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Every page on oslocruisefjord.com, grouped by what you are trying to work out rather than by how the site is filed. If a link sent you nowhere useful, the three pages that settle most arrivals are which pier each boat leaves from, the six set out side by side and the public ferry that is already on your transit ticket.
Start here
- Home — Oslo by Water
- Oslofjord cruises, explained at length
- All six cruises, honestly grouped
- The six compared, quay by quay
- One day in Oslo, with a boat in it
The six boats, by kind
- Electric and hybrid boats
- Wooden sailing ships
- Cruises with a live guide
- Audio-guide cruises, and their languages
- Island-hopping trips
- Short cruises under an hour
Other ways onto the water
- Evening cruises, and what the light is doing
- Private boats, and how thin that choice is
- The public ferry on an ordinary Ruter ticket
Piers and timing
Before you board
- What drives one boat above another
- What to expect on board
- What to wear on the water
- Eating and drinking on board
- Accessibility, step-free boats and the one lift
- Photographing the fjord
Weather, season and light
The fjord itself
- What the Oslofjord is
- What you see, in order
- The inner-fjord islands
- Wildlife, the cod ban and the oxygen
Along the shore
- Hovedøya
- Bygdøy from the water
- Nesodden and the B10
- Drøbak, and the boats that reach it
- Oscarsborg Fortress
- The Blücher, 9 April 1940
Good to know
- Is the Oslofjord a real fjord?
- Oslofjord or the western fjords?
- Is an Oslofjord cruise worth it?
- Is there a 90-minute cruise?
- Which fjord cruise is best?
- Do you need to book ahead?
- Will you feel seasick?
- Can you swim in the Oslofjord?
- Fjord cruises with children
- Cruises in English
The six cruises reviewed
- All six cruises reviewed
- Scenic fjord cruise review — leaves from Langkaia, not the City Hall quays
- Wooden sailing ship review — no guaranteed seat
- Silent boat review — the only live guide, in English
- Electric cruise review — lowest rated, and the only lift on board
- Mini cruise review — fifty minutes, a taster
- Five Pearls island tour review — six hours, not wheelchair accessible, walking and climbing
About this site
Something missing, wrong or out of date? Tell me and I will fix it. Quays get reassigned, sailings get dropped for the winter, listings get rewritten, and this site is written by one person rather than by any of the operators.