But before that, it must install a fixed concrete pier, replacing its seawalk which is impractical in poor weather.
Nordfjordeid will receive 70 calls this year and 90 calls in 2025. Olav Lefdal believes that number will double when the enhancements are made. Last year, it received 210,620 passengers and expects a similar number this year.
Davik
Davik, a small village in Nordfjordeid that is home to just 200 people has big potential Olav Lefdal told Seatrade Cruise. The entrepreneur is passionate about preserving its history and heritage and has three projects planned.
John Olav Lefdal on board Riva Italia
The first is converting an old wooden building, opposite Dampen Davik Fjordparadis restaurant into a museum-pub, where visitors can also grab a coffee or buy souvenirs. Olaf Lefdal aims to finish the work in autumn, ready for the 2025 season.
Cruise line representatives on a Cruise Norway fam trip had the opportunity to see the structure first hand today after dining at Dampen Davik. Next door to the wooden building is a good sized room suitable for private events.
Secondly, Olav Lefdal aims to promote Nordfjordeid’s Viking history with the construction of a Viking Age-style longhouse.
‘This is a really old old place and we want to build it up as a Viking destination,’ he said. ‘We’re working together with cruise lines to see what they want us to do… we need tourists…’
The longhouse will have capacity for around 100 guests, who will be served ‘real Viking food.’
Thirdly, Olav Lefdal is urging cruise lines to bring their passengers to Jørntunet – an old farmyard where the newest building was erected in 1865 and the oldest, during the 1700s.
Jørntunet
Jørntunet
Cruise line representatives had the chance to see the historic site for themselves today and heard stories about its last owners. Until now, the handful of historic farm buildings have been closed; for the first time, it is available for groups of up to 20 passengers, who can take traditional Norwegian waffles inside one of the old buildings by candlelight with music and folk singing.
Davik lies on the south side of Nordfyord, in the middle between Mäly and Nordffordeid. On the western point of Davik Bay (Davik-bukta) is Davik Point (Daviknes) and towards the east side is Svartekari where it is believed witch burning took place in the Middle Ages.
Rib boats can reach the village in around 15 minutes from the Port of Nordfjordeid. The cruise line representatives reached Davik by the yacht Riva Italia - private yachts are also available to hire to visit the island.
The are fishing opportunities and chances to see large eagles in the skies over Davik, Olav Lefdal remarked.
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