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Offline port guides for Norway and the Canary Islands — Mediterranean and Caribbean next. Restaurants, walks and the spots tourists miss. From $3.
Where does your cruise take you?
37 port guides live now, 103 ports mapped across 8 cruise regions and 23 countries. Pick your region — then your port.
37
guides live
103
ports mapped
8
regions
4
languages
Norway & the fjords
26 guides live
+16 coming
Bergen · Geiranger · Tromsø · +23
Explore Norway & the fjords →Canary Islands
5 guides live
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Las Palmas · Arrecife · +2
Explore Canary Islands →Western Mediterranean
4 guides live
+20 coming
Barcelona · Civitavecchia · Livorno · +1
Explore Western Mediterranean →Adriatic
2 guides live
+5 coming
Split · Ravenna
Explore Adriatic →Madeira
1 port coming
Funchal
Explore Madeira →Eastern Mediterranean
15 ports coming
Santorini · Piraeus · Mykonos · +12
Explore Eastern Mediterranean →Caribbean
6 ports coming
Cozumel · San Juan · Nassau · +3
Explore Caribbean →North Africa
3 ports coming
Casablanca · Tangier · La Goulette
Explore North Africa →Choose your port
37 ports available · More coming soon
🇳🇴 Norway & the fjords
26 guides live · +16 coming
🇳🇴 Bergen
Wharf houses, fish market, and seven mountains
🇳🇴 Ålesund
Art nouveau architecture and the best views in Norway
🇳🇴 Geiranger
UNESCO fjord with waterfalls you won't forget
🇳🇴 Tromsø
Arctic city with midnight sun and northern lights
🇳🇴 Stavanger
Oil capital, colourful streets, and the gateway to Pulpit Rock
🇳🇴 Oslo
Norway's capital — world-class museums, fjord islands, and a green waterfront
🇳🇴 Trondheim
Viking capital with Scandinavia's largest medieval cathedral
🇳🇴 Måløy
Fishing port with WWII history and the iconic Kannesteinen rock
🇳🇴 Torvik
Tiny island village — gateway to Runde bird island
🇳🇴 Florø
Norway's westernmost town — ancient rock carvings and coastal charm
🇳🇴 Flåm
The world-famous railway and stunning fjord village
🇳🇴 Stokmarknes
Birthplace of Hurtigruten — where it all began in 1893
🇳🇴 Svolvær
Capital of Lofoten — dramatic mountains meeting mirrored seas
🇳🇴 Skjolden
At the innermost tip of Sognefjorden — Norway's longest fjord
🇳🇴 Bodø
European Capital of Culture — home to the world's strongest tidal current
🇳🇴 Molde
City of Roses with a panorama of 222 mountain peaks
🇳🇴 Finnsnes
Gateway to Senja — Norway in miniature
🇳🇴 Kristiansund
Norway's Bacalao Capital — gateway to the Atlantic Road
🇳🇴 Hammerfest
One of the world's northernmost towns — Royal Polar Bear Society
🇳🇴 Harstad
Norway's largest island — home to the world's northernmost medieval church
🇳🇴 Honningsvåg
Gateway to the North Cape — northernmost point of mainland Europe
🇳🇴 Kirkenes
End of the line — where Norway meets Russia and Finland
🇳🇴 Leirvik
Brand new cruise port 2026 — Bocuse d'Or chef, Viking mounds, and Norway in miniature
🇳🇴 Brønnøysund
Home of Torghatten — the mountain with a hole through it
🇳🇴 Olden
Gateway to Briksdal Glacier and the stunning Nordfjord
🇳🇴 Eidfjord
Vøringsfossen waterfall and the gateway to Hardangervidda
🇪🇸 Canary Islands
5 guides live
🇪🇸 Arrecife
Lanzarote's capital — volcanic landscapes and César Manrique art
🇪🇸 Santa Cruz de la Palma
La Isla Bonita — colonial balconies and stargazing paradise
🇪🇸 Las Palmas
Vibrant capital of Gran Canaria with golden beaches and colonial charm
🇪🇸 Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Spain's second-busiest cruise port, gateway to Teide volcano
🇪🇸 Puerto del Rosario
Fuerteventura's capital — desert beaches and windswept dunes
🌊 Western Mediterranean
4 guides live · +20 coming
🇮🇹 Livorno
Tuscany's gateway that deserves a day of its own
🇮🇹 Civitavecchia
Rome's port — and a real Italian town of its own
🇮🇹 Messina
The Duomo clock strikes noon a six-minute walk away
🇪🇸 Barcelona
Gaudí, Gothic alleys and tapas bars worth the detour
⛵ Adriatic
2 guides live · +5 coming
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🇵🇹 Madeira1 port coming
🏛️ Eastern Mediterranean15 ports coming
🌴 Caribbean6 ports coming
🏞️ North Africa3 ports coming
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A guided shore excursion costs €60–100 per person. Pierstop starts at $3.
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What is Pierstop?
Pierstop is a cruise port guide platform that helps passengers make the most of their time ashore. Most cruise tourists have just 4–8 hours before their ship departs. In that short window, they face a barrage of overpriced excursions, tourist traps, and outdated travel advice. Pierstop solves this with comprehensive, interactive map guides that work completely offline.
Each guide covers dozens of places across five categories: restaurants, cafés and bars, sightseeing, walking routes, and off-the-beaten-path spots most tourists never find. All guides work without WiFi or mobile data — open once and explore freely, even in areas with no signal.
We currently cover 31 cruise ports across Norway and the Canary Islands — with the Mediterranean and Caribbean coming next. Guides start at $3 per city, or get the Pier Pass for $5 to unlock all cities at once. We are a Norwegian company based in Stavanger, building a smarter alternative to overpriced ship excursions.