Flåm (Norwegian pronunciation: [floːm]) is a village in the Flåmsdalen valley which is located at the inner end of the Aurlandsfjorden, a branch of Sognefjorden.

At Myrdal, it connects with the navvy road for the previously built Bergen Line.

[9] Air pollution in Flåm and Geiranger during the cruise season is similar to that of a big city.

[10][11] In a 2005 Bergens Tidende article, Kjetil Smørås (a hotel director and chairman of Fjord Norge said that "The cruise traffic pollutes more than several ten thousands of cars, and many of the worst ships sail up here (...) cruise tourists trod down the pristine Norwegian nature, and destroy the foundation for Vestlandet's four entries on Unesco's World Heritage lists".

[12] In 2009, Jens Riisnæs (an author and NRK journalist) said "We have the world's most beautiful nation, we don't need to follow the cruise operators' premises.

"[12] In 2009, Dagens Næringsliv said that a report by Vestlandsforskning says that both "Flåm and Geiranger are nearing a limit in capacity.

"[12] In a 2014 Dagens Næringsliv article, a farmer said that "Previously the smell of summer was that of grass that had been cut.

In Norway, cruise ships are permitted to dump overboard their greywater in the postcard-narrow fjord-arms.