Bundle up if you take Holland America's wildly scenic Norway cruise on the Nieuw Statendam. Summer temps are in the mid-30s.

Interactive Map: Norway There are mountains plunging into the sea from hundreds of meters, there are fjords, tall mountain peaks, northern lights and midnight sun.

Between mountains and fjords, Western Norway a showcase of natural beauty. Northern Europe’s highest mountains are here. You can imagine the spirits of Thor and Odin inhabiting these misty peaks.

In a four-year study ending in 2020, Norwegian scientists discovered that in the fjords of western Norway mortality rates among farmed salmon from sea lice infestation reached more than 30%.