On a Norway fiord cruise, nature unfolds on a grand, take-your-breath-away scale
(WorldNews Mexico)

I´ve never been fond of the view from a cruise ship balcony. Looking at the ocean all day is, well, monotonous. I always think I´m going to love it and will spend time on it but, except for sunrise and sunset, it´s boring. Norway is an exception. The Scandinavian nation, which markets itself as `the most beautiful cruise destination in the world,` is among the most scenic places I´ve ever seen, edging out French Polynesia and Alaska. I was mesmerized. Majestic fiords, Arctic tundra, tiny farms clinging to the side of mountains and waterfalls dropping thousands of feet down rocky cliffs slid by the ship on a seemingly endless loop. And always, incredible clouds drifted across the sky - some...