The contrasts are stunning, regardless of the season in which you choose to travel. If the conditions are right, you'll see the green, shimmering Northern Lights against the black winter sky. White gulls sitting on red fishermen's cabins. Sheer, black cliffs topped by dazzling white snow. Lush, summer meadows and bare, grey rocks. Days which never end. Memories that never fade.

The Norwegian Coastal Voyage is two people saying goodbye on the quayside. Three courses on the table. Four pallets of soft drinks on the fork-lift truck. Five degrees to starboard on the bridge. Six cameras swinging on the deck. The seven peaks of the Seven Sisters mountains on the Helgeland coast.

The Norwegian Coastal Voyage is the large, cultural cities of Bergen and Trondheim and the weather-beaten villages of Vardo and Vadso. The lively nightlife in Tromso and the peace and quiet of Risoyhamn.The winter in Kirkenes and the spring in Kristiansund. A slow, winding tour through the impenetrable archipelago and the vast horizon above the never - ending sea.

You'll gaze at the sunset and the uninhabited islands in the west, and see the bright, glowing lights of the busyfishing ports to the east.You'll marvel at the cleft in Torghatten and wonder at the fantastic, narrow Trollfjord.You'll almost be able to touch the shore along Raftsundet, enjoy the fantastic view of the cliffs and peaks of Lofoten, and revel in the wild and majestic mountains along the coast of Finnmark.

There's something happening all the time... even though not much happens at all. At a speed of 16 knots, you'll have time to enjoy the trip, make new friends and ponder all the things you see along this beautiful stretch of coastline.

The 'World's Most Beautiful Voyage' is not just a phrase someone invented - it was simply someone stating a fact.