Excellent video, andmost of all, thank you for choosing a norwegian based and operated cruise liner . I wish everyone did the same, mostly to save our wonderfull fjords from international cruiseliner with ships that are polluting way too much . So this is an excellent video for showing how you can travel and experience our wonderful fjords with vessesl that are enviromental friendlier than large cruiseliners . THank You :)
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I would never board one of those monstrous cruise liners. Frankly I think they should be kept out of the fjords.
@Thomas_Heinonen
Жыл бұрын
@@TravelObscurer Some restrictions are on its way, but even in a small goverment like ours, it takes too long time. I wish people in general would be more aware of traveling more eco friendly.
@davidaarthur
Жыл бұрын
The Norwegian coast is such a fascinating blend of remote, yet highly developed.
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Yes, it's now hard to imagine how different it was before Norway discovered oil.
@sognsvann3
Жыл бұрын
85 % of us norwegians live within 10 km from saltwater.
@BjornFree
Жыл бұрын
@@TravelObscurerWhy do you think it was different before?
@rogerbird380
Жыл бұрын
Another fantastic video. I could watch this beautiful coastline all day.
@karenmacleod6816
Жыл бұрын
Glad to see you and your mom Rosemary. My daughter and I (i'm 78) always enjoy your productions. While all around us go south, we always go north!
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Yes, we both identify with the attraction of the north!
@heatherydew3361
4 ай бұрын
Visiting Svalbard is my dream, hoping to fulfill it next year for my 50th ❤ This trip looks amazing, thanks for sharing it.
@TravelObscurer
4 ай бұрын
What a wonderful way to celebrate your 50th!!
@MargretWüthrich-f6x
Жыл бұрын
On the same trip like you. thanks for the beautyful pictures....
@adrianburn7178
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for another wonderful video. What a great way to recuperate from heart surgery!
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Yes indeed, Thought we would have to cancel up until about 2 weeks before.
@faithandhope7133
Жыл бұрын
I hope you have had a smooth recovery after your surgery. This looks so peaceful.
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Yes, I'm recovering well.
@faithandhope7133
Жыл бұрын
@@TravelObscurer Outstanding 🙌🏽🥳
@evabalga6133
Жыл бұрын
This to me is the most breathtaking scenery. Thank you for sharing.
@Markmeister1989
Жыл бұрын
Amazing seeing this from your perspective since i was working on board at the time. Great video!
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Thank you to you and all your colleagues for creating such an amazing experience for everyone on board. Glad you enjoyed the film Mark 🙂
@KJ6JCKPDX
10 ай бұрын
We took the same cruise in Sept 2023 and it was exactly as you pictured it. A great cruise that I highly recommend to everyone.
@veronicaroach3667
Жыл бұрын
Glad Mum had a good trip too ! Thank you for your video - a fantastic journey !
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Veronica. Yes, mum would do it all over again tomorrow!
@ChrisH-1952
Жыл бұрын
Very well presented and edited travelogue. I very much enjoyed watching and will seek out your other videos.
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@leegendreau3848
10 ай бұрын
Beautiful scenery
@HavePension-WillTravel
Жыл бұрын
Recognised many places from Hurtigruten's coastal express and I really love that you took your mum with you. Best wishes for the future.
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Wendy!
@cv5w
Жыл бұрын
Amazing filmography!
@alandyer910
Жыл бұрын
I’ve sailed on the Trollfjord several times on the coastal express route Bergen to Kirkenes. It was always my favourite ship in the Hurtigruten fleet. Great to see it back in service on the sailings to Svalbard. Thank you!
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
It's a great ship - with a top class crew.
@yvonnelessick9880
Жыл бұрын
Must. Be. Very. Nice. To. Have. A job. On. This. Ship. I. Suppose. One. Will. Have. To. Speak. Norwegian. I. Had. A. School. Friend. In. Kenya. In. Late. 1960,s. Fascinating. Country. It. Seems
@hauer54
Жыл бұрын
Amazingly compiled. Did the fabulous Hurtigruten Classic Voyage twice and a separate trip by air to Svalbard. Thank you for this wonderful video!
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great feedback.
@annealexander6890
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic! We were on the Svalbard Express north with you (and south after you went on your next adventure) - it was amazing to relive those days through your video, and to see the incredible things you got to see during your time in Svalbard. Thank you for this beautiful travelogue!
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback! It was a wonderful trip.
@milindabhyankar5219
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Just returned from Norway. Pls keep posting...
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
I will! Thank you so much for watching!
@JimmyArcanum
6 ай бұрын
thanks for sharing this was wonderful!
@TravelObscurer
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great feedback.
@alexandersunter4899
Жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to watch more of your videos.
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@hildehohne8628
Жыл бұрын
What a wonderful and sympathetic video. Hurtigruten and Svalbard are on my bucking list, but like so many other things I won't be able to afford them. Remains only to watch longing videos. I also like the beautiful pronunciation.
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Hilde🙂
@prayashgiria
Жыл бұрын
Love your videos! Hope you’ve been recovering well from surgery :)
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes, recovery going well so far. Glad to be alive.
@marjazadow2501
Жыл бұрын
Great video, would love to see this all one day. 🇨🇦
@loki7441
Жыл бұрын
Lucky to travel a similar route and oat a the same time of the year, but from Southampton on the Queen Victoria. It was a beautiful two weeks. The Weather was mixed but as we rounded the North Cape, the sun was out and the whole cliff stood out in grey and green almost a 3D effect. A beautiful country, and the people we met were friendly. Hoping to return there next year.
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
You were lucky to get sunshine at the North Cape!
@ztmsl
Жыл бұрын
Great travelogue. Enjoyed it a lot! Well told.
@chriswilliams6568
Жыл бұрын
My goodness, loved everything about this. Your choice of cruise line, the destination and ports, the music, your narration and the beautiful photography. I will share with friends. You are a most gifted blogger and it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you so much. We are booked on a 16 day cruise on a Princess ship for June 14, 2024 round trip Southampton which goes to the top of Norway. This is the 4 th year we have had this booked, each year cancelled due to Covid and this year due to funds. So fingers crossed for 2024. We live in Vancouver but from the UK originally, so will visit family in the UK prior to cruise. I would love to try Hurtigruten but they are very expensive. Thanks for the video. Regards from Vancouver. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for kind words Chris. Hope your 2024 trip goes ahead. Regards to Vancouver - it's a while since I've visited.
@jkuo5150
11 ай бұрын
I will be taking this cruise route to Kirkenes. Looking forward to it.
@paulbriggs3072
6 ай бұрын
Good for you for taking your mom!
@TravelObscurer
6 ай бұрын
It's a mutual collaboration - mum helps with the cost whilst I do all the organising and carry the luggage. Works well!
@sivayamsiva9343
Жыл бұрын
Very impressive swalbard trip experience, really enjoyable thanks for sharing wonderful video and useful detailed information congratulations 👌
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@alexandersunter4899
Жыл бұрын
Good choice of music.
@beazleteats4031
Жыл бұрын
Great video mate...G'day from Sydney Australia.
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! G'day back to you from Scotland
@1MrErling
Жыл бұрын
Great! Thanks
@murmulefy
11 ай бұрын
❤
@aRVeesBlog
Жыл бұрын
wow very nice content friend
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@aRVeesBlog
Жыл бұрын
@@TravelObscurer you’re welcome
@203deepak
Жыл бұрын
Hi Johnathan Excellent video....Mindblowing visulas... was just wondering how cold was it in Longyerbean ??
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. It was between 10 and 13 degrees centigrade. Warmer than it should be in July.
@surjyakar6852
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Loved it. Just that the background music was a bit too overpowering.
@user-zq1cq7nn5q
7 ай бұрын
Hi. I'm not a robot.
@PaulGodfrey
Жыл бұрын
Lovely video. I was on Hurtigruten this May. Would love to go again.
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
They are hard to beat aren't they?!
@freeagent8225
Жыл бұрын
Not the same as the MS Norsel😅.
@Dan-fo9dk
9 ай бұрын
A very well made video....but there are a couple of things I would like to point out. You could maybe made it clearer that the cruise you took ....and that ship....are not a part of the coastal express which ships are in fixed scheduled traffic along the coast ....and the route is called hurtigruta or hurtigruten (the original old naming of the fast route). In 2005 merged the three last companies, that run the coastal express route, into one company ....and named it Hurtigruten. Hence a name they just stole from the naming of the route. That is like a potato farmer who establish a company and nick the word potato and call his company Potato ....and no one else can thereafter use the word potato. Even the state authority pretend as nothing and suddenly has renamed the route to kystruten ( coastal route). I'm not happy with that the iconic route's name hurtigruta has been stolen like in this case. The company Hurtigruten run 7 of the 11 ships that serves now in the coastal express route. The new Norwegian company Havila run the 4 other ships. You showed one of the Havila ships arriving at the port in Stokmarknes. The ship you travelled with, MS Trollfjord, plus 2 other ships that was earlier in the coastal express traffic ....has now been moved over to the other company Hurtigruten Cruises. In additions they have 3 new builds. These ships do only expeditionary cruises ....and hence has nothing with the coastal express route (hurtigruta) to do. But they carry the same logo and "uniform" of colours. When it comes to the hurtigrute museum in Stokmarknes then things went a little wrong for you. You mixed up the old DS Finnmarken ( DS = steam ship .....build in 1912) with it's newer replacement of MS Finnmarken ( MS = motor ship ......build in 1956 ). So the ship which is exhibited is the newer MS Finnmarken that was in traffic until 1993. The older DS Finnmarken was in traffic from 1912 to 1956 ...and then was replaced... After a couple of other Norwegian owners was it sold in 1960 to the Netherlands for scrapping. Already before it was sold the 1. class smoking lounge was taken out and placed on the maritime museum in Bergen....were it still are to be found. By a random luck the remains of ships lounge and command bridge was found in a forest in the Netherlands. The remains was brought to Norway / Stokmarknes were a long process of renovating that to the original look. These are exhibited but stand as separate objects ....and not onboard the newer MS Finnmarken.
@TravelObscurer
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback. I've taken the standard coastal express B-K route twice and am very lucky to be going again in February (and filming).
@DianeDinnigan
Жыл бұрын
Chances are you have Raynauds Syndrome. The white finger in the cold. It's not life threatening.
@TravelObscurer
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I do have mild Raynaud's syndrome. Rarely in summer though.
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