Kristiansund Norway
Norway
2007
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Azamara Club Cruises (12 Cruises)
Azamara Journey
10 Cruises
Costa Cruises (3 Cruises)
Crystal Cruises (11 Cruises)
Crystal Serenity
5 Cruises
Crystal Symphony
6 Cruises
| 28 June | 55 days | One-way from Lisbon to Reykjavik |
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| 28 June | 54 days | One-way from Lisbon to Reykjavik |
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Cunard (2 Cruises)
Holland America Line (6 Cruises)
ms Zuiderdam
6 Cruises
| 29 May | 15 days | One-way from Reykjavik to Amsterdam |
(450) 776-2999
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| 29 May | 14 days | One-way from Reykjavik to Amsterdam |
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Hurtigruten (1969 Cruises)
MS Kong Harald
341 Cruises
MS Nordkapp
361 Cruises
MS Nordlys
327 Cruises
MS Nordnorge
338 Cruises
| 28 October | 12 days | Round-trip from Bergen, Norway |
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| 31 October | 12 days | Round-trip from Oslo, Norway |
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MS Polarlys
252 Cruises
| 31 October | 6 days | One-way from Kirkenes to Bergen |
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| 31 October | 5 days | One-way from Kirkenes to Bergen |
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MS Richard With
350 Cruises
Norwegian Cruise Line (1 Cruises)
Oceania Cruises (1 Cruises)
Silversea Cruises (1 Cruises)
Port of Kristiansund, Norway | Cruise Port Guide
Frequently Asked Questions
At the Storkaia or Devoldholmen quays, both right downtown on the island of Kirkelandet. No transfer is needed: the shopping streets, the inner harbour and the ferry landings are a few steps from the gangway.
A small green and white boat that has linked the town's islands since 1876. It is billed as the oldest motorized public transport service still in continuous operation anywhere in the world. A full circuit takes about an hour and is the best possible introduction.
The centre, yes. But the town is spread across four islands — Kirkelandet, Innlandet, Nordlandet and Gomalandet — around a natural harbour. To really understand it you need to board the Sundbaten: here the sea links the districts, not the streets.
The island circuit on the Sundbaten, about an hour, then the centre and the quays with a plate of bacalao. Grip and the Atlantic Road each need half a day or more and will not combine with anything else.
Cod dried and salted on the rocks, the trade that sustained the town for generations and shipped as far as the Mediterranean and Brazil. Quayside restaurants still serve the local bacalao stewed with tomato, and shops in the centre sell cod prepared the traditional way.
Yes, in summer: boat excursions leave the harbour daily for this islet 14 km out to sea, with a guided tour of the village. The island is only inhabited in the warm months. The crossing can be swelly, and you should allow about half a day.
Yes, if you have the day. The Atlanterhavsveien hops from islet to islet across a run of bridges, including the Storseisundbrua with its improbable curve. In heavy weather the waves lick the parapets. The round trip with photo stops takes up most of the day.
Not in the usual sense, and it is worth knowing that as you step ashore: no towering fjord, no landmark monument. Largely rebuilt in the mid-20th century, it offers something else — boldly coloured facades, a local opera house and a way of its own of living with the sea.
The Norwegian krone (NOK), with cards accepted everywhere, including aboard the Sundbaten and in the waterfront cafes. Exchanging money before you leave home serves no purpose here.
June through August. It is the only season when the Grip excursions run, when the island village is occupied and when the quayside terraces are open. The town's coloured facades only come into their own once the sun breaks through.
