Sea-sonal travelor Posted May 20, 2017 #1 Share Posted May 20, 2017 NCL Baltic Sea cruise. Can we presume that on the ship the primary language will still be English? We begin the cruise in Copenhagen and will likely arrive early to see the sites. Again, we have little experience in the area and I wondered if our limitation to English might cause us problems. Thoughts?? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norhel Posted May 20, 2017 #2 Share Posted May 20, 2017 NCL Baltic Sea cruise. Can we presume that on the ship the primary language will still be English? We begin the cruise in Copenhagen and will likely arrive early to see the sites. Again, we have little experience in the area and I wondered if our limitation to English might cause us problems. Thoughts?? Thanks. As far as I know, English is always the main language on NCL, no matter where the ships are. I've only been on NCL once, but in my cruise experience on NCL and RCCL, many of the staff also speak at least two languages (not necessarily your language). Even though you might not speak perfect English, people give their best to understand you :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Got2Cruise Posted May 20, 2017 #3 Share Posted May 20, 2017 I took the NCL Baltic cruise. English was the first language Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bajae Posted May 20, 2017 #4 Share Posted May 20, 2017 English is the lingua franca of the world. English will be one of the spoken/written languages. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea-sonal travelor Posted May 20, 2017 Author #5 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Thanks everyone! No longer concerned! Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina-Obk Posted May 20, 2017 #6 Share Posted May 20, 2017 NCL Baltic Sea cruise. Can we presume that on the ship the primary language will still be English? We begin the cruise in Copenhagen and will likely arrive early to see the sites. Again, we have little experience in the area and I wondered if our limitation to English might cause us problems. Thoughts?? Thanks. English is always the primary language on NCL Ships (not on the Joy, but NCL advertises that) even on European Cruises. Most of the Western and Northern Europeans speak English and for those who don't there are people from guest service who speak i.e. German, French or Spanish and help those people if help is needed. Don't worry, you will have no problems getting along :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip_eunice1 Posted May 20, 2017 #7 Share Posted May 20, 2017 In Copenhagen most people speak English Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea-sonal travelor Posted May 20, 2017 Author #8 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Thanks everyone! Can't v wait to go!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatBride Posted May 20, 2017 #9 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Again, we have little experience in the area and I wondered if our limitation to English might cause us problems. Thoughts?? Thanks. Limitation to English in Denmark a problem? Even the (voluntarily) homeless speak English here... get your Kroner ready :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip_eunice1 Posted May 20, 2017 #10 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Limitation to English in Denmark a problem? Even the (voluntarily) homeless speak English here... get your Kroner ready :D Lots of kroner needed We stayed in the raddison $300 for dinner needles to say we went someplace else Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyetlse Posted May 20, 2017 #11 Share Posted May 20, 2017 The passengers will still be mostly from the US/Canada/UK. You may hear announcements in many other languages, but always English first, just as God intended ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsj099 Posted May 20, 2017 #12 Share Posted May 20, 2017 I am sure even the Russians that you come into contact with will speak English. After just getting off of the Epic I thought that there was too much English. Local languages and dialects are amazing, I wish I spoke more than just Chinese, English and Spanish. Don't worry if someone says something to you just answer in English odds are they will probably switch languages for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie008 Posted May 20, 2017 #13 Share Posted May 20, 2017 You haven't lived until you have been on a Costa ship and attended the Ventriloquist show in five different languages :'):'):') - What a talent - We were howlin (for all the wrong reasons poor man!)....... But even on Costa - the first language spoken is English - even before Italian. NCL - English (varieties of!) all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatBride Posted May 20, 2017 #14 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Lots of kroner needed We stayed in the raddison $300 for dinner needles to say we went someplace else Welcome to Scandinavia :') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casofilia Posted May 20, 2017 #15 Share Posted May 20, 2017 We have been on NCL quite a lot and, while there are often announcements in another language, English is the main language on NCL ships throughout the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterCruise Posted May 20, 2017 #16 Share Posted May 20, 2017 NCL Baltic Sea cruise. Can we presume that on the ship the primary language will still be English? We begin the cruise in Copenhagen and will likely arrive early to see the sites. Again, we have little experience in the area and I wondered if our limitation to English might cause us problems. Thoughts?? Thanks. Just speak slower, louder and waive your arms while you speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatBride Posted May 20, 2017 #17 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Just speak slower, louder and waive your arms while you speak. That'll definitely sort it out... Europeans love that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinIllinois Posted May 20, 2017 #18 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted May 20, 2017 #19 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Lots of kroner needed We stayed in the raddison $300 for dinner needles to say we went someplace else Oh wow!! 300 for dinner needles!! I hope you found a sewing shop that sold them cheaper! ROFL:') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casofilia Posted May 20, 2017 #20 Share Posted May 20, 2017 We stayed in the raddison $300 for dinner needles to say we went someplace else While in Reykjavik; Iceland is as expensive as Norway; we ate in a restaurant close to our hotel. The cost of the main, which was all we "could afford", was the equivalent of USD70. So there are places that have "normal" charges. We did find a bakery that produced beautiful food but that was quite expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casofilia Posted May 21, 2017 #21 Share Posted May 21, 2017 .... , needless ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdn Red Cobra Posted May 21, 2017 #22 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Ditto. We were on the NCL Sun for the Baltic cruise. English was the language on board. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted May 21, 2017 #23 Share Posted May 21, 2017 NCL Baltic Sea cruise. Can we presume that on the ship the primary language will still be English? We begin the cruise in Copenhagen and will likely arrive early to see the sites. Again, we have little experience in the area and I wondered if our limitation to English might cause us problems. Thoughts?? Thanks. English is the language of NCL. You will find that in most places you visit in Europe that the vast majority of the people you interact with will have a working knowledge of English. There is no need to be concerned . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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