Espen Mills/Courtesy of Hurtigruten

There was no Broadway show, no ice-skating rink, no go-kart track.

But, after a few days aboard theTrollfjord,I didnt miss any of those things.

TheHurtigrutenship, which was refurbished in 2023, has resumed service on a route called the Svalbard Express.

A cruise ship sailing on the ocean

Hurtigruten’s refreshed Trollfjord, sailing in Norway.Credit:Espen Mills/Courtesy of Hurtigruten

Its Norways oldest fishing community, situated at the edge of the Arctic Circle.

We traveled through narrow channels until we came face to face with the enormous Nordenskiold Glacier.

Eveline Lunde/Courtesy of Hurtigruten/Courtesy of Hurtigruten

I found plenty to enjoy aboard the ship, as well.

Plates of food at a restaurant served on seashells

New Nordic cuisine aboard Trollfjord, which has three restaurants.Christian Houge/Courtesy of Hurtigruten

It has 270 perfectly comfortable cabins (including 21 spacious suites, five of them with balconies).

A third restaurant, Rst, does a formal New Nordicinspired lunch and dinner.

Its included for suite guests; cabin guests can pay extra for a reservation.

A chair facing wide windows on a cruise ship with a view of snowy mountains and the ocean

The view from a Grand Suite on the Trollfjord.Christian Houge/Courtesy of Hurtigruten

Theres also a bar, plenty of lounge space, a gym, and a small sauna.

A rocky beach with mountains in the distance

Sanna, part of the Træna archipelago.ORSOLYA HAARBERG/NATURE PICTURE LIBRARY/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO

A woman sits in a window of a cruise ship looking at the views of an ocean and mountains

Views from the Trollfjord.Eveline Lunde/Courtesy of Hurtigruten/Courtesy of Hurtigruten