Sortland (Langoya Island, Norway)
Cruise Port schedule, live map, terminals, news
Region
Baltic - Norwegian Fjords - Russia
Local Time
12:32 20 Feb 2019
Coordinates
68.69944 N, 15.42094 E
Sortland is a port town on Langoya Island in Nordland, Norway. The municipality is part of the traditional region of Vesteralen Islands. The town has population around 10,000 and is the municipality's administrative centre. Other towns in Sortland municipality are Bo, Holand, Holmstad, Sigerfjord, Strand, Liland. The Norwegian Coast Guard has its base Kystvaktskvadron Nord in Sortland.
- In 1997, Sortland was given the town status. It is Vesteralen's biggest town and commercial centre. It is located close to Sortland Bridge (opened in 1975, length 948 m / 3110 ft) that connects Langoya Island and Hinnoya by road.
- Important for Sortland (although not part of the municipality) are the Andoy Bridge (between Andoya and Hinnoya, opened 1974, length 750 m / 2460 ft), Hadsel Bridge (between Langoya and Boroya, opened 1978 , length 1011 m / 3317 ft).
- Ryggedalstunnelen (Ryggedal Tunnel, aka Bo Tunnel) has length 1612 m (5290 ft) and was opened 1980.
- Most settlements of the municipality are linked with roads. Highway 85 from the east comes in Kvaefjord Strand through Long Vassdalen. The section between Melbu and Sortland is part of Road 82 that continues to Andoya Island via Sortland Bridge. The only part of the municipality that doesn't have road access is Eidsfjord (on Langoya Island's west coast).
The following YouTube video shows Sortland Harbour, where cruise ships dock.
Sortland cruise terminal
Sortland is one of the ferry ports along the "Express Route" - Norway's Government subsidized "Norwegian Coastal Express". This is a regularly scheduled passenger and cargo shipping service in Norway. The "ferry and cruise" itinerary is between two turnaround ports - Bergen (southmost) and Kirkenes (northmost). It connects a total of 34 ports, which are Norwegian communities without any road or air access.
Since January 2021, Norway's coastal ferry service is operated by two companies - Hurtigruten (7 ships) and Havila Shipping (4 ships)..Norwegian Government's annual subsidy for the ferry service is around USD 100 million.
The list of all ports along the northboaund "Norwegian Coastal Express" itinerary includes Bergen (turnaround port), Alesund, Floro, Geiranger (Stranda), Maloy (Vagsoy), Molde, Torvik (Heroy, Leinoya Island), Kristiansund, Rorvik (Vikna), Trondheim, Bodo, Bronnoysund (Bronnoy), Nesna, Ornes (Meloy), Sandnessjoen (Alstahaug), Stamsund (Vestvagoy Island), Svolvaer (Vagan, Austvagoya Island), Trollfjorden (Hadsel), Finnsnes (Lenvik), Harstad (Hinnoya Island), Risoyhamn (Andoy Island), Skjervoy, Sortland (Langoya Island), Stokmarknes (Hadseloya Island), Tromso, Berlevag, Hammerfest, Honningsvag (Mageroya Island, Nordkapp / North Cape), Kjollefjord (Lebesby), Mehamn (Gamvik), Oksfjord (Loppa), Batsfjord, Vardo (Vardoya Island), Kirkenes (turnaround port).
The Hurtigruten ship call is at 12:30 noon (on the southbound roure) and at 3 pm (on the northbound route).
Port Sortland cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Sortland, Langoya Island, Norway. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.
| Day | Ship | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 February, 2019 Friday |  MS Spitsbergen | ||
| 1 February, 2019 Friday | MS Polarlys | ||
| 2 February, 2019 Saturday | MS Nordlys | ||
| 2 February, 2019 Saturday | MS Lofoten | ||
| 3 February, 2019 Sunday | MS Richard With | ||
| 3 February, 2019 Sunday | MS Nordkapp | ||
| 4 February, 2019 Monday | MS Nordnorge | ||
| 4 February, 2019 Monday | MS Finnmarken | ||
| 5 February, 2019 Tuesday | MS Polarlys | ||
| 5 February, 2019 Tuesday | MS Trollfjord | ||
| 5 February, 2019 Tuesday | MS Finnmarken | ||
| 6 February, 2019 Wednesday | MS Lofoten | ||
| 6 February, 2019 Wednesday | MS Kong Harald | ||
| 7 February, 2019 Thursday | MS Vesteralen | ||
| 7 February, 2019 Thursday | MS Richard With | ||
| 8 February, 2019 Friday | MS Spitsbergen | ||
| 8 February, 2019 Friday | MS Nordnorge | ||
| 9 February, 2019 Saturday | MS Nordlys | ||
| 9 February, 2019 Saturday | MS Trollfjord | ||
| 9 February, 2019 Saturday | MS Finnmarken | ||
| 10 February, 2019 Sunday | MS Nordkapp | ||
| 10 February, 2019 Sunday | MS Kong Harald | ||
| 11 February, 2019 Monday | MS Vesteralen | ||
| 11 February, 2019 Monday | MS Finnmarken | ||
| 11 February, 2019 Monday |  AIDAaura | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| 12 February, 2019 Tuesday | MS Spitsbergen | ||
| 12 February, 2019 Tuesday | MS Polarlys | ||
| 13 February, 2019 Wednesday | MS Nordlys | ||
| 13 February, 2019 Wednesday | MS Lofoten | ||
| 14 February, 2019 Thursday | MS Richard With | ||
| 14 February, 2019 Thursday | MS Nordkapp | ||
| 15 February, 2019 Friday | MS Nordnorge | ||
| 15 February, 2019 Friday | MS Finnmarken | ||
| 16 February, 2019 Saturday | MS Trollfjord | ||
| 16 February, 2019 Saturday | MS Polarlys | ||
| 17 February, 2019 Sunday | MS Lofoten | ||
| 17 February, 2019 Sunday | MS Kong Harald | ||
| 18 February, 2019 Monday | MS Vesteralen | ||
| 18 February, 2019 Monday | MS Richard With | ||
| 19 February, 2019 Tuesday | MS Spitsbergen | ||
| 19 February, 2019 Tuesday | MS Nordnorge | ||
| 20 February, 2019 Wednesday | MS Trollfjord | ||
| 20 February, 2019 Wednesday | MS Nordlys | ||
| 21 February, 2019 Thursday | MS Nordkapp | ||
| 21 February, 2019 Thursday | MS Kong Harald | ||
| 21 February, 2019 Thursday |  Saga Sapphire | 08:00 | 17:00 |
| 22 February, 2019 Friday | MS Vesteralen | ||
| 22 February, 2019 Friday | MS Finnmarken | ||
| 23 February, 2019 Saturday | MS Spitsbergen | ||
| 23 February, 2019 Saturday | MS Polarlys | ||
| 24 February, 2019 Sunday | MS Nordlys | ||
| 24 February, 2019 Sunday | MS Lofoten | ||
| 25 February, 2019 Monday | MS Richard With | ||
| 25 February, 2019 Monday | MS Nordkapp | ||
| 25 February, 2019 Monday | AIDAaura | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| 26 February, 2019 Tuesday | MS Nordnorge | ||
| 26 February, 2019 Tuesday | MS Finnmarken | ||
| 27 February, 2019 Wednesday | MS Trollfjord | ||
| 27 February, 2019 Wednesday | MS Polarlys | ||
| 28 February, 2019 Thursday | MS Lofoten | ||
| 28 February, 2019 Thursday | MS Kong Harald |
The Sortland cruise port map is interactive. It shows the port's exact location, along with the real-time cruise ship traffic (if any) in its vicinity - today, and right now. By zooming-out you can see other cruise ship ports located near Sortland, Langoya Island, Norway.
If you lose the Sortland location on the map, simply reload the page (also with F5 button). This feature is integrated with the CruiseMapper's cruise ship tracker tracking the vessels' current positions at sea and in ports.