MS Midnatsol

Buffet-style breakfasts and lunches are served in the main dining room. Breakfasts include full English, Continental or Norwegian specialities of cold meats cheeses and fish. A typical Midnatsol lunch buffet offers a selection of salads, soup, fish, pate, hot and cold meats, vegetables and a good choice of desserts.

Dinner is a set meal with a soup or salad to start, a main course and dessert. The menu is posted each morning, although for an extra charge you can order from the a la carte menu the day before. This includes Norwegian dishes such as a starter of reindeer tartare, a reindeer steak for a main course, or a cheese plate instead of a dessert.

Up on deck 5, the Midtsommer Café is open 24 hours a day and offers pre-prepared snacks, pizzas cooked to order, burgers and hotdogs, although these are not included within the price of your cruise.

As Hurtigruten puts it, the ship’s entertainment comes courtesy of Mother Nature. This is what gives a cruise on the Midnatsol or any of its sister ships plying the Norwegian coastal route its special appeal. The ample observation decks cater to this, allowing passengers to immerse themselves in the scenery and atmosphere of this iconic coastline.

The Gulf Stream drives the warm waters from the Caribbean beyond the Faroe Islands and into the Norwegian Sea, warming the Norwegian coast so that it never freezes even above the Arctic Circle, allowing the Hurtigruten Cruises ships to operate all year round.

You can observe the spectacular Arctic scenery in the warmth of the Paradis Bar, which also has a dance floor and piano for evening entertainment. One of the delights of these cruises is that they are never out of sight of the land and there are many opportunities to stop and explore.