Norway in a Nutshell in July: worth the price or glorified combo ticket?

Looking at doing Norway in a Nutshell from Bergen in mid July and the price is making me wince. It’s basically a train + another train + a fjord boat + a bus right? I can kind of see that I could book each leg myself for less but I’d be stressing about connections the whole time.

For anyone who’s done it in summer, was the Flam railway and the Naeroyfjord cruise actually as jaw-dropping as the photos, or is it ruined by hordes of cruise ship day trippers? Considering doing the “Sognefjord in a Nutshell” version instead to skip some crowds. Thoughts?