Travel Reference
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For the seven-day trip to Kirkenes, allow from $1,599 and up per person
based on double occupancy (includes three meals per day, taxes, and port
charges). Prices vary greatly depending on the season (highest June-July),
cabin, and type of ship. Their fleet includes those with a bit of brass built in
the 1960s, but the majority of the ships were built in the mid-1990s and later.
Shorter voyages are possible (including even just a day trip to one of the vil-
lages along the route). Cabins should be booked well in advance. Ship ser-
vices include a 24-hour cafeteria, a launderette on newer ships, and optional
port excursions. Check online for senior and off-season (Oct-March) specials
at
www.hurtigruten.com
.
CallHurtigruteninNewYork(UStel.866-552-0371)orinNorway(tel.81
00 30 30). For most travelers, the ride makes a great one-way trip, but a flight
back south is a logical last leg (rather than returning to Bergen by boat—a
12-day round-trip).
