We had a great mini cruise
By Porcospino
@Porcospino (31366)
Denmark
October 2, 2019 9:26am CST
Today I got back from our mini cruise to Norway. I was travelling with my husband and one of our friends and we had a great time.
Our friend picked us up and we drove to Copenhagen where the cruise started.
It didn't start well. First they gave us the wrong boarding cards. My husband and I had booked a double room and our friend had booked a single room.
They gave my husband a single room instead. We asked them to correct the names and they did that, but it wasn't the only problem. When we got to the rooms my husband and I couldn't unlock the door because the boarding cards (which unlock the doors) didn't work properly. When we finally got inside, we left our luggage in the room and started to explore the different parts of the ship.
We had dinner at an Italian restaurant, and the food was delicious. Later we listened to music in one of the other rooms. We didn't party all night like some of the other passengers We went to bed quite early because we wanted to enjoy the view next morning when we were getting closer to Oslo.
At around 10 p.m. we arrived in Oslo and we went for a walk. We visited the Karl Johan street and a park with many flowers and sculptures. We walked around for a while and we bought some gifts for our family and friends.
In the afternoon we had to return to the ship, because we had to sail back to Copenhagen. We also enjoyed the last past of the cruise. We found a nice place to sit and we enjoyed the view.
The photos are the view from the ship (bottom) and the park in Oslo (top)
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6 responses
@destry (2572)
• Kirkwall, Scotland
2 Oct 19
You didn't happen to stop off in Orkney on the way to Norway did you? It's my home and we have huge cruise liners stopping here every day!
Don't think I would like a cruise - I work on boats day in, day out and make that Norway trip every month or so!
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
2 Oct 19
No, unfortunately we weren't close to Orkney. I have never been there, but many years ago when I was living in Scotland some of my coworkers visited Orkney. I didn't join them because I had to work, but I would love to visit Orkney one day.
I understand what you mean. My sister-in-law is not going on cruises either. She works there instead.
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@destry (2572)
• Kirkwall, Scotland
2 Oct 19
@Porcospino Give us a shout if you ever do make it up to these parts and we will lay on a tour for you :)
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
3 Oct 19
Yes, it was great. We enjoyed it a lot and it was nice to visit Oslo for a couple of hours.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Oct 19
i'm glad your rooms were the only problem and everything else went well. was it comfortable in your room? can you see the water? are you away from the noise of the party?
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
2 Oct 19
The rooms were quite small and there weren't any windows, but it was okay, we didn't spend much time there anyway. We wanted to enjoy the view from the ship as much as possible and we spent a lot of time outside. Fortunately the rooms weren't close to the bars, so there wasn't much noise.
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@wolfgirl569 (105851)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Oct 19
Glad it ended good after the rough start.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
2 Oct 19
Yes, the rest of the cruise was great. I was happy that we had the chance to visit Oslo for a couple of hours. Our friend knows Oslo well, and he showed us around.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
2 Oct 19
It was great. We all enjoyed it a lot. I was happy that we able to spend some hours in Oslo. My husband and our friend had been there before, but it was my first visit.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
2 Oct 19
Yes, I enjoyed it a lot. I was happy that we got the chance to visit Oslo for a couple of hours, and the weather was perfect.