Here are some videos of the Lysefjord Cruise. We took this cruise ferry from Stavanger, Norway.
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Part 1
Part 2
Part 3 - Sailing back to the port
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Head on to Part 4 of this blog post - more pictures.
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Saturday, August 2, 2014
Adventure of the Seas Day 12 - Stavanger Part 2
Stavanger Part 2 - we have arrived in Stavanger on a bright morning and we are off the ship. Over here, we see a fjord cruise ferry sailing out. The Horizon (Croisieres De France) ship was docked opposite the Adventure of the Seas.
Wonder what this hop-on hop-off bus was about. We didn't stop to ask.
The Adventure of the Seas and the Horizon.
We were told to walk there, to board our fjord ferry.
Making our way around. Not difficult.
This led to the city centre. We would explore that later in the day.
We got here to get our tickets. Rodne Fjord Cruises. We were booked on the 10am sailing. Quite a number of people bought tickets on the spot too.
A ferry came along and we weren't sure whether it was ours. It was too early.
When we tried to board, the staff told us that this was the wrong ferry. I think this ferry was operated by another company. Anyway, it wasn't 10am yet (only about 9:30am), so the timing was not correct either.
Since we had some time, we decided to walk around the place a bit. The ferry would only come closer to 10am. There were other people waiting in line to buy tickets. Looks like it would be quite a popular sailing.
Across the road, we get to see the horizon from another angle. The ship certainly didn't look that small.
See - Rodne Fjord Cruise signage. Must be their office or something.
Side view of the Horizon. Rather long.
Another view of the Horizon.
Our ferry arrives. The name of the ferry was Rygertroll. I googled to find out that she was pretty new - 2012. 200 GT. A carbon catamaran with a maximum speed of 30 knots, 147 pax. Length 24.5M, Width, 8.8M.
(http://www.braa.no/m/s-rygertroll/)
"Rygertroll is the first vessel equipped with the new carbon composite propulsion system, AZP35C from Rolls Royce. These forward facing thrusters significantly reduces noise and vibrations compared to conventional systems. The thrusters` low weight and high efficiency also contributes to further reduction of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions."
The lie to board. Everything was done in an orderly manner.
The seats. But most passengers were up on the sun deck.
Seats with tables. Very convenient to put our stuff.
Rather spacious seating, with very clean toilets.
Coffee machines, 15 NOK. Remember to put in a cup first!!
What were behind the curtains?
This was on the sun deck.
Most passengers were waiting here for the ferry to sail. They wanted to catch the best views!
Ferry was waiting for more passengers.
Were we leaving soon? I hope!
In Part 3 - check out the cruise to lysefjord videos!
Wonder what this hop-on hop-off bus was about. We didn't stop to ask.
The Adventure of the Seas and the Horizon.
We were told to walk there, to board our fjord ferry.
Making our way around. Not difficult.
This led to the city centre. We would explore that later in the day.
We got here to get our tickets. Rodne Fjord Cruises. We were booked on the 10am sailing. Quite a number of people bought tickets on the spot too.
A ferry came along and we weren't sure whether it was ours. It was too early.
When we tried to board, the staff told us that this was the wrong ferry. I think this ferry was operated by another company. Anyway, it wasn't 10am yet (only about 9:30am), so the timing was not correct either.
Since we had some time, we decided to walk around the place a bit. The ferry would only come closer to 10am. There were other people waiting in line to buy tickets. Looks like it would be quite a popular sailing.
Across the road, we get to see the horizon from another angle. The ship certainly didn't look that small.
See - Rodne Fjord Cruise signage. Must be their office or something.
Side view of the Horizon. Rather long.
Our ferry arrives. The name of the ferry was Rygertroll. I googled to find out that she was pretty new - 2012. 200 GT. A carbon catamaran with a maximum speed of 30 knots, 147 pax. Length 24.5M, Width, 8.8M.
(http://www.braa.no/m/s-rygertroll/)
"Rygertroll is the first vessel equipped with the new carbon composite propulsion system, AZP35C from Rolls Royce. These forward facing thrusters significantly reduces noise and vibrations compared to conventional systems. The thrusters` low weight and high efficiency also contributes to further reduction of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions."
The lie to board. Everything was done in an orderly manner.
The seats. But most passengers were up on the sun deck.
Seats with tables. Very convenient to put our stuff.
Rather spacious seating, with very clean toilets.
Coffee machines, 15 NOK. Remember to put in a cup first!!
What were behind the curtains?
This was on the sun deck.
Most passengers were waiting here for the ferry to sail. They wanted to catch the best views!
Ferry was waiting for more passengers.
Were we leaving soon? I hope!
In Part 3 - check out the cruise to lysefjord videos!
Adventure of the Seas Day 12 - Sailing into Stavanger Part 1
Stavanger, Norway. This would be our final port of call on this cruise before the ship sailed back to Southampton. Good weather this morning.
View from our balcony as we sailed in.
There was another ship already docked.
Maybe we were going to squeeze into the space beside the blue ship.
Looked like we will be docking at this pier.
Look at the black tyres lining the pier.
Stavanger looked pretty big. She was the biggest city we would visit on this cruise, Southampton aside.
We were going to take some fjord ferry. Maybe it was this one, not sure.
Small boat, big ship.
In case you were wondering, all this time our ship was reversing in.
That's why this white and blue ship kept getting nearer.
And nearer.
Now you can see her name.
Hello, ship Horizon! Whereabouts are you from? The Horizon was 46,811 GT. She has an interesting history. Originally built for Celebrity Cruises (1990 to 2005)! She is 208M long and can carry more than 1,800 pax. Of course, the Adventure of the Seas was substantially larger.
See her passengers on deck. I waved at them and they waved back.
Oh, two small boats now.
Good morning!
8am arrival. Pretty neat.
We were in Stavanger. By now, we had sailed 3208 nautical miles.
This morning, the plan was to take a Fjord Cruise to visit a nearby fjord. We pre-paid and pre-booked our tickets over the Internet. The ship's tour offered the exact same cruise but it was considerably more expensive. By booking ourselves, we could enjoy senior's fare (for my parents) and kid's fare (for my kids).
This was the port gate. I asked the guard where to go to take the fjord cruises and they kindly directed me to go around to the other side, near to where the Horizon was docked.
And we start our walk. Oh, the Croisieres De France. I am assuming this is a French cruise line!
We had to walk around the harbour to get to the other side. It wasn't that far.
The Adventure of the Seas.
I saw this bus along the way. The sign says Cruising Excursions.com.
Anybody used them before? Any good?
Interesting sight. A small cruise ferry is sailing away!
Proceed to Part 2.
View from our balcony as we sailed in.
There was another ship already docked.
Maybe we were going to squeeze into the space beside the blue ship.
Looked like we will be docking at this pier.
Look at the black tyres lining the pier.
Stavanger looked pretty big. She was the biggest city we would visit on this cruise, Southampton aside.
We were going to take some fjord ferry. Maybe it was this one, not sure.
Small boat, big ship.
In case you were wondering, all this time our ship was reversing in.
That's why this white and blue ship kept getting nearer.
And nearer.
Now you can see her name.
Hello, ship Horizon! Whereabouts are you from? The Horizon was 46,811 GT. She has an interesting history. Originally built for Celebrity Cruises (1990 to 2005)! She is 208M long and can carry more than 1,800 pax. Of course, the Adventure of the Seas was substantially larger.
See her passengers on deck. I waved at them and they waved back.
Oh, two small boats now.
Good morning!
8am arrival. Pretty neat.
This morning, the plan was to take a Fjord Cruise to visit a nearby fjord. We pre-paid and pre-booked our tickets over the Internet. The ship's tour offered the exact same cruise but it was considerably more expensive. By booking ourselves, we could enjoy senior's fare (for my parents) and kid's fare (for my kids).
This was the port gate. I asked the guard where to go to take the fjord cruises and they kindly directed me to go around to the other side, near to where the Horizon was docked.
And we start our walk. Oh, the Croisieres De France. I am assuming this is a French cruise line!
We had to walk around the harbour to get to the other side. It wasn't that far.
The Adventure of the Seas.
Anybody used them before? Any good?
Interesting sight. A small cruise ferry is sailing away!
Proceed to Part 2.
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