A cruise ship alongside at Skjolden in summer sunshine, seen from the village: steep green fjord walls on both sides, the Lustrafjord running out towards blue mountains, and red-tiled rooftops in the foreground

A cruise ship alongside at Skjolden in summer sunshine beneath steep green fjord walls

Sognefjord · Norway

The fjord ends here. The mountains begin.

All 205 km of the Sognefjord end at this quay. Twenty minutes by coach, your guests stand under Jotunheimen, the highest mountains in Northern Europe.

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205 kmFjord to the berth: The whole Sognefjord, sailed in and out.
127.5 mCruise pier: 12 m alongside. Ships to 400 m LOA and 12 m draft.
2,000Lower berths at anchor: Tender pier 600 m from the anchorage.
5,500Lower berths per day: Pier and anchorage combined. Capped on purpose.
10 → 9 hCall length → ashore: The recommended call. 19 coaches staged on the quay at once.
67Calls confirmed for 2027: Bookings confirmed as far ahead as 2033.

All guest figures are lower berths. Confirmed bookings only. Excludes cancelled and provisional calls.

20 min by coach to the mountains Turtagrø, 884 m, the alpine basecamp under the Hurrungane in Jotunheimen.
1,100 m 40 minutes up The coach parks at the Oscarshaug viewpoint, the Hurrungane wall across the valley.
4.8 / 5 from 32 guest reviews Holland America, «Sognefjell Mountain Scenery», July 2026.