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We are planning a cruise for the month of July that will go to Copenhagen -> Norway -> Iceland -> Scotland -> England.    We have been on a Baltic cruise during the month of July but haven't been further north...yet.  So here's my question:  Knowing what you know about your experience sailing Norway & Iceland would you recommend an aft facing balcony or a balcony on the port/starboard?   I want us to enjoy our cruise to the fullest and to be able to enjoy the scenery but am wondering if we'll want the shelter of an aft facing balcony since we'll be quite far north?  In other words I want us to enjoy our balcony and the scenery and not feel like we're freezing!    

 

Thanks for your input!

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22 minutes ago, Triptkr said:

 I want us to enjoy our cruise to the fullest and to be able to enjoy the scenery

An aft balcony will be fine and probably better than balcony at port/starboard side - but to answer your question we need to know which ports of call - some ports there will be a nice scenery where you'll get the best view from the upper deck - other where there will be very little scenery and others where the aft balcony will be fine.

In general for the scenic Norwegian fjord sailings I'll prefer an upper deck in front of the ship.

 

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31 minutes ago, hallasm said:

An aft balcony will be fine and probably better than balcony at port/starboard side - but to answer your question we need to know which ports of call - some ports there will be a nice scenery where you'll get the best view from the upper deck - other where there will be very little scenery and others where the aft balcony will be fine.

In general for the scenic Norwegian fjord sailings I'll prefer an upper deck in front of the ship.

 

The ports are Haugesund, Kristiansand and Alesund.       

 

Also...is this a pretty chilly cruise?  What has been your experience?

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The Norwegian ports does not include scenic fjord sailing - aft balcony will be fine.

 

Temperature in Southern Norway in July historically is 21°/8° C (70° / 45° F)- but it can range from 10° to 30° C ( 50° to 86° F) during day time - expect temperature to be lower in Iceland - also very likely some rain.

Layers and wind breaker is the answer.

 

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