Loen Skylift, Olden, Nordfjord. Then Scenic Cruising. Sky Princess Fjords Cruise April/May 2024

Day 5 of our Sky Princess Norwegian Fjords Cruise. We go up the Loen Skylift, for some Magnificent Views over the Nordfjord. We enjoy the hot tub onboard Sky, with a glass of Prosecco at the Retreat Pool. We sail away past Fred Olsen's Balmoral, and enjoy some awesome scenic cruising out into the sea, before finishing our night with Cocktails and Jazz in Take 5 Jazz Lounge. April/May 2024.

[@bkyama007]

Compliments on the video of the fantastic scenery! May I ask what camera equipment you used for those shots atop the mountain sky tram? So beautiful. The wife and I will also cruise Norway fjords in Sept 2024 and hope the weather is as good as your trip! Thanks!

[@richandsuzcruise]

Sorry for the slow reply, we've been away this week. I just use a DJI Action 4 for most of the filming, and Samsung S21 for still shots. We hope you enjoy the Fjords as much as we did, every day was beautiful scenery. And also hope you're as lucky with the weather!

[@pauleapo]

Hi Rich & Suz, thanks for another great video, how accessible is the skylift; for say mobility scooter/wheelchair?

[@richandsuzcruise]

The limiting factor here could be the bus you take to the skylift. Im pretty certain they will be able to stow a wheelchair for sure, but the Skylift and the associated buildings are accessible by ramp and lifts where required.

[@andyoliver297]

just to ask how many formal night did they have on your cruise , we are on this cruise in july, looks amazing , did you try all the MDR if so which would you recommend, and a last question did you try the specially dining thank you

[@richandsuzcruise]

Hi there, we had 2 formal nights,.We did all 3 MDR twice, overall we preferred the Estrella, but it was mainly because we had better service in there both times we went. We did Sabatini's, which we enjoyed, but its a lot of food and quite slow, so be prepared to spend an evening there.. We also did both casual options, had pizza at Alfredo's and sushi at Ocean Terrace, and we enjoyed both of those. We didn't do Rudi's or Crown Grill, we just ran out of time! Hope you have a fantastic cruise, we loved the ship and the itinerary.

[@sheilaUK]

Hi Rich and Suz, yet another great video - thank you so much for posting it. I will be in Olden on Sky Princess in a couple of weeks and would love to do the skylift, but, like you, would rather wake up and see what the weather is like - I see online it opens at 9am - what time did you buy your tickets in order to get the shuttle bus? I am assuming you got a really early start to avoid the queues? I have a bit of a mobility issue so wondering how much walking is involved from the Shuttle to the lift? thank you so much. Sheila

[@richandsuzcruise]

Hi Sheila! Suz here! We got up "nice" and early at 7am for breakfast and went off the ship about 8:15 and bought our tickets at 8:25. The ticket office is right outside the ship in a little portacabin type thing. There's no walking to the bus as it picks you up and drops you off right outside the ship. At Loen there's a little bit of a walk and some stairs but there is a lift too. I have a mild mobility issue and didn't find it too bad but was a little wary underfoot on the snow. There are some tarmaced paths at the top too which makes walking a little easier. You're going later in the season so there will be less snow (hopefully) but potential for more visitors, so early is better.

[@sheilaUK]

Thank you so much Suz x