Oslo, Norway

Oslo is the capital city of Norway. It is situated on a fjord and is surrounded by forests. It has developed into a thriving city with many restaurants, nightclubs, cafes, shopping complexes and tourist attractions.

Oslo offers some 50 museums and many art galleries. Amongst the internationally known attractions are: the Vigeland Sculpture Park, the Viking Ship Museum, the Munch Museum and Holmenkollen.

New attractions in Oslo include the Nobel Peace Centre and the Holocaust Center.

Things to See & Do

• The Frogner park with the Vigeland Sculpture Park
• The Royal Palace
• Oslo's City Hall
• The Henrik Ibsen and Munch Museums
• The Nobel Peace Centre

General information

Cruise Season

Feb to Dec

Currency

Norwegian Krone (NOK)

Language

Norwegian

Land Area

426 sq km

Population

573,390

Electricity

2 round pins European style

Time

GMT plus one hour

International Country Telephone Code

+47

Port Location - The ship docks just minutes from the downtown/harbor area right next to the Akershus Fortress.

Transport Links - Oslo's Gardermoen Airport (OSL) is Norway's largest airport, located in Gardermoen, 45 kilometres north-east of Oslo. It's 19-22 minutes by the Flytoget high speed train from Oslo central station.

There's an efficient ferry service between Oslo and other Scandinavian countries as well as the UK and Germany, popular for people with their own vehicles.

Trains operate between Oslo and several European cities including Stockholm, Copenhagen, Hamburg and London.

There is a comprehensive public transport system in Oslo, consisting of buses, trams, metro (T-bane) and boats.

Hamburg to Southampton Getaway

2 night cruise sailing from Hamburg aboard the Queen Victoria.

Departs:

• 2012-12-18.

from $389*

Southampton to Hamburg Getaway

2 night cruise sailing from Southampton aboard the Queen Victoria.

Departs:

• 2013-01-05.

from $389*

Southampton to Hamburg Getaway

2 night cruise sailing from Southampton aboard the Queen Elizabeth.

Departs:

• 2012-07-13.

from $449*

Hamburg to Southampton Getaway

2 night cruise sailing from Hamburg aboard the Queen Elizabeth.

Departs:

• 2012-06-17.

from $449*

Southampton to Hamburg Getaway

2 night cruise sailing from Southampton aboard the Queen Elizabeth.

Departs:

• 2012-06-05.

from $469*

Southampton to Hamburg Getaway

2 night cruise sailing from Southampton aboard the Queen Mary 2.

Departs:

• 2012-08-10.

from $489*

Hamburg to Southampton Getaway

2 night cruise sailing from Hamburg aboard the Queen Mary 2.

Departs:

• 2012-07-25.

from $549*

Repositioning

5 night cruise sailing from Oslo aboard the Vision of the Seas.

Departs:

• 2012-06-16.

from $597*