When is the best time to go on a cruise around Norway?

Q When would you suggest is the best time of year to go on a Hurtigruten cruise along the coast of Norway?

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We would ideally like to see the Northern Lights.

Ken R

A In short: late February/early March, or late October/early November. But before I explain why, allow me to provide some background. Hurtigruten means “express route” and is the name of one of the companies sailing north from Bergen along the coast of Norway, all the way around the North Cape headland and terminating at Kirkenes, close to the Russian border.