Ocean Discovery – Stavanger, Bergen & Tromso

About this cruise

If you've got 12 nights to work with, this sailing from Southampton on September 24, 2028 through Stavanger, Bergen and Tromsø, with additional stops along the Northern Europe & Scandinavia is genuinely one of the better ways to spend them. A few ports come in quick succession, which is great for sightseeing but means you'll appreciate the sea days when they arrive. Deep fjords, tiny fishing villages, and the kind of scenery that looks better in person than in photos. Don't rush through Alta, which is known as Northern Lights capital of the Arctic. Around 9 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. There are 13 restaurants on Norwegian Star, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 12 nights. There are enough performances, events, and social mixers on a cruise this length that you couldn't do them all if you tried. And that's a good problem. Southampton itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. The autumn timing is underrated too. Good weather, calmer seas, and a more relaxed ship. All told, 7 ports across 12 nights covers a lot.