Hurtigruten Diary Day 6: A visit to Norway's North Cape in the polar night. Today's itinerary was built around the stop at Honningsvåg and the trip to Nordkapp, easily the most popular excursion of ...
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Day 4: Into the Arctic, Bodø to Lofoten
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Day 3: Cargo Operations in Trondheim
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Day 2: A Stormy Day at Sea
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Day 1: All Aboard! Boarding the Hurtigruten
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