The first cruiceship this season arrives in Oslo early next week , and 161 ships will dock at Oslo Harbour during the season. The first ship to arrive is AIDA's ship Stella. Stella is a newbuild and arrives from Copenhagen, before a traveling on to Stavanger. The cruise traffic last until 20'th December. During 2013, 33 vessels will remain in port overnight and give passengers the opportunity to go ashore. Passengers will have the opportunity to visit Oslo attractions like Holmenkollen, the Vigeland park and museums, the opera etc. In future they will also be able to visit a new Munch Museum, - when the politicians have made up their mind where to have this built. Half of the ships that visit Norway will stop only in Oslo before sailing into the Baltic sea and St.petersburg. The rest of the ships will travel westbound, towards the Norwegian West Coast, fjords and mountains.
The Norway Post
The coast of Western and Central Norway was hit by fierce winter storms Saturday, blocking roads, cutting power lines and damaging property. There are no reports of serious injuires.
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The Norwegian coastal cruise line "Hurtigruten" has announced job cuts in the administration and restructuring as part of a savings program.
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Tourists travelling with Norwegian Hurtigruten's cruiseliner "Fram" can now add an overnight stay among penguins in the Antarctic as part of their itinerary.
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A record number of cruise ships have called at Norwegian harbours this year. So far, the increase is 23 per cent over last year, according to Cruise Norway.
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Frommer’s, one of the U.S. most popular travel guides and website, has named the city of Tromsø in Northern Norway the top cruise destination in the world.
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The Svalbard archipelago constitutes the northernmost part of Norway between North Norway and the North Pole. The location of the islands ranges between 74 to 81 degrees north. Spitsbergen is the largest island and Longyearbyen is the administrative center. The archipelago features an Arctic climate, and offers a great destination for your holidays.
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It has been decided to tow the fire ravaged coastal cruise liner "Nordlys" to Fiskarstrand Yard for preliminary repairs. The yard is located only 22km from Ålesund harbour.
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By Saturday afternoon, rescue experts declared that its was safe to enter the fire damaged cruise liner "Nordlys", and the Naval Investigations Board began their first inspection onboard the vessel.
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