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.

'Ello chaps!…read more Batservice Sightseeing (Boat Service Sightseeing) is located in the heart of downtown Oslo (near Akershus Fortress). They offer a variety of "fjord" sightseeing tours. I say "fjord" because the region is within a "fjord" but the fjords one would imagine being in Norway are found elsewhere, such as near Bergen. Despite this, it's a great two hour tour, and costs about $40 USD. It's money well spent. You get great views of Oslo from the water, getting to see the water shore attractions such as the Oslo Opera House, but also the near by islands and summer homes. Snacks and drinks are available for purchase on board. You can pre-purchase tickets online or in person --- or on the spot, although some tours may fill up. Seating is on an open deck and available first come first serve, so be early for a good spot. They suggest one half hour prior to departure time. Overall I give Batservice Sightseeing 5 stars out of 5.

Liked the ferry service to museums island. Sorry to say bus might be a bit cheaper, but views on…read morethe water are sort of the point of visiting Oslo, IMHO. $16 for 3 rides for 2 seemed pretty reasonable. Thankfully, weather was amazing and there were dozens of sailboats out as the boat returned around 5:30 pm on a Wednesday in late August. Did not need to wait more than 4-10 minutes for ferry rides to Fram/Kon-Tiki area, or back to Oslo.

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.

They planned and booked a perfect 10-day vacation for us, and it was so much better than our past…read morebus tours and ocean and river cruises, very relaxed, on our own pace, and everything smooth and seamless. Great vacation!

I've wanted to visit Stockholm and Norway for several years but I didn't know where to begin…read morebooking a trip to Scandinavia, or whether it even made sense to visit Sweden and Norway in one trip. I found Authentic Scandinavia and they made every step of the process incredibly easy, from deciding where to travel to covering off on every detail during our trip. I booked the Scandinavian Capitals tour to Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen with my mom. We are not seasoned travelers and Authentic Scandinavia handled everything to make our trip go smoothly. They were exceptionally responsive to all of my questions prior to the trip and the directions they provided ensured that we knew where we were going throughout our time in Scandinavia. We had one change with the cruise from Oslo to Copenhagen and Authentic Scandinavia made sure that it was handled and we were compensated accordingly before we even knew there was a problem. They had the hotel in Oslo print their email update and bring it to our room to ensure we received the message. I wasn't checking email during our trip so this was much appreciated. We booked Hotel Category 1 and the hotels in Stockholm and Oslo were excellent. The hotel in Copenhagen wasn't on the same level but we didn't have any major issues and the locations for all were perfect, which made it easy to see everything we wanted to in each city. I would recommend booking an extra day (or 2!) in Stockholm, as there is so much to see there and it is a beautiful place to spend a little more time. We were able to cover everything we wanted to see during the two days each we spent in Oslo and Copenhagen. I would 100% use Authentic Scandinavia for another trip and recommend them to anyone looking to plan a trip to this beautiful part of the world. I'm already thinking about my next excursion with them!