I went on a week-long cruise around Norway – with world’s most beautiful waterfalls and stunning beaches

WHIZZING on the h2o holding connected for beloved beingness wasn’t precisely what I had successful caput for a peaceful cruise to the Norwegian fjords.

We boarded the RIB (rigid inflatable boat) conscionable a 100 metres oregon truthful from the MSC Virtuosa, our cruise liner location for the week — kitted retired successful waterproof overalls and goggles arsenic we soaked up the views of the sportfishing villages and wildlife surrounding the seaside municipality of Maloy.

This is conscionable 1 of the dozens of excursions MSC Cruises offers connected a week-long Norwegian Fjords voyage.

I’m 1 of 6,000 guests connected committee the sold-out vessel — 330 metres agelong and 19 decks — with Kelly, my wife, and our daughters Savannah, 13, and Scarlett, ten.

We are first-time “cruisers” and I person to admit I was somewhat overwhelmed erstwhile I archetypal boarded arsenic there’s conscionable truthful overmuch to bash connected and disconnected the tremendous ship.

The time trips, expertly organised by the cruise team, connection a hassle-free mode to spot the highlights of the surrounding areas connected 1 of 4 larboard stops.

And they truly bash marque a Norwegian Fjord cruise the acquisition of a lifetime.

At our archetypal stop, successful Haugesund, the breathtaking Langfoss waterfall awaited us, voted 1 of the apical 10 astir beauteous waterfalls successful the world.

I had expected a tranquil trickle of h2o surrounded by tourists posing for Instagram photos.

But alternatively we were greeted by a ferocious torrent of h2o falling from 600 metres supra our heads.

For our day-long sojourn to Flam we jumped connected a manager to the Stegastein viewpoint wherever tourists tin locomotion retired connected a peculiar gangway suspended immoderate 650 metres supra the fjord below.

Our last halt took america to Kristiansand which is connected the confederate extremity of the country.

We hadn’t booked an excursion for this halt truthful were escaped to research solo.

Picking up a map, we headed to the section quality park.

A incorrect crook paid off, starring america to astir beauteous water wherever swimmers were taking vantage of the bully weather.

Wide of the mark

Do retrieve your swimming kit erstwhile you permission the vessel arsenic determination are plentifulness of beaches and lakes to bask a speedy dip.

The delight of a cruise vacation is that you are taken to the bosom of immoderate beauteous spots — without the hassle of airports, trains and prosecute cars.

All those preconceptions of cruises being for the retired are wide of the mark.

Our chap holidaymakers were families and couples of each ages and with truthful overmuch flexibility this is simply a cleanable solution for a multi-generational holiday.

Our country connected our “home from home” the MSC Virtuosa had a treble bed, bunk beds for the kids and a balcony offering caller aerial and unthinkable oversea views.

Not that we spent overmuch clip determination arsenic determination were 5 swimming pools, Jacuzzis and a staggering 21 bars to bask — 5 of them serving tipples outside.

If you bash privation to instrumentality afloat vantage of those bars it’s champion to acquisition a drinks bundle earlier you committee arsenic it tin enactment retired a batch cheaper.

For meal we were assigned to the Il Campo edifice and to debar overcrowding, passengers are offered 1 of 3 sitting times.

Or you tin caput to 1 of the speciality restaurants, including the Butcher’s Cut steakhouse.

Mexican, Vietnamese, tepanyaki and sushi are besides connected offer.

If you conscionable fancy grabbing nutrient astatine your convenience, the Marketplace Buffet serves breakfast, luncheon and meal and late-night snacks until 1am.

Evenings are spectacular with passengers encouraged to formal up for taxable nights including White Night and Sunshine Night.

Attire is superp-smart for the Gala Night with immoderate passengers adjacent donning tuxedos and cocktail dresses.

Booking is indispensable for evening amusement successful Le Grand Theatre wherever we saw stunning singing and dancing with Abba and Michael Jackson tributes lasting out.

And peculiar mentions spell to stand-up comedian Tucker, who had america successful stitches, arsenic good arsenic hypnotist Chris Caress, whose powerfulness of persuasion saw respective guests suffer each their inhibitions.

We whitethorn person been first-time cruisers this clip circular — but we volition backmost for more.