Free tool
The Port-Day Clock
Every cruise port day comes down to one question: what can I actually do before the ship leaves?
The Port-Day Clock answers it. Tell it your ship's arrival and all-aboard times, pick your Norwegian port, and it shows only the things that realistically fit — holding back a 45-minute safety buffer so you are never the passenger sprinting down the quay.
It is free. No signup, no ads, no upsell. Just the honest version of "is there time for this?"
How it works
- Pick your port — Bergen, Stavanger, Ålesund, Geiranger, Flåm or Olden.
- Set your ship's arrival and all-aboard times.
- The clock subtracts a 45-minute return buffer and shows only what fits in the time you have left, sorted by how tight it is.
The Port-Day Clock
Start with the clock, then choose the sight.
Set your ship's scheduled arrival and all-aboard time. I hold back a 45-minute safety buffer — then show only what fits with real margin.
Drag the two handles to match your ship's arrival and all-aboard times. As you drag, your time ashore updates — and the cards below show what fits.
Drag the handles · snaps to 15 minutes
The Port-Day Clock
Start with the clock, then choose the sight.
Set your ship's scheduled arrival and all-aboard time. I hold back a 45-minute safety buffer — then show only what fits with real margin.
Drag the two handles to match your ship's arrival and all-aboard times. As you drag, your time ashore updates — and the cards below show what fits.
Drag the handles · snaps to 15 minutes
The Port-Day Clock
Start with the clock, then choose the sight.
Set your ship's scheduled arrival and all-aboard time. I hold back a 45-minute safety buffer — then show only what fits with real margin.
Drag the two handles to match your ship's arrival and all-aboard times. As you drag, your time ashore updates — and the cards below show what fits.
Drag the handles · snaps to 15 minutes
The Port-Day Clock
Start with the clock, then choose the sight.
Set your ship's scheduled arrival and all-aboard time. I hold back a 45-minute safety buffer — then show only what fits with real margin.
Drag the two handles to match your ship's arrival and all-aboard times. As you drag, your time ashore updates — and the cards below show what fits.
Drag the handles · snaps to 15 minutes
The Port-Day Clock
Start with the clock, then choose the sight.
Set your ship's scheduled arrival and all-aboard time. I hold back a 45-minute safety buffer — then show only what fits with real margin.
Drag the two handles to match your ship's arrival and all-aboard times. As you drag, your time ashore updates — and the cards below show what fits.
Drag the handles · snaps to 15 minutes
The Port-Day Clock
Start with the clock, then choose the sight.
Set your ship's scheduled arrival and all-aboard time. I hold back a 45-minute safety buffer — then show only what fits with real margin.
Drag the two handles to match your ship's arrival and all-aboard times. As you drag, your time ashore updates — and the cards below show what fits.
Drag the handles · snaps to 15 minutes
The Port-Day Clock
Start with the clock, then choose the sight.
Set your ship's scheduled arrival and all-aboard time. I hold back a 45-minute safety buffer — then show only what fits with real margin.
Drag the two handles to match your ship's arrival and all-aboard times. As you drag, your time ashore updates — and the cards below show what fits.
Drag the handles · snaps to 15 minutes
The Port-Day Clock
Start with the clock, then choose the sight.
Set your ship's scheduled arrival and all-aboard time. I hold back a 45-minute safety buffer — then show only what fits with real margin.
Drag the two handles to match your ship's arrival and all-aboard times. As you drag, your time ashore updates — and the cards below show what fits.
Drag the handles · snaps to 15 minutes
The Port-Day Clock
Start with the clock, then choose the sight.
Set your ship's scheduled arrival and all-aboard time. I hold back a 45-minute safety buffer — then show only what fits with real margin.
Drag the two handles to match your ship's arrival and all-aboard times. As you drag, your time ashore updates — and the cards below show what fits.
Drag the handles · snaps to 15 minutes
The Port-Day Clock
Start with the clock, then choose the sight.
Set your ship's scheduled arrival and all-aboard time. I hold back a 45-minute safety buffer — then show only what fits with real margin.
Drag the two handles to match your ship's arrival and all-aboard times. As you drag, your time ashore updates — and the cards below show what fits.
Drag the handles · snaps to 15 minutes
Why I built it
It would rather show you fewer options than send you toward a missed ship.
I live on Norway's west coast and watch cruise passengers make the same gamble every summer: book the long excursion, or play it safe? The honest answer depends entirely on your hours ashore and whether you are tendering. Most guides won't tell you when not to do something. This one will.
— Anders Vik, norwaycruiseguide.com
Run it for your port
FAQ
How accurate are the timings?
They are my own walk and transfer figures for each port, with a deliberate 45-minute buffer on top. Treat them as conservative — built to keep you on the ship, not to squeeze the day.
Does it account for tendering?
Tendering eats time at both ends. If your ship is tendering, add that to everything and lean toward the shorter options — the per-port guides flag which calls commonly tender.
Is it really free?
Yes. Some pages carry a GetYourGuide affiliate card where booking ahead is genuinely the right move, but the tool costs nothing and points you to book direct wherever that is cheaper.