| Sunday, 29 April, 2018 |
| We boarded about 20 minutes after the ship had docked… |
| Monday, 30 April, 2018 |
| Life on the Hurtigruten assumes a routine very quickly with a continuous conveyor belt of stunning scenery, ports stops and regular meals… |
| Tuesday, 01 May, 2018 |
| Overnight there were a couple of stops, but by the time we met for a late breakfast we were already approaching Kirkenes… |
| Wednesday, 02 May, 2018 |
| After breakfast there was the impressive, if quite ugly, view of the Arctic gas plant on the outskirts of Hammerfest before we arrived in the town… |
| Thursday, 03 May, 2018 |
| Several stops during the night, and in the morning we awoke docked at Harstad… |
| Friday, 04 May, 2018 |
| Breakfast and then shortly afterwards we reached the Arctic Circle… |
| Saturday, 05 May, 2018 |
| We awoke to a damp Trondheim and an almost empty ship… |
| Sunday, 06 May, 2018 |
| Overnight the ship went through open seas and round the Vestkapp, or West Cape, an area of sea prone to storms… |
| Monday, 07 May, 2018 |
| After breakfast it was time to checkout and start the long journey back home… |