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Fjord day cruises from Bergen

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Hi. We'll be in Bergen for a few days in August. We will do the Norway in a Nutshell (starting and ending in Bergen) one day and would like to take a day cruise on another day. I see a couple of options from Rodne:
Fjordcruise Bergen-Mostraumen - https://rodne.no/en/fjordcruise/fjord-cruise-to-mostraumen/
Hardangerfjord Express Boat (Day trip to Rosendal) - https://rodne.no/en/fjordcruise/fjord-cruise-to-hardanger/

Have you taken either or both of these? Any recommendations on which might be better? The scenery on the cruise to Mostraumen looks more dramatic (from the pictures on their website), but you stay on the boat the entire time. The trip to Hardangerfjord looks like it covers more open water, but you get the chance to visit the village before heading back.

Thanks in advance for any insights you can provide.

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We did the Rodne Mostraumen cruise last July 2023. Perfect for us as we did not want a full day excursion. The scenery met my expectations, beautiful, more dramatic than I expected. We had light rain, but it did not take away any of the enjoyment. All very professional, well run tour. Some commentary. You can sit or move around the boat. We stood in the front for portions - nice wind blown experiences!

I can’t compare with NiN as we did the train portion only, no fjord cruise. My feeling is that the fjord portions of NiN are more dramatic than Rodne’s Mostraumen, but as we didn’t do that NiN tour, my thoughts are only due to my (extensive) research. Similarly, considered Hardangerfjord, but didn’t want to risk a day trip with village outing if there was rain.

I should indicate that I am not a “see the landscape” oriented traveler. We prefer exploring an area to riding past it by train, car, or boat. This is not everyone’s preference. We didn’t have the time to extend days on NiN to include stops and hiking, so decided to forgo a very long day on NiN including seeing the fjord and additional mountain scenery (wonderful, I know). Our goal was Bergen where we hiked, saw composer Grieg’s Troldhaugen, art museums, historic wharf, etc. Others priorities may be very different - especially in a country like Norway with its gorgeous landscapes and fjords.

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