What to know about Norwegian Fjords.
A thousand-metre cliffs, twenty hours of daylight, and an itinerary you'll talk about for a decade.
The Norwegian fjords are the desk's pick for owners who have done every Mediterranean week. Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord are UNESCO World Heritage sites; the cliffs rise a thousand metres straight from the water; the midnight sun gives you twenty hours of usable light in June.
The week
Bergen → Sognefjord (Europe's longest) → Geiranger (Seven Sisters waterfall) → Ålesund → Trondheim. Two weeks lets you continue north to the Lofoten Islands and into the Arctic Circle.
Frequently asked.
When to charter the fjords?
June through August. Twenty-plus hours of daylight in midsummer; calm seas, cool air.
What does it cost?
Mid 55m explorer in July: €180,000–€280,000/wk base + APA 35%. Most yachts here are explorer-class (steel hull, ice-class).
Where to cruise?
Stavanger or Bergen as the staging port. The classic route: Geirangerfjord → Nærøyfjord → Sognefjord → Lofoten for the lights and the wildlife.