In all the ships the lounges are also used by day travelers going from one local port to another. There are smoking and non-smoking lounges. The ships are decorated with watercolors, textiles, oil painting, wood-carvings and other art work from regional artists. Bring your camera, lots of film, and a pair of binoculars. Shipboard announcements are made in Norwegian and English.
Passengers are mostly European.
Ships do not have the usual toiletry amenities such as shampoo, shower cap, hand lotion, so bring your own. You can walk around the villages while the ship is loading and unloading cargo, or you can take optional shore excursions. For many of the excursions, you leave the ship by motorcoach and catch up with it at the next port. One highlight of an excursion while the ship stops at Trondheim is the Museum of Musical History at Ringve Manor, with a collection of antique musical instruments, which are not just on display but are played for you. Another excursion is to go by smaller boat to Svartisen, Norway s second largest glacier.