The North Cape was fun, but it was a long bus ride.  Because Hurtigruten is like a bus, it has to stick to a certain schedule.  That usually means that excursions happen between stops.  The tour will pick you up at one port, and drive to the next port to meet up again with the ship.

Our time in Hammerfest was really short, but you can read all about it at the Hammerfest page.

Meeting up with the ship after the North Cape Tour