Oslo, Norway
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After spending yesterday cruising the North Sea, we arrived in Oslo, Norway this morning. Norway is truly linked to the sea, and even its name comes from the 1000 year old Viking word, Norvegr, meaning "the way north". The country's western coast is slashed with fjords, and Bergen is the port most cruise ships use to access the fjord district. We'll have to do a fjord cruise someday, but this trip we're stopping in Oslo, Norway's capital on the opposite side of the country from Bergen. I was surprised to learn that Oslo was also at the end of a long, flat fjord. It was a very scenic cruise into the Oslo. The fjord was narrow, picturesque, and filled with other ships.
Oslo is one of the oldest Scandinavian capitals, having been founded in the mid-11th century by a Viking king. Oslo has become a popular city for tourism in the last decade, and Norwegians enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world. Renaissance offered tour shore excursions, and it was difficult to choose whether to tour the city, visit a castle, choose between different museums, or tour a glassworks factory. We ended up selecting the "Norwegian Adventure Tour", which allowed us to explore both the Viking Ship Museum, the Fram Museum, and the Kon-Tiki Museum. Each of these three museums featured famous ships from Norway's past. Visiting them all in one day was a good way to get a flavor of how important the sea and ships were to the Norse. Some of our fellow cruisers reported that the city tour and the glassworks tour were both worthwhile. The ship docked right across from the castle, so most of us explored it on our own.
If you would like to follow the Garrisons on our 30th wedding anniversary cruise, check out the table below for links to each day's itinerary. You can also follow my postings to the About Cruises Forum. Click here for link to the About Cruises Forum postcards from the R6. Here are some links to the pictures I made and detailed articles from each port of call.
Pictures from the Renaissance R6 cruise
Articles on Each Port of Call --
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A Walking Tour of Bruges (Brugge)
Sunday in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Tuesday, August 14 |
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Wednesday, August 15 |
Embark |
5:00 pm |
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Thursday, August 16 |
8:00 am |
9:00 pm |
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Friday, August 17 |
12:00 pm |
6:00 pm |
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Saturday, August 18 |
8:00 am |
5:00 pm |
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Sunday, August 19 |
8:00 am |
6:00 pm |
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Monday, August 20 |
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Tuesday, August 21 |
8:00 am |
5:00 pm |
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Wednesday, August 22 |
12:00 pm |
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Thursday, August 23 |
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7:00 pm |
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Friday, August 24 |
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Saturday, August 25 |
8:00 am |
3:00 pm |
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Sunday, August 26 |
8:00 am |
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Monday, August 27 |
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5:00 pm |
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Tuesday, August 28 |
8:00 am |
5:00 pm |
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Wednesday, August 29 |
12:00 pm |
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Thursday, August 30 |
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Debark |
Picture Courtesy of Renaissance Cruises
