msjb22 Posted August 27 #151 Share Posted August 27 1 hour ago, tigervixxxen said: This is the first I’ve heard of such a Scandinavian brunch. Is this once per Norway cruise? You said it’s in the CO dining room, is it just for CO guests? I have booked CO so that’s fine but just trying to gather the logistics of this. The brunch has been showing up on the final sea day for the Northern Europe cruises on Navigator this summer, and I think it's in the MDR. I think what they meant was that they saw the queue for the MDR while they headed to CO which had regular breakfast. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted August 27 Author #152 Share Posted August 27 2 hours ago, tigervixxxen said: This is the first I’ve heard of such a Scandinavian brunch. Is this once per Norway cruise? You said it’s in the CO dining room, is it just for CO guests? I have booked CO so that’s fine but just trying to gather the logistics of this The Scandinavian brunch was served on the second sea in the Main Dining Room only from 9:39-12:30. It was not served in Club Orange which had regular breakfast hours and menu. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted August 27 Author #153 Share Posted August 27 (edited) Oslo: Sailing in for our 11am docking. The bow was open. These pictures are from our aft can. Edited August 27 by 0106 23 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted August 27 Author #154 Share Posted August 27 We booked an extraordinary 4 hour walking tour with Andrew from Tours by Locals, $475 for up to 10 people, we had 8 so $60pp. Opera house Saunas 19 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted August 27 Author #155 Share Posted August 27 (edited) Vigeland Sculpture Garden exceeded our expectations. Do not miss it. Edited August 27 by 0106 20 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted August 27 Author #156 Share Posted August 27 Pictures from the city center Planters are used for protection instead of cement blockades.Memorial for the victims of the worst mass shooting in Norway. Gorgeous flowers for the garden club. 24 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted August 27 #157 Share Posted August 27 2 minutes ago, 0106 said: Planters are used for protection instead of cement blockades. I am loving your pictures! Can you please explain the above?^^ I am not sure what you mean by “protection”. Protection from what? Also, that glass sculpture in front of the opera house had me curious, so I googled. It is tethered, but turns and changes based on tides and currents. Fascinating! THE POWER OF MOTHER NATURE over human endeavors is on display in Oslo Harbour just off the shore of the Oslo Opera House. This striking sculpture evokes the power of ice and water ever-present in the high north. The floating stainless steel and glass sculpture named She Lies was designed and created by Italian artist Monica Bonvicini. It is based on Caspar David Friedrich’s painting Das Eismeer (The Sea of Ice). 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskerchick Posted August 27 #158 Share Posted August 27 Your pictures are just stunning. Thank you for sharing your adventures. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogladyrider Posted August 27 #159 Share Posted August 27 @0106...WOW stunning pics and you hit a home run with the weather today! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted August 27 Author #160 Share Posted August 27 2 hours ago, *Miss G* said: Can you please explain the above?^^ I am not sure what you mean by “protection”. Protection from what? The planters prevent terrorism attacks in the city. They are made of iron. A car can’t drive through them. I’m sorry my explanation is not very clear . The guide gave an excellent explanation. Basically a lot of large cities have ugly cement barricades. Here is an article if you are truly interestedSecuring Cities in the Global War on Terrorism: The Case of Oslo 8 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Haljo1935 Posted August 27 #161 Share Posted August 27 OMG @0106 your pictures are fabulous! Looks like Mother Nature has smiled opon you and gifted you with a beautiful day. Thanks for sharing. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted August 28 Author #162 Share Posted August 28 (edited) We booked a Gardens of Gothenburg tour with our travel partners to use some nonrefundable OBC. Yesterday the phone rang in our partners cabin waking the sleeping husband. It was Shore Ex stating that the tour time had changed from 8:30 to 9. Half asleep, he said ok and hung up. When planning our breakfast time last night, we realized that we were now had 2 different excursion times, 8:30 and 9. Guest services couldn’t help. They said shore excursion would open at 7. I called this morning at 7, there was no way to put us on the same tour. We requested and received a refund. A free 15 minute shuttle is required to get from where we are docked into downtown Gothenburg. We took it at 9. When we arrived in the city center, some very helpful tourist information folks explained how to get to the gardens using the tram. You just tap your credit card upon boarding. I checked my credit card notifications when I returned to the ship.The garden is free so did our day cost .20pp instead of $120? 🤷♀️ Edited August 28 by 0106 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted August 28 Author #163 Share Posted August 28 The Gothenburg Botanical Garden is gorgeous. We could have stayed there all day! 22 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted August 28 Author #164 Share Posted August 28 We used the tram to return to where the shuttle dropped us off in the morning. What a mess. Over 200 people waiting for a shuttle. No indication of where to line up. Apparently, all the drivers were taking a break at the same time. Utter confusion. Some very angry passengers. After about 30 minutes, a bus arrived, luckily we were standing in the right spot. To end on a more positive note, the view from our aft cabin. 19 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted August 28 #165 Share Posted August 28 Last night we had a performance by Chordial, which seems to be HAL’s new traveling classical trio (piano, violin, cello). They performed on the main theatre stage. They were fairly good. Not LCS caliber and a trio rather than a quartet, but much better than some performers I’ve heard on other ships. They will do a second show tomorrow night, I believe. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted August 28 Author #166 Share Posted August 28 First world problem…trying to spend the non refundable onboard credit. Ate in Canaletto tonight. Might be my favorite specialty restaurant onboard because I love pasta. BROILED LOBSTER TAILS spaghetti with garlic and olive oil, asparagus, warm crab mayonnaise $19 upcharge.Delicious. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted August 28 #167 Share Posted August 28 57 minutes ago, 0106 said: First world problem…trying to spend the non refundable onboard credit. Ate in Canaletto tonight. Might be my favorite specialty restaurant onboard because I love pasta. BROILED LOBSTER TAILS spaghetti with garlic and olive oil, asparagus, warm crab mayonnaise $19 upcharge.Delicious. Isn't the difference in presentatons/plating between ships unreal! This is the same Caneletto dish served on Nieuw Statendam in April! It was a great meal. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted August 28 Author #168 Share Posted August 28 1 hour ago, VMax1700 said: Isn't the difference in presentatons/plating between ships unreal! It wasn’t the most beautiful dish but it was delicious. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Haljo1935 Posted August 29 #169 Share Posted August 29 Thank you @0106 for the stunning pictures. I would also stay in that garden all day. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted August 29 Author #170 Share Posted August 29 (edited) Mandal, another rainy Norwegian port. View from our balcony. We got in line for the tender at 10:25 and arrived at 10:55. There is a nice building at the dock with information, a miniature golf course, what appeared to be a public library and a coffee shop. You walk across a bridge to a cute small town. While wandering we came across the home where Vigeland was born. There is one of his sculptures in the garden. Like every Norwegian town we have visited, the flowers are beautiful.You can hike to the top for a nice view (we didn’t).Tender returning to ship Edited August 29 by 0106 18 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkguy Posted August 30 #171 Share Posted August 30 @0106 Thank you. I learned a lot about doing a travel log from this thread! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted August 30 Author #172 Share Posted August 30 I had the lobster again last night. It was tasty, not at all spicy. Once again the presentation was lacking. Rice was served in a bowl on the side. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted August 30 Author #173 Share Posted August 30 Today is our final sea day. I was happy to see that the always well attended “City at Sea” was being shown on the big screen by the Lido pool. There is also a Nordic Pioneer lecture I haven’t heard before. Thanks for following along. It may be a few days before I post again but I will be happy to answer any questions when I get home. 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maraena Posted August 31 #174 Share Posted August 31 Did they bring experts on for the lectures or is it the CD reading from a scripted powerpoint? I'd definitely prefer the former but it seemed like all the enrichment type activities were scripted on our last cruise so we stopped bothering to attend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Haljo1935 Posted August 31 #175 Share Posted August 31 Safe travels @0106. Thanks for bringing us along. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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