Norway. In October. Suggestions...

[Throbbing Angel]

Hiya.
Norway, tomorrow, for a week, cruise, fjords, Stavanger, some other places I can't recall.

5 stops on land I think.

Any suggestions. Places. Things to do, eat, drink etc...?

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

If you like booze buy duty free as you leave the UK, as much as you can, booze is frighteningly expensive in Norway, so pre-loading before going out is essential.

 

[Pickman's model]

Narvik, war museum

 

[hash tag]

Any suggestions

Warm clothes.
Seriously, looking forward to hearing how it goes as it's on top of Mrs tags list.
Large cruiser, little cruiser etc. any detail welcomed.

 

[MickiQ]

Stavenger is nice especially a cruise up the Fjords, Olden is absolutely gorgeous if you're into nature. If you're on a cruise it is probably the next stop after Stavanger. The cable car gets booked very quickly though so if want that book on the ship and book early.

 

[Spymaster]

If you like booze buy duty free as you leave the UK, as much as you can, booze is frighteningly expensive in Norway, so pre-loading before going out is essential.

This.

I was aware that booze was expensive there but didn't pay that much heed, thinking 'how expensive can it be?' and prepared to pay a few quid extra for drinks whilst we were there.

That was before I got charged the equivalent of seventeen quid for a beer in Oslo!

 

[Elpenor]

Don’t cruise companies scan luggage to check you’re not bringing your own booze on? Or am I making that up.

Bergen I spent a day or so in on a family
holiday as a kid and remember there being lots of interesting stuff relating to the Hanseatic league

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Cheers everyone.
We've just set sail.

Don't really drink so that's not an issue for me.


The itinerary is
Olden on the 5th
Nordfjord
Innvikfjorfd
Hornelen
Haugesund
Ulvik
Hardangerfjord
Stavanger
Then back home on the 10th.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Warm clothes.
Seriously, looking forward to hearing how it goes as it's on top of Mrs tags list.
Large cruiser, little cruiser etc. any detail welcomed.

Layers, innit.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Stavenger is nice especially a cruise up the Fjords, Olden is absolutely gorgeous if you're into nature. If you're on a cruise it is probably the next stop after Stavanger. The cable car gets booked very quickly though so if want that book on the ship and book early.

Thanks for this

 

[Spymaster]

Cheers everyone.
We've just set sail.

Don't really drink so that's not an issue for me.


The itinerary is
Olden on the 5th
Nordfjord
Innvikfjorfd
Hornelen
Haugesund
Ulvik
Hardangerfjord
Stavanger
Then back home on the 10th.

Ace trip!

Plenty of pics please

 

[Elpenor]

I remember hardangerfjord being beautiful when I visited during a very warm summer (1997 I think). Beautiful scenery and I did a chilly swim in the fjord!

Definitely went to Ulvik too. Cant remember much more.

 

[hash tag]

Cheers everyone.
We've just set sail.

Don't really drink so that's not an issue for me.


The itinerary is
Olden on the 5th
Nordfjord
Innvikfjorfd
Hornelen
Haugesund
Ulvik
Hardangerfjord
Stavanger
Then back home on the 10th.

What's the boat like; big, little, how many passengers. Is it very formal or very casual?

 

[hash tag]

I'm guessing this

 

[Throbbing Angel]

I'm guessing this
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That looks like ours, aye.
Only 1500 guests which seems manageable rather than one of those cruises where there's 6000 guests, 2000 staff and a midnight drum and bass jacuzzi fest.

All very easy. It didn't occur to me that when we got to that port that was it. I was at my 'hotel' rather than having to get on a plane for 4 hours then take a taxi to a hotel. Cases turned up in our room. What's not to like? Might just do this again.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Nordfjord

Is there really a place in Norway called Nordfjord? That's a bit on the nose isn't it?

 

[Throbbing Angel]

 

[hash tag]

How was the boat for vegetarians?

 

[Spymaster]

How was the boat for vegetarians?

They couldn’t eat it whole.

 

[hash tag]

DOH.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

How was the boat for vegetarians?

There's just so much choice I'm sure it'd be fine for a week of meals for any diet. 5 or 6 restaurants, a virtually continual buffet thing. Coffee lounge. Pubs. It's weird but great

 

[Saunders]

The sardine canning museum is amazing according to my daughter and her husband and well worth a visit

 

[Throbbing Angel]

How was the boat for vegetarians?

Just been to one of the table service restaurants and there were 3 of 6 starters, one of the two soups, two of the 5 mains that were vegetarian from the a la carte menu, plus more on the 'always available' menus which is self service at lunch.

Had a leek and cucumber terrine with panko and flavoured aioli for starters. Had a big V or Ve next to it. It was gorgeous.

 

[bemused]

Warm clothes.

I worked in Norway for a while. Before I went, I was told to pack warm. On the plane over, there were people dressed in suits and I had a big coat, jumper etc. They didn't look too pleased when we landed.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

I worked in Norway for a while. Before I went, I was told to pack warm. On the plane over, there were people dressed in suits and I had a big coat, jumper etc. They didn't look too pleased when we landed.

I've been out in a t-shirt and coat, no hat , scarf or gloves etc and I was fkn boiling.

 

[bemused]

I've been out in a t-shirt and coat, no hat , scarf or gloves etc and I was fkn boiling.

The summer there is nice. I was in Oslo, in the winter the bay was frozen and in the summer it was lovely.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

14C today in Haugesund

Going for a wander soon. Ten hours here. All the shops are closed today

 

[Spymaster]

14C today in Haugesund

Going for a wander soon. Ten hours here. All the shops are closed today

What's your ship called, Throbber?

I might look into this myself.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

What's your ship called, Throbber?

I might look into this myself.

Balmoral

 

[Throbbing Angel]