Stavanger, Norway

No cruise ships are scheduled in Stavanger today, Friday 13 November 2026. The next is ms Nieuw Statendam on Thursday 19 November. Over the next 12 months, 201 calls bring about 644,000 passengers; the busiest day is Thursday 15 July 2027, with 2 ships.

Vågen harbour in Stavanger with the Sjøfartsmonumentet maritime monument and waterfront buildings
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Ship schedule

Next 10 calls · all times local (Central European Time)

November 2026
ms Nieuw Statendam
Holland America Line2,666 passengers
Thu 19 Nov
Arrival8:00 am
Departure5:00 pm
Queen Anne
Cunard2,996 passengers
Mon 23 Nov
ArrivalNot yet published
DepartureNot yet published
AIDAnova
AIDA Cruises5,228 passengers
Tue 24 Nov
Arrival8:00 am
Departure6:00 pm
Mein Schiff Flow
TUI Cruises3,890 passengers
Wed 25 Nov
Arrival8:00 am
Departure7:00 pm
Amadea
Phoenix Reisen508 passengers
Mon 30 Nov
Arrival9:00 am
Departure8:00 pm
December 2026
Mein Schiff 3
TUI Cruises2,506 passengers
Sat 5 Dec
Arrival8:00 am
Departure7:00 pm
Mein Schiff Flow
TUI Cruises3,890 passengers
Fri 11 Dec
Arrival8:00 am
Departure7:00 pm
Mein Schiff 3
TUI Cruises2,506 passengers
Fri 18 Dec
Arrival8:00 am
Departure7:00 pm
February 2027
AIDAprima
AIDA Cruises3,286 passengers
Wed 10 Feb
Arrival9:00 am
Departure6:00 pm
AIDAnova
AIDA Cruises5,228 passengers
Tue 16 Feb
Arrival8:00 am
Departure6:00 pm

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Cruise Ships in Stavanger

Today and the next 7 days · all times local (Central European Time)

Today · Fri 13 NovNo ships
0 people in port
No cruise ships today

Planning a day in Stavanger?

The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.

See the Stavanger cruise crowd calendar

Where is the Stavanger cruise port?

Cruise ships dock right in central Stavanger, in the Vagen harbour. Strandkaien, on the west side, is the main cruise quay and has the best facilities. Skagenkaien, on the east side, takes only smaller ships, generally up to 230 m. The Port of Stavanger also lists Skansekaien and Konserthuskaien as cruise berths.

From Strandkaien it is about a 3-minute walk (160 m) to Gamle Stavanger and about a 10-minute walk (0.8 km) to the Norwegian Petroleum Museum. From Skagenkaien, Stavanger Cathedral is about a 5-minute walk (340 m). The port publishes a berthing sketch for each day showing which quay a ship uses.

Cruise port

Strandkaien and Skagenkaien have no map position yet.

Getting to the Stavanger cruise port

Gamle Stavanger and Norwegian Petroleum Museum → Strandkaien cruise quay

0–1 km · 3–10 min by car

The city centre is on foot from the quay. It is 160 m (about 3 minutes) to Gamle Stavanger and 0.8 km (about 10 minutes) around Vagen to the Petroleum Museum.

Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.

Walk
Freeper person
3–10 min
Flat harbourside walk; no shuttle needed.

Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.

Driving to the port

Stavanger station is about a 10-minute walk (0.7 km) from Strandkaien. Calls at the central quays are capped at 7 per week from 2024.

Stavanger Cruise Terminals

2 terminals

Strandkaien

Main cruise quay on the west side of Vagen, with the best infrastructure and no ship-length limit; berth 16W is 309 m long.

Not on the map yet

Skagenkaien

Quay on the east side of Vagen, used occasionally by smaller cruise ships (from 2024, generally 124–230 m long).

Not on the map yet

Where to Stay Before Your Cruise

Pick the area first. Typical nightly prices, approximate.

Stavanger city centre (Vagen)

Walk to the cruise quay.

Port ~5 minAirport ~15 min

Pre- or post-cruise nights within walking distance of Strandkaien and the old town.

  • Radisson Blu Atlantic Hotel
  • Home Hotel Skagen Brygge
  • Scandic Stavanger City

Sola (airport area)

Early flights and beach.

Port ~20 minAirport ~5 min

Early departures from SVG; next to Sola beach.

  • Sola Strand Hotel

Stavanger is mainly a port of call; overnight stays are optional.

Eating in Stavanger

Where to eat

Fisketorget (Fish Market), Strandkaien

Seafood shop and restaurant on the harbour, a couple of minutes' walk from the cruise berth.

Ovre Holmegate

Pedestrian street of brightly painted houses with cafes and bars, a short walk across Vagen.

Skagenkaien / Vagen waterfront

Harbourside row of restaurants and cafes lining both sides of Vagen near the berths.

Destination

About Stavanger

Stavanger is Norway's third-largest city and the administrative centre of Rogaland county, on the Stavanger Peninsula in the south-west of the country. Its compact centre wraps around Vagen, the old harbour inlet, and is known for protected 18th- and 19th-century wooden houses, especially in Gamle Stavanger on the harbour's west side. Stavanger Cathedral, completed around 1125, marks the city's traditional founding date.

Since North Sea oil was discovered in 1969 the city has been Norway's oil capital, a story told at the Norwegian Petroleum Museum on the waterfront. It is also the gateway to Lysefjord and the Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) cliff, 604 m above the fjord, and it hosts the Gladmat food festival. Stavanger is one of Norway's busiest cruise calls, and ships berth right in the city centre.

Time zone
Central European Time
Currency
Norwegian Krone (NOK)

Things to Do in Stavanger

White wooden houses with red-tiled roofs in Gamle Stavanger seen from above
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Gamle Stavanger

About 170 protected white wooden houses, mostly from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, on cobbled lanes right beside the cruise quay.

The Norwegian Petroleum Museum building on the Stavanger waterfront
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Norwegian Petroleum Museum

Waterfront museum (Norsk Oljemuseum) on Norway's North Sea oil industry,, about 10 minutes' walk from the quay; adult entry NOK 180.

A boat on Lysefjorden below the Preikestolen cliff
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Lysefjord cruise

A 3–3.5 hour sightseeing boat trip from Strandkaien to Lysefjord, passing under the Lysefjord Bridge to view Preikestolen, Hengjanefossen waterfall and the Fantahala cave; adults NOK 890.

Hikers on the Preikestolen plateau above Lysefjorden
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Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) hike

Hike to the flat-topped cliff 604 m above Lysefjord, about 4–5 hours round trip from the trailhead, which is around 45 minutes' drive away; only realistic on a long call or a ship excursion.

Cruise Ships Visiting Stavanger