A mini cruise from Copenhagen to Oslo
By Porcospino
@Porcospino (31331)
Denmark
September 25, 2019 9:20am CST
Next week I am going on a mini cruise to Oslo. My husband and I are going to travel with a friend. We will leave Copenhagen in the afternoon and we will arrive in Oslo the next morning. When we arrive we have about 6 hours to explore Oslo.
There is a guided tour, but we want to explore Oslo on our own. Our friend and my husband have been to Oslo before, I haven't been there, so I look forward to visiting a new place.
I would like to do some sightseeing while we are there. Our time is limited, but I hope we will manage to visit a couple of places. I am reading about the sights and looking at the map at the moment, but we haven't decided exactly how we are going to spend the time there.
In the afternoon we have to return to the ferry, and we will arrive in Copenhagen the next morning. It will be a short trip, but it is still nice.
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@Torunn (8506)
• Norway
25 Sep 19
I thought it'd be only drunken Norwegian on those cruises! :-)
I lived there for 6 weeks once, but didn't do much tourist things. I don't really like Oslo a lot, but walking up Karl Johan was nice. The new Opera house also. The only time I went there as a tourist I saw the Viking ship museum, that was really interesting.
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@Porcospino (31331)
• Denmark
25 Sep 19
According to my friend there are plenty Danes on those cruises. Many of them are young people who just want to party. I am too old for that
I have read about the viking museum, it was mentioned on one of the sightseeing sites. We will go for a walk but we haven't really made plans yet. Our friend knows Oslo quite well, so he will be our guide.1 person likes this
@Torunn (8506)
• Norway
26 Sep 19
@Porcospino Drunken Danes and drunken Norwegians, sounds like you can join a great party if you want too! I was never young enough to go on a cruise just to get drunk, it got to be more expensieve than just having a party on land.
We took the Kiel ferry quite a lot when I was a child, but that was for transportation. We used to drive to Austria, and my parents liked not having to drive through Denmark with two small children. Only 1200 km left when we came to Kiel.
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@Torunn (8506)
• Norway
27 Sep 19
@Porcospino I like ferries when the sea is smooth, not too fond of all the drunken people on them.
It's quite fascinating how all the Nordic countries seem to have agreed that the ferries going between are for getting drunk on, not really transportation.
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@maximax8 (31038)
• United Kingdom
25 Sep 19
I think that sounds like an ideal little cruise from Copenhagen to Oslo. I went to St Petersburg in Russia. We were meant to take tours however we looked around on our own. We went on an overnight ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki. I hope you, your husband and friend have a really lovely time.
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@maximax8 (31038)
• United Kingdom
25 Sep 19
@Porcospino I think you would love St Petersburg. A cruise from there to Moscow would be fantastic although it would require a Russian visa. New Year's Eve going between Stockholm and Helsinki must have been wonderful. I went to Oslo in 1990.
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@Porcospino (31331)
• Denmark
26 Sep 19
@maximax8 I think it would be really interesting to visit both cities. One of my friends has been to St Petersburg, but it is was a very short visit and he didn't spend much time there. Yes, it was nice to celebrate New's Eve on the ferry. It was a different experience. Did you enjoy your visit to Oslo?
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@Porcospino (31331)
• Denmark
25 Sep 19
Thank you. I am looking forward to the cruise. It will be interesting to visit Oslo for the first time.
I would love to visit St Petersburg. I once read about a cruise between Moscow and St Petersburg. It is arranged by a Danish travel agency, and it sounds interesting. I have also travelled on an overnight ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki, that year I celebrated New Year's Eve on the ferry.
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@Mavic123456 (21882)
• Thailand
25 Sep 19
it's good that you are not flying. it is less carbon emissions.
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@Porcospino (31331)
• Denmark
25 Sep 19
That is true. It is not so far away from Copenhagen, so it is possible to sail instead of flying. When I visited Bergen in Norway I also sailed from my country.
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@Mavic123456 (21882)
• Thailand
26 Sep 19
@Porcospino yes, now we realized this, and if there are ways to go to a place without flying we will try not to.
@Porcospino (31331)
• Denmark
25 Sep 19
Yes, I think it will be nice. I want to do some sightseeing in Oslo when we arrive, and I reading about the different sights at the moment.
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@valmnz (17085)
• New Zealand
25 Sep 19
@Porcospino I'm like that, I like to know ahead what I'll be expecting. Makes the actual experience more meaningful I think.
@Porcospino (31331)
• Denmark
25 Sep 19
I am happy we will be able to spend 6 hours in Oslo, it will give us the chance to visit a couple of places. I also prefer to explore a new place on my own. I have more freedom that way and I am able to pick the places that interest me the most.
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@Porcospino (31331)
• Denmark
26 Sep 19
@LadyDuck Yes, that is the problem. When we join a tour someone else has chosen the places we visit. I prefer to plan my own sightseeing. That way I am able to visit the places that interest me the most.
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@LadyDuck (505657)
• Italy
26 Sep 19
@Porcospino Every time we went with a tour we ended in places that were not of our interest.
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@Happy2BeMe (99269)
• Canada
25 Sep 19
That sounds like a wonderful time. Enjoy every moment. I will be looking forward to reading about it when you get back.
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@Porcospino (31331)
• Denmark
25 Sep 19
I am excited about going back to Norway. It is our neighbor country but I haven't been there much. I will definitely write about our trip when we get back 
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@Porcospino (31331)
• Denmark
25 Sep 19
Thanks Yes, I will write about it when I come back. I also plan on taking photos.
Yes, I will write about it when I come back. I also plan on taking photos.1 person likes this
@birjudanak (14269)
• India
25 Sep 19
have a great holiday and i also wish one day i will take a ride of cruise, I am sure you will enjoy a lot and visit as many as places possible.
, I am sure you will enjoy a lot and visit as many as places possible.1 person likes this
@Porcospino (31331)
• Denmark
25 Sep 19
Thank you I really look forward to the trip. Norway is our neighbor country, but I haven't been there much, so it will be interesting to do some sightseeing there.
I really look forward to the trip. Norway is our neighbor country, but I haven't been there much, so it will be interesting to do some sightseeing there.1 person likes this
