1. LØDINGEN CHANNEL

How it’s done: One of the most historically and geographically rich regions in Norway, the Lødingen Channel offers you a diverse landscape to look at from the deck of your smaller-scaled ship, which your captain will expertly guide under the restricted 41-metre bridge.

From wild alpine forests to flat shorelines, this is an area where nature can really show off – and show off it does. You’ll pass by lakes, moors and valleys where Stone Age settlers once lived. And they weren’t the only inhabitants to call the region home. Wildlife lovers will be spoilt for choice as they could witness everything from rare black-tailed godwits to seals, and even orcas.

Scenic Islands of Northern Norway, W1922, from £1,799pp, departing from Liverpool, September 20, 2019