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You may have seen my other DIY reports from in the Italy and Greek forums from past cruises, so I thought I would continue the tradition for my recently concluded Baltic cruise.The difference this time, is that I’m going to combine the four Scandinavian Capitals into a single report, rather than one for each. My reasoning, is that these ports are often visited together as part of a Baltic cruise so why not make it easy for folks researching their upcoming cruise by putting them all together.We also visited St.
Petersburg, Tallinn and Brugge (Zeebrugge) on this cruise and while I may also do a report on the latter two, we did not DIY in St. Petersburg due to the visa requirement so I can’t really put together anything helpful there.As usual, much of this information was gathered here in this forum from other folks so a big thank you to the forum regulars that help people with their research.I also don’t go into a lot of detail on the various points of interest.
I recommend Wikipedia and their native websites for more information which is pointless for me to repeat here. I have included links where possible.As usual, I will post a collection of photos in subsequent posts below.MapsI’ve created Google Maps for each city with all the key points of interest as well as where cruise ships normally berth, useful public transit stops, and other helpful points.Know your Hop-on-Hop-off (HOHO) Bus CompaniesNormally, I don’t pay much attention to the HOHO busses in ports of call, but on this cruise, I was still recovering from a fractured bone in my foot, so I was a little less mobile than usual. As a result, I researched the HOHO buses in every port along with walking and public transit options. Here’s what my research revealed about the HOHO buses.There are usually three different brands of HOHO bus operating in most ports, run by two different companies.Stromma owns the franchise for the popular “City Sightseeing” brand that uses Red buses with yellow lettering in Scandinavia. They also operate their own brand of HOHO bus (usually green but not always) that runs under the “Open Top Tours” brand.
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A third brand, “Red” buses, also operates in most ports.Here’s a picture of eachCity Sightseeing (distinctive red bus with yellow lettering):Open Top Tours (red or green buses with green logo):Red Buses (red on white lettering):In deciding which company to go with, generally, they all seem to run similar routes, if not identical. City Sightseeing seems to be a bit cheaper than Open Top Tours. Based on my research and some stories from fellow cruisers on our ship who got stranded for a time on a broken down bus, the last company (Red Buses) should be avoided.
I would recommend City Sightseeing based on their reputation, reasonable cost, and my own personal experience with them.I’ll provide the HOHO bus websites in my write-up for each city. Most companies offer the option to buy tickets in advance (sometimes at a slight discount) but I wouldn’t bother with that. I can’t see any real advantage in it and the savings are not enough to compensate for the risk of a potential change in plans.Generally, I think HOHO offers reasonable value for the convenience. I won’t be so adverse to considering them in the future.Currency:This is a big question on most people’s minds that are going on a Baltic Cruise What currencies do I need and how much of each? Although you can use a credit card for nearly everything these days, and ATMs are abundant, I usually take a some cash in each currency for things like bottled water, bus tickets, taxis, a coffee, or any other small thing that might pop up.For shopping at established retailers, credit cards are great, but if you’re negotiating hard or buying from a street vendor, cash is king. In these cases, I found Euros to be fairly widely accepted across Scandinavia by vendors.
FYI - The tram stop for Vigelands Park in Oslo would be Vigelandsparken, one stop beyond Frogner Plass. The tram stops right in front of the park gates, so there isn't a great reason to get off a stop early. Also, your map only marks one of the cruise piers, and since more and more ships are starting to dock at Fillipstad, that might be worth mentioning.Thanks for your corrections/clarifications. Google Maps doesn't have the Vigelandsparken stop on their map which is probably why I overlooked it. I've updated my map with this and the other cruise dock location.BTW, I came across your even more detailed. You should definitely promote that more, it's a fabulous resource!
Edited August 19, 2013 by VirtualRain. You may have seen my other DIY reports from in the Italy and Greek forums from past cruises, so I thought I would continue the tradition for my recently concluded Baltic cruise.The difference this time, is that I’m going to combine the four Scandinavian Capitals into a single report, rather than one for each. My reasoning, is that these ports are often visited together as part of a Baltic cruise so why not make it easy for folks researching their upcoming cruise by putting them all together.We also visited St. Petersburg, Tallinn and Brugge (Zeebrugge) on this cruise and while I may also do a report on the latter two, we did not DIY in St. Petersburg due to the visa requirement so I can’t really put together anything helpful there.As usual, much of this information was gathered here in this forum from other folks so a big thank you to the forum regulars that help people with their research.I also don’t go into a lot of detail on the various points of interest. I recommend Wikipedia and their native websites for more information which is pointless for me to repeat here. I have included links where possible.As usual, I will post a collection of photos in subsequent posts below.MapsI’ve created Google Maps for each city with all the key points of interest as well as where cruise ships normally berth, useful public transit stops, and other helpful points.Know your Hop-on-Hop-off (HOHO) Bus CompaniesNormally, I don’t pay much attention to the HOHO busses in ports of call, but on this cruise, I was still recovering from a fractured bone in my foot, so I was a little less mobile than usual.
As a result, I researched the HOHO buses in every port along with walking and public transit options. Here’s what my research revealed about the HOHO buses.There are usually three different brands of HOHO bus operating in most ports, run by two different companies.Stromma owns the franchise for the popular “City Sightseeing” brand that uses Red buses with yellow lettering in Scandinavia. They also operate their own brand of HOHO bus (usually green but not always) that runs under the “Open Top Tours” brand. A third brand, “Red” buses, also operates in most ports.Here’s a picture of eachCity Sightseeing (distinctive red bus with yellow lettering):Open Top Tours (red or green buses with green logo):Red Buses (red on white lettering):In deciding which company to go with, generally, they all seem to run similar routes, if not identical. City Sightseeing seems to be a bit cheaper than Open Top Tours. Based on my research and some stories from fellow cruisers on our ship who got stranded for a time on a broken down bus, the last company (Red Buses) should be avoided. I would recommend City Sightseeing based on their reputation, reasonable cost, and my own personal experience with them.I’ll provide the HOHO bus websites in my write-up for each city.
Most companies offer the option to buy tickets in advance (sometimes at a slight discount) but I wouldn’t bother with that. I can’t see any real advantage in it and the savings are not enough to compensate for the risk of a potential change in plans.Generally, I think HOHO offers reasonable value for the convenience. I won’t be so adverse to considering them in the future.Currency:This is a big question on most people’s minds that are going on a Baltic Cruise What currencies do I need and how much of each?
Although you can use a credit card for nearly everything these days, and ATMs are abundant, I usually take a some cash in each currency for things like bottled water, bus tickets, taxis, a coffee, or any other small thing that might pop up.For shopping at established retailers, credit cards are great, but if you’re negotiating hard or buying from a street vendor, cash is king. In these cases, I found Euros to be fairly widely accepted across Scandinavia by vendors. Thanks so much for posting. Doing similar itinerary next year. Question for Tallinn our port has been changed to Muuga (the commercial port for Tallinn) which is some 12km away. Did you use a taxi/transfer company to get into Tallinn? Any info on this port would be gratefully appreciated.CaroleCarole - how did you find out about this switch?
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(X's web site merely shows 'Tallinn' under the detailed itinerary for your cruise.) We are on the Infinity the month before, now I think I should call Celebrity to check.
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