Norway Does Not Do Small Scale.
Seven nights on Sky Princess through Hardangerfjord, Sognefjord, and Bergen. Good ship. Good company. July 8–15, 2028.
The Hardangerfjord walls rise straight out of the water. The Sognefjord runs 127 miles inland and drops 4,300 feet at its deepest point. Bergen sits at the foot of seven mountains and smells like salt and cold rain.
This is a 7-night group sailing on Sky Princess departing Southampton on July 8, 2028. Day 3 is a full day of scenic cruising through the Hardangerfjord. Day 4 we dock at Skjolden for access to the Sognefjord. Day 5 is Nordfjordeid. Day 6 is Bergen. Day 7 is open sea. Day 8 we're back in Southampton.
No mandatory group dinners. No mixers. No itinerary within the itinerary. You come on this trip because the fjords are extraordinary and the company makes them better.
Norway is one of the most genuinely welcoming countries you can visit. You will not spend this trip calculating anything.
What This Is
The Route
Day 1 / Saturday, Jul 8 / Southampton, England / Depart 4:00 PM
Day 2 / Sunday, Jul 9 / At Sea
Day 3 / Monday, Jul 10 / Hardangerfjord Scenic Cruising, Norway / 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Day 4 / Tuesday, Jul 11 / Skjolden / Sognefjord, Norway / 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Day 5 / Wednesday, Jul 12 / Nordfjordeid, Norway / 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Day 6 / Thursday, Jul 13 / Bergen, Norway / 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Day 7 / Friday, Jul 14 / At Sea
Day 8 / Saturday, Jul 15 / Southampton, England / Arrive 7:00 AM
Sky Princess
Royal-class. 3,660 guests. Launched 2019.
Sky Princess sails with Princess's MedallionClass system, which means your stateroom unlocks as you approach, ordering anything to anywhere on the ship is a few taps, and finding your travel companions takes seconds.
Dining runs from the main dining rooms to Crown Grill steakhouse and Sabatini's Italian Trattoria. Movies Under the Stars plays on the pool deck. The Princess Theater runs Broadway-style productions nightly. The Piazza is the social heart of the ship, open all day.
This is not a small ship. It is a well-run one.
One strong recommendation: add Princess Plus or Princess Premier to your fare. Plus covers drinks, Wi-Fi, and crew appreciation at $65 per person per day. Premier upgrades to premium drinks and specialty dining at $100 per person per day. Either one changes the math significantly on what you spend onboard.
Norway is one of the most genuinely welcoming countries you can visit.
You will not spend this trip calculating anything.
What It Costs
Interior cabin: From $1,499 per person
Balcony: From $1,729 per person
Mini-Suite: From $2,489 per person
All fares are per person based on double occupancy, cruise fare only. Port fees, taxes, and airfare are additional.
Princess Plus — Add $65 per person per day
Includes 15 drinks per day (up to $15 each), unlimited specialty coffees and teas, up to 12 bottles of water per day, 4 casual dining meals, OceanNow delivery fee waived, room service included, Wi-Fi for 1 device, and crew appreciation.
Princess Premier — Add $100 per person per day
Includes unlimited drinks (up to $20 each), unlimited specialty coffees and teas, up to 12 bottles of water per day, unlimited casual dining, unlimited specialty dining, OceanNow delivery fee waived, room service included, Wi-Fi for 4 devices, up to $300 shore excursion credit, unlimited professional photos plus 3 prints, and reserved theater seating.
Both packages apply to guests 1 and 2 in the stateroom and must be purchased at least 4 days before departure for the lower price.
Other cabin categories and single supplement pricing available on request.
Exclusive Offer
How This Works
This is a group sailing, not a group tour. You book your own cabin. You eat where you want, when you want. You do the shore excursions that interest you.
What you get is a group of people who already understand each other, traveling to the same extraordinary place at the same time. Some nights you'll find each other at dinner. Some shore days you'll end up on the same dock. Most of the time you'll do exactly what you'd do anyway, except the people around you are your kind of people.
That's the whole program.
Who's Behind This Trip
I'm Michael Beaver, a CLIA Master Cruise Counselor and General Manager of Expedia Cruises NorthShore. Travel with the Beav is my practice, and group sailings like this one are built the same way I build every trip: around what actually makes a destination worth going to, for the people who are actually going.
Norway's fjords are the real thing. Sky Princess is the right ship for them. I've put this sailing together because I wanted to go, and I wanted good company for it.
Questions before you fill out the form? Book a 30-minute call.