Post Baltic Cruise Recommendations

Cruise ending in Copenhagen mid-June. Will be spending four days post cruise. Looking for recommendations on places to stay, things to do and see, inside and outside of Copenhagen.

Cruise ending in Copenhagen mid-June. Will be spending four days post cruise. Looking for recommendations on places to stay, things to do and see, inside and outside of Copenhagen.

Appreciate your good question. BUT, tell us more as to where you are from and needing to fly back to after your cruise. Why?? If from the USA, you might arrange another stop-over point after you do some exploring in wonderful and charming Copenhagen. We did that in 2010 as our flights connected through London Heathrow. That allowed some fun, interesting things in and around the UK Capital.

Below are some visual highlights on Copenhagen that offer some ideas/options that great Danish Capital. Also tell us more on your past Europe travel experiences, likes, interests, etc. Happy to share more!!

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

For details and visuals, etc., from our July 1-16, 2010, Norway Coast/Fjords/Arctic Circle cruise experience from Copenhagen on the Silver Cloud, check out this posting. This posting is now at 202,885 views.

http://www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1227923

Copenhagen's City Hall and its large Square are in the heart of the main downtown, near Tivoli and the central train station. Completed in 1905, it was designed in the "National Romantic" style with inspiration from the Siena City Hall. Dominated by its richly-ornamented front wth the gilded statue of Absalon just above the balcony, its tall, slim clock tower is 345.6 feet or 105.6 meters tall. It is one of the tallest buildings in Denmark.:

Copenhagen’s Nyhavn or “new” Harbor is actually old and charming. This waterfront entertainment district is lined by brightly colored 17th and early 18th century townhouses and bars, cafes and restaurants. Serving as a "heritage harbor", the canal also has many historical wooden ships. Lots of people and fun activity!!:

Here is another view of Copenhagen’s Nyhavn or “new” Harbor. This picture shows that this waterfront entertainment district is lined by 17th and early 18th century townhouses. Plus, bars, cafes and restaurants! This water area also has many historical wooden ships. It was constructed from 1670 to 1673, being dug by Swedish prisoners of war. It was a key "opening" from the sea to the old inner city where ships handled cargo and the catch of fishermen. It was "famous" for beer, sailors, and prostitution!! Surprised? Danish author Hans Christian Andersen lived at Nyhavn for 18 years. :

A guard and statue in front of the current Royal Palace in Copenhagen. Amalienborg Slot includes four rococo-styled residences of Denmark’s royal family. This site includes a museum surrounding an octagonal cobblestone courtyard. You can witness the Royal guards walk from Rosenborg Castle to Amalienborg Palace for the Changing of the Guard daily at noon. Adult fee for museum about $13. For more info, see: ses.dk/amalienborg.:

Rosenborg Castle in central Copenhagen now holds the Royal treasures. It was originally built in 1606 as a summer palace, expanded and put into its current condition in in 1624. It houses a museum exhibiting the Royal Collections, late 16th to the 19th century. This includes the Crown Jewels and the Danish Crown Regalia. Rosenborg is also a garrison for the Danish Royal Guard. They depart for duty at Amalienborg Palace’s Changing of the Guards at around 11:15 or 11:30 am and it ends at Amalienborg a little bit before noon.:

At Tivoli, their main gate is lighted in a spectacular and welcoming manner. Walt Disney was inspired in 1950 to construct Disneyland after visiting this park in the heart of Copenhagen. Tivoli opened in 1843 and encompasses eight hectares with 1,000 trees and 400,000 summer flowers planted throughout the gardens. It boasts upwards of 40 restaurants, a Chinese-style pantomime theater, open-air concert stage, amusement park and Denmark’s longest salt-water aquarium. In the evening, the park is lighted up with Chinese lanterns, multi-colored lights, etc. That truly makes it a “Magic Kingdom” to make Disney happy. Website at: tivoligardens.com.:

Thank you for the response and beautiful pictures. We are from Northern California and will be traveling round trip in and out of Copenhagen. We have been to England, Scotland and France before, but not this region or the rest of Europe. We enjoy history, sightseeing and cultural things.

Thank you for the response and beautiful pictures. We are from Northern California and will be traveling round trip in and out of Copenhagen. We have been to England, Scotland and France before, but not this region or the rest of Europe. We enjoy history, sightseeing and cultural things.

Great that you can do a direct flight from California to Copenhagen. That helps!! Clearly with your likes for history and culture, you will find plenty of wonderful and interesting options in and around Copenhagen. No shortage of fun, variety and "eye-candy" there. Below is a little on an interesting and historic village south of Copenhagen. Keep doing the good research and planning.

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

From our Jan. 25-Feb. 20, 2015, Amazon River-Caribbean combo sailing over 26 days that started in Barbados, here is the link below to that live/blog. Lots of great visuals from this amazing Brazil river and these various Caribbean Islands (Dutch ABC's, St. Barts, Dominica, Grenada, etc.) that we experienced. Check it out at:

http://www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2157696

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South of Copenhagen is the charming seaside village of Dragor. Below are some visual samples for what you can see there. It is about seven miles from main Copenhagen. Dragør has many well preserved historical buildings with the old part being a picturesque maze of alleys with yellow painted houses, red roofs, and cobblestone streets. Many of these buildings are hundreds of years old. Dragor was founded in the 12th Century and was a prosperous seafaring town in the later half of the 19th century, Its charming harbor front is still in use with a great view of the new bridge that connects to Sweden.:

We spent four days in Copenhagen pre-cruise on the Regal last month. We actually stayed at the Airport Hilton (killer HH member rates) and it's less than 15 minutes by metro into the heart of the city - but there's more than enough info here and on Trip Advisor re: hotels.

I wrote a trip report on TA (just look for me there and you'll find it). CPH is a great city for history, culture and sightseeing - it's arguably one of the most pedestrian friendly cities we've visited. Terry's excellent photos (doffs cap) should give you a taster - Rosenberg, Amalienborg (can be visited on the same ticket) and Christiansborg should tick all three boxes. The viewing platform at the top of the Round Tower offers the most spectacular views of the city. Further afield - but easily accessible by train - the National History Museum at Frederiksborg Slot (Hilderød) or Kronborg Slot at Helsingør (we sailed by this en-route to Oslo and wished we'd visited).

Enjoy!

We spent 3 days in CPH pre-cruise. We did the free walking tour, which was a great way to introduce ourselves to the city. Tivoli is beautiful, especially at night, and admission is pretty cheap if you're not going to ride any rides. We saw the Paris Opera Ballet's premiere of Paquita at the Opera House, which was beautiful.

We stayed at the Scandic Palace with is 1 block from the main train station, across the town square from Tivoli, and at the foot of the main pedestrian zone. The free walking tour starts right outside the front door.

We spent 5 days pre-cruise in Denmark ( and 2 days in Copenhagen on another cruise). Denmark is one of our favorite countries.

On our pre-cruise trip, we rented a car in Copenhagen and drove to the island of Aero. The village of Æroskobing is one of Rick Steves' favorite places in Europa and rightly so. We still talk about how great it was.

On the way to the island, we stopped at the beautiful Egeskov Castle, which has many activities and museums on its grounds.

Part of the castle's grounds

The castle itself

After a nice day visiting, we continued towards the island and caught the car ferry ( we purchased tickets online ahead of time). Arriving in Ærokskobing, we were taken aback by the utter charm of the village and the entire island.

Many boaters from Germany come here.

We enjoyed driving and biking all over the islands. We hunted for fossils on the beach, saw a falconry show and enjoyed the charm.

There are many little beach cottages all painted in different colors.

There are small chalk cliffs as well.

Two or three days on the island is enough although staying longer was tempting.

On our stay in Copenhagen proper, we stayed in Nyhaven at the Scandic Front, which has an excellent location and a/c... Plus an excellent breakfast.

In Copenhagen, visting Nyhaven, Tivoli, Rosenborg Slot are all nice . We also visited the zoo with our kids.

Copenhagen

Lots of bikers

We watched the changing of the guard at the Palace

Nyhaven is great in the evening

On our 2 days in Copenhagen on a different cruise, we rented a car and visited Fredriksborg castle, one of the most gorgeous places in the world.

We also stopped at Kronborg Slot ( Hamlet's castle)

So much to do.. I want to visit again to visit Mons Klimt. I never tire of Denmark.

Thank you for the responses and incredible pictures. Gives us a lot to consider and plan for.

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We managed the following with one night before our cruise and three nights after:

We arrived in CPH, took the train two stops past city center and walked (10-15 minutes) to the Adina hotels (strongly recommend), walked to see the Little Mermaid (very close) and through the Kaselet (recommend again). Had great danish for breakfast and boarded the boat.

When we got off the boat, we took a cab (but that was because we were travelling with an octogenarian...the bus to train would have been our preferred option). We stayed at a hotel close to Tivoli, and were in the gardens as they opened at 11:00. Toured the gardens, ate a lunch, and then headed off on a wonderful walk: along the waterway to Nyhaven, through the castle grounds and back to our hotel. Relaxed for a few hours, and then went back to Tivoli to see the grounds at night.

Next morning, took the train up to Elsinor (of Hamlet fame) to see the castle: the town is lovely with a small farmers market, maritime museum by castle is excellent, and you can either walk around the castle for free or tour for a modest fee.

Trained back to the city center, and switched trains to go to the airport.

Flew Norwegian airlines (affordable and good) to Oslo. Took the bullet train into the city. From the city station, walked over to the opera house and up on the roof to see the views (you gotta see it). Stayed at an inexpensive motel near downtown (CityBox).

Next morning, early, started our Norway in a Nutshell tour (strongly strongly strongly recommend). Train across the country, train down a gorge, ferry through the fjords, bus down the steepest road in the country, train to Bergen.

Took a cab to an AirBnB in Bergen, and the next morning, took the airport bus to the Bergen Airport, and flew back to CPH in time to catch our flight home.

We had two days prior and two days post Baltic cruise in Copenhagen. One thing that hasn't been mentioned yet in these posts is the HOHO canal boat. We bought a 24 hour pass on our post stay and gave our legs a bit of a rest. Absolutely loved Copenhagen!

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