‘The solar maximum definitely piqued people’s interest last year, but I think you’ve also still got that post-Covid afterglow of people looking for experiential travel, combined with Norway as a destination just being really huge right now.’.
Clinging to the bed like a koala, I willed away the nausea and stared through the porthole; an ominous slate sky offered little hope of even a fleeting glimpse of the Northern Lights.
And there, in the subzero darkness of northern Norway, we are humbled by a solar substorm that has created a breathtaking display of the Northern Lights.
I had been invited to chase the elusive aurora borealis on a cruise with Hurtigruten, and this was the final stop of the MS Nordkapp’s voyage from Trondheim to the Arctic Circle.
The past year has seen a surge of interest in the Northern Lights, driven by a solar maximum that has caused the most frequent and impressive displays in more than a decade.
