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The bus stop can be found by following the green line on the ground.

The September 1st Escape cruise from Barcelona roll call: We are also sailing on Escape when you get off the ship. It's going to be a busy cruise without any sea days.

Extinction Rebellion activists chained and glued themselves to the locks. Police didn't bother moving them away from the locks as it was only a demonstration and there was no life-threatening situation. Result is that passengers and luggage have to be transported to and from Amsterdam by busses and trucks. Good work, XR!

If my research is correct you can travel from Municipio metro station to Piazza Garibaldi and then on to Ercolano Scavi (Herculaneum) with the NA2 Integrato ticket. Is this ticket available at the ticket vending machines at the Municipio metro station?

I think I saw frikandellen in a HAL buffet video on YouTube but I'm not 100% sure.

Thanks. We've visited Eidfjord, Alesund and Geiranger on a cruise in June last year. Actually with the AidaPerla which I saw was in port with you in Geiranger.

Will have a look at it, thanks. Viking Sagas starts and ends in Rotterdam and docks in Oslo, Kristiansand, Skjolden and Sandnes (Stavanger).

That's good news then. Thank you.

One thing I've been reading different views about is whether the coffees in the Grand Dutch cafe are included in the Quench beverage package or not. Anyone who's been on the Rotterdam recently and can clarify?

Thanks, @oakridger. Will have to settle for listening to rock songs instead of actually singing them.

Thanks for the info, @crystalspin. I'm looking forward to seeing the live band in the Rolling Stone Rock Room. I also like karaoke but I understand it's off the menu on HAL ships. Is that correct?

We were on a 10 day Norway cruise last June with Aida and had wonderful weather. It was sunny in every port except the first port when we had a little bit of rain in the morning. As a matter of fact we're doing the Viking Sagas cruise on the Rotterdam on June 1 so am interested in any info and advice about the ship. And hoping for the same weather conditions as last year.

If you like to visit cities I recommend Hamburg, Münster (North Rhine-Westphalia), Düsseldorf and Cologne. They're all between Kiel and Frankfurt with a slight deviation to the west.

Do you mean Åsafossen Waterfall perhaps? We've got a hike planned to that waterfall along with a hike to Sengjaberget viewpoint and a walk around the town of Skjolden. That amounts to a 2.5 hour walk from and to the cruise terminal without resting according to Google Maps.

Oops. I got my next two cruises mixed up. Rotterdam cruise is in June. In September we're in the Mediterranean on a whole different ship. 🥴

We're on the Rotterdam as well in September (10 - 20) and if, and it looks like it, our ship docks at Somaneset we're thinking of buying a 24 hour transportation ticket and taking a public bus from a stop close to the terminal north to Stavanger. From there a ferry (included in the 24 hour ticket) to the Island of Vassøy. There's limited time as the ship departs at 3.00 pm.

Can you let us know how you spent your day in Skjolden? What can you recommend? We are visiting the town on a cruise in June.

Ok, I did some research. There is a ticket vending machine opposite Oceankaj Terminal 1. Near a kiosk, as mentioned by hallasm. The machine is outside, so it should be available also in the off-season. It's visible on Google streetview. The photo is from April 2019 though, so things could have changed since then. The bus stop is close by. See map. I think we can expect long queues, like hallasm also mentioned.

Thanks for the quick reply. Not a fan of using my phone for these kinds of things. Guess we'll make sure we got some Danish cash before arriving at Oceankaj.

Apologies if this already has been answered, but should I get Danish kroner before arriving in Copenhagen on a cruise next Saturday since it is only possible to buy tickets with cash on the public bus at the terminal? Or are there ATMs at the terminal(s) (Oceankaj)?

We joined a guided electric bike tour in Haugesund when we were there last June. One of the stops in this tour is the statue of Harald Fairhair. We also visited Haraldsstøtta, the National Monument, which is an ode to Harald Fairhair. One of the characters in the History Channel series Vikings is based on him. The tour guide knew quite a bit about the history of Norway and the Viking era. I was going to add a link to the tour but I am not quite sure if that's allowed. The tour is organized by (Go) Viking Adventure. Easy to find with Google.

Just got an email from the tour operator that the bike tour is no longer available 🥴

I came across a bike tour starting in Stavanger to Sverd i fjell while searching for activities during our Norway Fjord cruise in June: Bike tour – Sword in Rock | Explore Lysefjorden.