Making the most of Nordfjordeid Nordfjord
Use these notes to shape a realistic day ashore, then confirm any time-sensitive information for the date of your call.
Arriving at the port
Cruise ships anchor, then use a seawalk—a floating pier—for the walk ashore.
Nordjordeid is close enough to explore on foot from the port. Its old-town wooden houses line Eidsgata, which leads to the old church of 1849. Nearby the church,
At the national Norwegian Fjord Horse Center in Nordfjordeid, visitors can explore and meet the Fjord Horse.
Hornindalsvatnet, Europe's deepest lake at 514 m, is a 10-minute bus journey from the centre. Loen Skylift Cable Car carries visitors from the fjord to 1011 m, where the fjord landscape can be enjoyed from the restaurant table or out in the mountains.
Nordfjordeid's main sight is Myklebustskipet, Norway's largest known viking ship, displayed at Sagastad Vikingcenter only 10 minutes' walk from the Sea Walk. Believed to date from year 800, the vessel has been reconstructed at full size by local boatbuilders. Sagastad Center opens 08.30 a.m. to 16.30 p.m. every cruise day.
Money
Norway's currency is the Norwegian crown, or Norske krone, abbreviated kr. A 1/100th of a krone is an øre. 1.00 EUR equals about 9 NOK. Norway is among the world's most expensive countries.