We used DFDS for a cruise from Oslo to Copenhagen during the week. It was a 17 hours cruise that…read moreleft around 4pm and arrived the next morning. We booked via third party which price wise was great but a little bit more confusing. Leading up to the trip we were asked for booking information we were never given. After a couple emails back and forth I think we solved the problem. Once we arrived to the terminal it was easy to check in with the gate agent and then get onto the boat. Our bags were not search before getting on board and we were able to get on the boat a little early. Once on the boat there was a couple of dining options. We ate at the Italian restaurant first and little to no complains. For dinner we did the steak house and honestly it was a let down. Fairly expensive and mediocre food, I would not recommend it. I think next time we would do the buffet or the Italian restaurant again. The room was small, and slightly different than the photos but it did the job. For a quick trip we couldn't ask for much more. I think I enjoyed breakfast the most- highly recommend! If you are going to book you might as well book a nice room because it includes the breakfast. We paid about $160 for two people in a large room which felt like a good deal. There are a ton of cheaper options on the boat if you are looking for a cheaper option.

7/1/2024 - arrived here today from Copenhagen, Denmark. Just located in their downtown. It's…read moreabout $40 US dollars to get you the center of the town. The Oslo Central Station is about a 1/4 mile walk or half mile at most. Could take a taxi there as there are no Metros to get there. Or you can walk but would be tough with luggage.

Nice looking little ship. Good looking rooms. The bed was hard and made my back ache for both…read morenights. Very efficient staff. Considerably better than both DFDS and Stena Line. No wonder when their ship looks like this. Lots of restaurants on the ship. We went with the buffe, but considered just alright. Mass-making of food turns to turn down the quality a bit. Next time we might just go for one of these restaurants. Decent choices of beer on tap, but lacking the final touch. Too many lacklustre Norwegian pilsners (we see enough of those on the mainland). Looks to be the absolute place to be if you got hyper-active kids with a thing for clowns or people in large costumes. Nice little casino with some old-school slot machines you found on Stena Saga in the early 1990s. I dug those. Very nice receptionist apologizing when the cleaning lady did not re-supply us with new towels. Cardinal sin to do that but alright. Went to Kiel for a few hours, got straight back into the ship using what I believe is a new ticket system. Worked like a charm. Here's the shocker; no wi-fi unless you pay an abysmal amount of money for it. Seriously shocking that a cruise-line can do this in 2015 and still think they can get away with it. People got their business to attend to, if not just for the odd Facebook post. I like to have the choice to go online. A big no-no for the charge. I'd go again anyway.

We had a really good time on the boat, but would like to warn people for the horrible horrible…read moreroadworks that are from Hamburg to Kiel.Please takes lots of extra time to get to the boat or take the b-route. We had estimated that we would arrive around 11 am if we took another stop. This we estimated just before Hamburg. We arrived at 13.12 and drove 180 km per hours for the last part, we had to be on the right side lane because we kept being overtaken.The boat was not full at all and we think lots of people missed it. We had dinner at 20.00 because all other slots were full when we booked, but the restaurant seemed half empty, It would be nice of Color line to warn people for these extreme roadworks on the last 100 km to Kiel.

Checked out IKEA-bussen, and it's definitely not your typical massive IKEA maze. This is a…read moresmaller-format store, so you won't find the endless showroom or full warehouse vibe you might be used to. Instead, it's more of a compact, city-friendly version where you can grab essentials, browse some displays, and order bigger items for delivery. I stopped in for a well-priced bottle of water and a USB-C cable in that classic IKEA yellow making it super easy to spot at night, which I actually loved. It's convenient if you live nearby or just need a few basics without trekking to the giant IKEA outside of town. But if you're after the full IKEA experience andwandering through endless rooms, grabbing big pieces on the spot, and topping it off with meatballs then this isn't it. Still, for quick trips and small hauls, it definitely does the job.

Quick and easy, every hour to each of two IKEAs so a bus every 30m.read more