Tromsø: Northern Lights Cruise with 2nd Chance Guarantee

Rødne’s northern lights cruise sails from Tromsø on a catamaran for 2 to 2.5 hours, with a warm lounge behind panoramic windows and outdoor viewing decks, rated 4.3 from 1,574 reviews. If you do not see the northern lights, you get a free place on the next available cruise.

Who it suits: a night with a clear forecast, a second evening after a chase has already found the lights, and anyone who would rather spend 2.5 hours on the water than six on the road. Who should look elsewhere: a one-night visitor on a cloudy forecast: a boat cannot drive away from cloud, and a minibus chase can.

What to know before you book:

• Departure: Rødne gives 21:00 from Nerstrandkaia, meeting at 20:40 by the Nerstranda shopping centre; no going ashore on the way.
• Days: Rødne’s own schedule lists Fridays and Sundays from 23 October through November, Thursday to Sunday in December and January, and daily in February and March.
• The second chance: a free ticket for the next available northern lights cruise of the same season, subject to seats; Rødne says it does not apply to the final cruise of the season on 31 March.
• Included: an English-speaking guide, coffee or tea, the warm cabin and Wi-Fi; other food and drinks are for sale, and there is no hotel pick-up.
• On board: spikes on your boots are not allowed.

The price is from $127 a person (checked October 2026), with free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Cruise or chase compares it with the other cruises and with the road.