Danish viking

21 hours ago, morrisretired said:

Hello Danish Viking! I just read through the 15 pages here looking for information, to get from the Copenhagen Airport to First Hotel Kong Fredrik. I thought someone may have already asked, but didn't see anything. We would prefer using the train, if we could just got on the train at the Airport and off at a train station close to the Hotel. An estimate of the walking distance from the train station to the Hotel would be very helpful, too. Also, is there any chance of getting a bus from around the Hotel Kong Fredrik area straight to Copenhagen Ocean Quay cruise dock? We can always use a taxi either time - if it is too complicated. Thank you for your help!  

Is it this year or next year.

very important info for your traveling plans 🙂

Sailing to Stockholm first means that you will sail with land mostly on the port side and seaview on the star port side. 

But I don't know if they sail to close to land that you can see anything 

6 hours ago, SAS21 said:

Hi Danish Viking,  Thank you for all the valuable information. I have a question for you.

Where is the best location to watch the changing of the guards?

We will be in Copenhagen in October and from the information I have found it seems the Royal Family may be in Amalienborg Palace at that time. I would love to see the changing of the guards while I am there.

We are staying in Nyvahn so we will be really close to the palace.

 

Thanks!

 

Normally there won't be to crowded so it should be possible to get a good spot no matter when you are coming. 

There is a little bit more info here. 

http://www.kongernessamling.dk/en/amalienborg/palacesquare/

Why does Carnival never place a ship in the Baltics. 

I have seen some of their ship many years ago but for some reason they seem to the the only one of the major cruise lines that never stops by. 

In Copenhagen we get the odd P&O, Cunard and Disney ships so it happens that we see someone else than the usual suspects like MSC, Norwegian etc etc.

I just wondered if there was a reason why Carnival doesn't place a ship here in the summer (or just on some selected dates) 

On 7/17/2019 at 2:49 AM, ejf1600 said:

We will be arriving in Copenhagen four days before our cruise on the Regal Princess. Is there an advantage in ordering the Copenhagen Card ahead of time to be picked up at the airport desk, rather than just buying it at the airport? Is there a difference in price?  

There should be no difference so just buy it at arrival at the airport. 

When you exit the baggage claim area you will find the information desk on your left hand. 

On 7/17/2019 at 6:45 AM, Afterward said:

Danish viking, thank you SO much for this thread and your helpful replies.  

 

My husband and I are in Copenhagen for 4 nights before our September 3 cruise departure.  We'd really like to make a day trip to Stevns Klint.  My research so far has left me a little confused about the best way to get there and back again.  Must we rent a car? We'd rather not if there is a reasonable alternative but  I understand from the Stevns Klint website that a shuttle bus that ran last year is not running this year, so I am not sure about the best way to go.

 

Beth

Stevns klint is very large so if you both want to visit the church that has nearly collapsed into the water or the military installation (Stevns Fortet), Mandehoved or the quarry it is way better to do it by car. 

There is a bus from Køge to Mandehoved but the walk to the other places will simply be to long. 

I have no major inputs to your plan but I have a few notes.

First you can´t take the metro to Vesterport.

You either have to take to airport train to the central station and walk from there (or take the S-train one short trip to Vesterport)

Or take the metro to Nørreport and change to any southbound S-train and exit at Vesterport.

I would probably combine the Frederiksborg Palace trip with a trip to Hamlets Kronborg Castle.

If anyone wants to try gomore they can safely do that, at least in Denmark I have never heard about any major issues and I'm guessing its the same for Norway. 

both Amalienborg, Rosenborg and Christiansborg is in walking distance from Nyhavn.

Try to ask in the western Europe board.

The real city pass (not the Stromma one) is clearly the best because you will easily earn the cost of the card and you don't have to figure out zones etc. 

I always see taxis all around the city so I'm guessing that it will be easy to pick up one from most tourist sites. 

Taxis at Oceankaj are first come first served. 

But it should be possible to get one without to long of a waiting time. 

What ship are you on and on what date?

So do you have any problems with taking luggage on busses and trains. 

In my opinion I would say that Marriott is a little bit to far away from the central station to wall with luggage (no problems without or just with one bag etc) 

But its also just like 1-2 stops away with the bus and it seems like a hassle to drag all your luggage on a bus for such a short trip. 

So if money is not a issue I would go for a taxi.

Im not saying its impossible to use public transportation but when I don't know you fitness level (or what we should call it) and the number of luggage then its hard to tell. 

Because you will have to change from bus to train at Østerport and then from train to bus at the central station to Marriott or walk the 650 meters with luggage. 

Both Scandic and Tivoli Hotel gets good reviews (but with a little edge to Tivoli) so for these two I would go with the best price you can get. 

Bethel is rated somewhere in the middle of the 2 other mentioned hotels (4,2 compared to 4,0 and 4,3 on Googles review) but for me I think the location is far superior. 

3 hours ago, Solara said:

Does Hotel Bethel have elevators?  Other choices are either the Scandic art Tivoli?  Which would you prefer & which is a better locations?  Thanks

I would add that Bethel has the best location. 

But what Scandic hotel are we talking about? 

There is no one with Tivoli in its name but Scandic Palace, Scandic Webers, Scandic Copenhagen and Scandic Kødbyen are all located near Tivoli. 

@ Shudie

If Tivoli is too touristy then I will recommend the worlds oldest amusement park Bakken in Klampenborg north of Copenhagen. 

They would probably also think that a trip to the Viking ship museum in Roskilde would be alot of fun. 

Here you can book a sailing trip on one of the Viking ships. 

The Zoo and the Blue Planet aquarium is always a hit with the kids and so is the Experimentarium  science museum. 

What hotel is it? 

I hope any recent travellers will chime in but I would not expect more than 20 minutes at the most. 

But it off course depends on if you land at the same time as some of the big intercontinental flights or if it's a more quiet period. 

The neverending saga about the metro City Circle Line seems to end now. 

The line opens on the 29th of September so sadly about when the cruise season ends. 

But next year you both have the Circle line and the first stage of the north harbour line. 

In other news 🙂

Noma is the world's second best restaurant and Geranium number 5.

https://m.theworlds50best.com/index.html

That is just silly. 

So this is the reason why the Hoho bus is not included in the Copenhagen Card anymore. 

And why do they call it almost the same as the transportation pass.

Copenhagen Card is a tourist card and covers most entrances or in some case reduced entrance. 

City pass small and large is only for transportation. 

The small ones covers zone 1 to 4 and will most likely cover 90% of the area that most tourists visit. 

It also includes the airport. 

The large one covers Køge in the south, Roskilde in the West and Hundested, Gilleleje and Helsingør in the north. 

So if you plan on visiting Kronborg, Frederiksborg or the Viking ship museum and not buying the CPH Card then this is a good alternative. 

And I just realised that Hallasm already posted it, its the one on Østergade. 🙂

Also Skjold Burne on Kongens Nytorv if your hotel is close to that area.

There was 2 huuuge ships in port at Oceankaj today (MSC Meraviglia and Regal Princess). 

My and my brother took a trip out there 3-4 hours before departure and my observation was that the number of taxis was plenty and the busses rather empty.