begins at the pier in Bergen, when we board our coach.

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Ypres in Flanders Fields (Tour C)

ZEEBRUGGE, BELGIUM

Ypres was one of the great Flemish cloth towns of the Middle Ages. Occupied by the German army for one night at the beginning of the Great War, it fell under control of the Allied Forces on 14th October 1914. Some five million British and Commonwealth soldiers passed through Ypres on their way to the front line. Reduced to rubble by constant bombardment, the town has come to symbolise the meaningless slaughter during the Great War. Now restored to its former grandeur, Ypres contains numerous poignant sites and monuments linked to the war.

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Romantic Bruges (Tour B)

ZEEBRUGGE, BELGIUM

Bruges is an exquisitely preserved medieval town whose charm will capture us immediately. Smaller and more contained than many other old Flemish cities, Bruges gives the impression that we have stepped back in time.

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Medieval Ghent (Tour A)

ZEEBRUGGE, BELGIUM

We will leave our ship for a drive of approximately 60 minutes, on a highway through typical Flemish countryside, to Ghent. Today it is the third largest city in Belgium, but once the biggest town in Western Europe due to the growth of the cloth trade.

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Introduction to Bergen (Tour B)

BERGEN, NORWAY

Surrounded by seven mountains, a short distance from the country’s wildest and scenic fjords – encapsulating the best that Mother Nature has to offer – Bergen is Fjord Norway’s capital.

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Lysoen Island (Tour C)

BERGEN, NORWAY

Passing the city park and lake, our tour continues south through Bergen’s attractive suburbs. On Nordås Lake we can see the royal residence, ‘Gamlehaugen’.

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Grieg's Bergen (Tour E)

BERGEN, NORWAY

As we explore the modest house, we will wonder at the significance of the notes that once filled these rooms. The walls whisper stories of melodies that sprang from the heart and hands of an incredibly talented man.

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Norway In A Nutshell (Tour B)

FLAM, NORWAY

We wind our way up to the Hardangervidda Mountain plateau through several tunnels, over bridges and past thundering waterfalls. Narrow paths twist up the mountainsides, used by only the deftest goats, and beautiful vistas of the valley unfold below. At Myrdal, we change trains and head to Voss.

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Norway Old And New (Tour H)

BERGEN, NORWAY

Our tour will show us how the way people live in this part of Norway has changed dramatically during the last century. We will see this change vividly evident throughout the beautiful outskirts of Bergen in the fjord, lake and coastal districts.

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Hardangervidda Nature Centre (Tour A)

EIDFJORD, NORWAY

From the pier at Eidfjord – a tiny quaint village located at the head of the fjord, situated on moraines left behind after the Ice Age – we follow the Eid River, well known for salmon and trout fishing.

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Sima Power Plant & Kjeasen Mountain Farm (Tour B)

EIDFJORD, NORWAY

Sima Power Plant, situated at the end of the Hardangerfjord in Sima Valley, is the biggest power production unit in Norway, and it is open to the public. The production hall itself is situated 700 metres (2,300 feet) inside a mountain, and from there the production room is 200 metres (650 feet) long, 20 metres (65 feet) wide and 40 metres (130 feet) high.

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Scenic Drive to Osterbo Mountain Lodge (Tour A)

FLAM, NORWAY

We travel by coach from Flåm along the fjord, a branch of the lovely Sognefjord, to Aurland – a small yet thriving village, with a 13th century Gothic style church in the centre. From here we journey inland along the salmon river Aurland, past Vassbygda Lake.

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Fjord Kayaking (Tour F)

FLAM, NORWAY

This is a unique opportunity for a closer encounter with the Sognefjord! Figuring on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the Nærøyfjord is a spectacular fjord arm – part of the mighty Sognefjord – so narrow we will almost be able to touch the mountains on either side.

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Geilo & The Flam Railway (Tour G)

FLAM, NORWAY

We will start ascending the “Goat’s Back Mountain” from which we have breathtaking views of the Aurlandsfjord and its surrounding mountains. Proceeding through several tunnels we reach the highest point on this road – 1,158 metres (3,800 feet) above fjord level.

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Helicopter Flightseeing (Tour B)

ULVIK, NORWAY

This tour is for those of us searching for a dramatic way to view the utterly amazing fjordland scenery. Characterised as ‘Norway’s fruit garden’, the village of Ulvik is a well known tourist centre.

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