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Thank you both for the advice. It's hard to find a good time for both fjords and northern lights. Guess I may just have to come back a few times. ;p

 

Fall.

The ships go into Hjørundfjorden until the end of October. You can be lucky and have lights late in August, September/October are definitely dark enough. If you want to go into Geiranger pick a late August departure (as late as possible), it's dark enough to see lights at the end of August (if you are lucky). KP4 yesterday... of course a KP-index of 4 doesn't help if it's too bright in July.

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You will be in fjords a good amount of a Hurtigruten cruise both going north and south...much more so that traditional cruise ships because of the small town/ports at which Hurtigruten stops which are not included on those cruise ships' route. You won't see a couple of the most spectacular of these (Trollfjord or Geirangerfjord) in the middle of the winter, but those are just a few hours out of the many that you will be traveling through Norwegian fjords with Hurtigruten, and I don't believe most other cruise ships include the Trollfjord at all.
Fall.

The ships go into Hjørundfjorden until the end of October. You can be lucky and have lights late in August, September/October are definitely dark enough. If you want to go into Geiranger pick a late August departure (as late as possible), it's dark enough to see lights at the end of August (if you are lucky). KP4 yesterday... of course a KP-index of 4 doesn't help if it's too bright in July.

 

Thanks, guys.

 

I am also leaning toward fall, most likely the last week of October since the timing and logistics will work out well. I normally don't mind rain or the cold but do have some concern that cloudy skies might hinder visibility. :confused:

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