Stamsund (Vestvagoy Island Lofoten Norway)
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Region
Baltic - Norwegian Fjords - Russia
Local Time
2025-04-22 11:28
34°F 1.3°C
Mod. breeze7.1 m/s
37 °F / 3 °C 29 °F / -1 °C
Port Stamsund 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 Stamsund, Vestvagoy Island Lofoten 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October, 2026 Saturday |  MS Nordlys | ||
| 4 October, 2026 Sunday | MS Nordkapp | ||
| 6 October, 2026 Tuesday | MS Polarlys | ||
| 8 October, 2026 Thursday | MS Richard With | ||
| 9 October, 2026 Friday | MS Nordnorge | ||
| 11 October, 2026 Sunday | MS Kong Harald | ||
| 14 October, 2026 Wednesday | MS Nordlys | ||
| 15 October, 2026 Thursday | MS Nordkapp | ||
| 17 October, 2026 Saturday | MS Polarlys | ||
| 19 October, 2026 Monday | MS Richard With | ||
| 20 October, 2026 Tuesday | MS Nordnorge | ||
| 22 October, 2026 Thursday | MS Kong Harald | ||
| 25 October, 2026 Sunday | MS Nordlys | ||
| 26 October, 2026 Monday | MS Nordkapp |
Stamsund is a fishing port town located on Vestvagoy Island (Nordland, Norway). The small town (population around 1,000) is on the island's southern coast, and aproox 12 km (7.5 mi) east of Leknes-Gravdal. Vestvagoy is part of Lofoten Islands, along Vestfjorden.
The town is famous for hving the Nordland puppet theater (with two theatre groups) and Stamsund Church (serving the whole region). The village is also popular among tourists with its traditional fishermen's shacks (Rorbuer).
Stamsund cruise terminal
Stamsund 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). The Norwegian Government's annual subsidy for the ferry service is around USD 100 million.
The list of all ports along the northbound "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).
Hurtigruten ships visit Stamsund twice per day - northbound from Bodo and southbound from Svolvaer.