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achay Mar 17th, 2019 07:53 AM

Ponant Le Bellot for fjords cruise
 
We are interested in a small ship cruise of the Norwegian fjords in 2020, 8 days. We're looking at Ponant / Le Bellot because they sail in April / May. Having never done a small ship cruise I'd appreciate any feedback on cruising the fjords in general and this cruise line / ship in particular. Thanks in advance.

thursdaysd Mar 17th, 2019 08:02 AM

It would help if you provided a link to the cruise you are considering - I can't find it with a quick look at the relevant website. I did Bergen to Kirkenes on Hurtigruten, which is not a cruise company per se. I was very pleased with the trip.

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HappyTrvlr Mar 17th, 2019 11:37 AM

Ponant is a good , somewhat upscale cruise line, French owned ships. We prefer sailing on small ships however we sailed with 350 passengers on a Hurtigruten cruise up the whole coast of Norway including fjords and it was excellent.

achay Mar 17th, 2019 02:32 PM

Here's the link: https://us.ponant.com/cruises/northe...-4#LE%20BELLOT

Quite a bit more expensive than Hurtigruten as you can see.

thursdaysd Mar 17th, 2019 02:43 PM

I already found that website. What I didn't find was the specific cruise.

achay Mar 18th, 2019 06:38 AM

I tried the link; you have to scroll to the top of the page. The tour is called Norwegian Treasures. Sorry for the confusion!

thursdaysd Mar 18th, 2019 07:11 AM

Interesting, that link gets me to the specific cruise on my iPad, but not on my desktop!

I don't care for the itinerary - not enough fjords - nothing north of Alesund. If you want to go to Copenhagen either fly there or take an overnight ferry from Oslo, getting to Oslo by the NiN or a train from Bergen. It's just a distraction if what you really want is the Norwegian coast.


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